PwC’s China Unit Suspended for 6 Months, Hit With Record Fine for Evergrande Audit September 13, 2024 By Julie Zhu and Xie Yu Chinese regulators on Friday hit PwC’s auditing unit in mainland China with a six-month business suspension and a record fine...
EY, KPMG Benefit Most From PwC China’s Regulatory Woes August 15, 2024 By Julie Zhu and Xie Yu Ernst & Young (EY) and KPMG have snapped up over half of PwC’s corporate clients in China that have fled...
PwC Weighs Halving of China Financial Services Audit Staff, Sources Say July 16, 2024 By Julie Zhu PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is considering slashing up to half its financial services auditing staff in China, two people with knowledge of...
Update: China Ends Ant Group’s Regulatory Revamp With Fine of $984M July 7, 2023 By Julie Zhu and Jane Xu Chinese authorities announced on Friday a 7.12 billion yuan ($984 million) fine for Ant Group, ending a years-long regulatory overhaul...
China Expected to Cut Fine on Ant Group to About $700M: Sources April 18, 2023 By Julie Zhu and Jane Xu Chinese regulators are expected to fine Ant Group about a quarter less than the more than $1 billion initially planned...
China Signals Ant’s Reemergence in Accepting Financial Holding Company Plan: Reuters June 17, 2022 By Julie Zhu and Xie Yu HONG KONG, June 17 (Reuters) – China’s central bank has accepted Ant Group’s application to set up a financial holding...
Beijing Gives Initial Green Light to Revive Ant Group’s IPO as Crackdown Eases: Sources June 10, 2022 By Julie Zhu China’s central leadership has given billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group a tentative green light to revive its initial public offering...
Investor Warburg Cuts Valuation of Ant Group by 15% to Below $200B: Source November 24, 2021 By Julie Zhu, Kane Wu and Nikhil Nainan HONG KONG – Warburg Pincus, a major global investor in Ant Group, has cut its valuation of the Chinese fintech...
Chinese Insurer Ping An Plans to Sell $2.1B Stake in Autohome: Sources November 12, 2021 By Julie Zhu and Kane Wu HONG KONG – Financial conglomerate Ping An Insurance Group of China is seeking to offload its 44% stake in auto...
Asian Insurer FWD Group Weighs Shifting U.S. IPO to Hong Kong: Reuters November 10, 2021 By Scott Murdoch, Julie Zhu and Kane Wu HONG KONG – Asian insurer FWD Group, controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, is contemplating shifting its $2-$3 billion...