China Investment Banks & Brokerages to Reduce Workforce, China Top Investment Bank China International Capital Corp Cuts Base Salary of Around 2,000 Onshore Investment Bankers with Highest Cut at 25%
10th May 2024 | Hong Kong
China investment banks & brokerages are starting to reduce their workforce, with China top investment bank China International Capital Corp (CICC) reported to cut the base salary of around 2,000 onshore investment bankers with the highest cut at 25% of base pay. For CICC, IPO funds raised for Mainland China had decreased -31% from 2022 to $49.5 billion in 2023 (CNY 359 billion), and IPO funds raised for Hong Kong decreased -56% from 2022 to $5.9 billion in 2023. In late April 2024, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued a regulatory warning to China leading investment bank China International Capital Corp (CICC) for irregularities in business operations, hiring non-qualified individuals for securities business, employees conducting trading of stocks & lending their personal securities accounts.
“ China Investment Banks & Brokerages to Reduce Workforce, China Top Investment Bank China International Capital Corp Cuts Base Salary of Around 2,000 Onshore Investment Bankers with Highest Cut at 25% “
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China Top Investment Bank China International Capital Corp Cuts Base Salary of Around 2,000 Onshore Investment Bankers with Highest Cut at 25%, IPO Funds Raised for Mainland China Decreased -31% to $49.5 Billion in 2023, IPO Funds Raised for Hong Kong Decreased -56% to $5.9 Billion in 2023
3rd May 2024 – China top investment bank China International Capital Corp (CICC) has been reported to cut the base salary of around 2,000 onshore investment bankers with the highest cut at 25% of base pay. For CICC, IPO funds raised for Mainland China had decreased -31% from 2022 to $49.5 billion in 2023 (CNY 359 billion), and IPO funds raised for Hong Kong decreased -56% from 2022 to $5.9 billion in 2023. In late April 2024, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) issued a regulatory warning to China leading investment bank China International Capital Corp (CICC) for irregularities in business operations, hiring non-qualified individuals for securities business, employees conducting trading of stocks & lending their personal securities accounts.
China Securities Regulatory Commission Issues Regulatory Warning to China Leading Investment Bank China International Capital Corp CICC Irregularities in Business Operations, Hiring Non-Qualified Individuals for Securities Business, Employees Conducting Trading of Stocks & Lending Their Personal Securities Accounts
28th April 2024 – China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has issued a regulatory warning to China leading investment bank China International Capital Corp (CICC) for irregularities in business operations, hiring non-qualified individuals for securities business, employees conducting trading of stocks & lending their personal securities accounts. CSRC (26/4/24, Google Translate): “To China International Capital Corporation – After investigation, your company’s compliance management has the following problems: First, it employs people who have not obtained professional qualifications to carry out relevant securities business; second, many employees have engaged in the behavior of buying and selling stocks and lending personal securities accounts, and the company does not monitor the behavior of employees. in place. Violated the provisions of Article 3 and Article 6, Item 4 of the “Compliance Management Measures for Securities Companies and Securities Investment Fund Management Companies (Revised in 2020)”. According to the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 32 of the “Compliance Management Measures for Securities Companies and Securities Investment Fund Management Companies (2020 Revision)”, our bureau has decided to take administrative supervision measures by issuing a warning letter to your company. Your company should take this as a warning, carefully search for and rectify problems, strengthen the behavior management of employees, effectively improve the level of compliance management, and prevent such problems from happening again. If you are dissatisfied with this supervisory and administrative measure, you may apply for administrative review to the China Securities Regulatory Commission within 60 days from the date of receipt of this decision, or you may apply to the people with jurisdiction within 6 months from the date of receipt of this decision. A lawsuit was filed in court. During the period of reconsideration and litigation, the above supervision and management measures will not stop execution.”
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