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China’s Ant Group changes fintech rules as CEO steps down

Simon Hu, the firm’s chief executive and executive director, resigned from his roles for personal reasons

Changes come as Ant revamps its entire business following the abrupt cancellation of its IPO

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Founder of Alibaba Group Jack Ma was expected to appear at the finale of his talent show Africas Business Heroes, in which entrepreneurs pitch to Ma and receive a slice of the $1.5m prize from his foundation. However, Ma was replaced by another Alibaba executive for the November episode

Where is Jack Ma? Chinese billionaire suspected ‘missing’ after Ant Group IPO suspension

Speculation about Ma's disappearance from public view is rife after he missed his own entrepreneurship competition

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An employee works inside the Ant Group Co. headquarters in Hangzhou, China.

Mystery solved over how Jack Ma’s Ant IPO got derailed

Lingling Wei

Xi has displayed diminishing tolerance for big private businesses that are perceived to have challenged both his rule and the stability

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Delayed IPO or not, China’s Ant Group is an unsung hero of liberalisation

The abrupt suspension of Ant Group's IPO may reflect Chinese authorities' displeasure with Jack Ma, who was critical of regulators' attitude to fintech innovation. Is Ma right?

5 min read

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A&O Shearman boss Hervé Ekué: ‘My godfather was accused in a failed coup… he inspired me to be a lawyer’

A&O Shearman boss Hervé Ekué on skyrocketing pay rises: ‘We haven’t reached the top’

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