On the same day that a court in Shanghai sentenced Anbang Insurance founder Wu Xiaohui to 18 years in prison, a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange gave an indication of the fate of the once-renegade Chinese insurer’s domestic… Read More>>
Anbang’s Wu Xiaohui Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison, $1.6B in Assets Confiscated
Anbang Insurance Group’s founder and former chairman Wu Xiaohui has been sentenced by a Chinese court to 18 years in prison for fraud and embezzlement, China’s official news agency Xinhua reported Thursday morning. The court also ruled that RMB 10.5… Read More>>
Chinese Government Announces $10B Bailout of Anbang Insurance
China’s government is injecting RMB 60.8 billion ($9.67 billion) into Anbang Insurance Group after the embattled insurer was taken over by the insurance regulator in February and its chairman put on trial on fraud charges last week.
The newly merged… Read More>>
Gaw Said in Talks to Buy HNA’s SF Office Tower and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
As much of the region heads into an Easter holiday, Asia’s dealmakers refuse to take a break as Goodwin Gaw has reportedly been spotted shopping at the San Francisco location of HNA’s global real estate bargain bin. Singapore’s Mapletree is… Read More>>
Chinese Government Seizes Control of Anbang as Boss Charged with Fraud
The Chinese government now has direct control of the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York, as the country’s insurance regulator formally takes over the hotel’s embattled owner, Beijing-based Anbang Insurance Group.
Anbang, which had scooped up the famed Manhattan property… Read More>>
Anbang’s Head of Real Estate Steps Down Two Months After Boss Detained
After presiding over one of the world’s biggest strings of cross-border real estate transactions from 2015 to 2017, Anbang chairman Wu Xiaohui disappeared into detention in early June.
Now, some two months later the head of real estate for the… Read More>>
Anbang Denies Reports of Forced Sale of $10B Overseas Portfolio
Anbang Insurance chairman Wu Xiaohui may have disappeared into government detention in early June, but at least someone from the once high-flying Chinese insurer was available this week to deny reports of a forced sale of the company’s overseas holdings.
Anbang Fights Default Accusations on $1B Korean Insurance Deal
Uncertainty is mounting for Anbang Insurance, the troubled Chinese acquisition giant whose chairman was detained by authorities barely two weeks ago, as the company battles a lawsuit over a missed payment for Tong Yang Life Insurance, the Korean insurer it… Read More>>
Anbang Confirms Wu Unable to Fulfill Duties and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
China continues to be a centre for market excitement this week as Anbang Insurance confirms that its chairman is no longer available, on the same day that reports surfaced of Wu Xiaohui’s detention. Also in the news, Chongqing champion CC… Read More>>
Anbang Insurance Chief Wu Xiaohui Said Detained Since Friday
Following months of rumours about his fate, Anbang Insurance chairman and CEO Wu Xiaohui has been detained by Chinese authorities, according to reports in mainland state-owned media.
The controversial insurance executive was taken away by “relevant departments” on Friday, according… Read More>>
