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Chinese Officials Join US Politicians In Suddenly Falling Out Of Love With Big Tech 

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Pan Gongsheng as saying that officials criticized Ant for poor corporate governance, defiance of regulatory demands, illegal regulatory arbitrage, the use of its market advantage to squeeze out competitors and harming consumers’ legal interests. Will Chinese Authorities Force Ant To Restructure? . Reuters quoted central bank Vice Gov.

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China’s Ant Group Mulling Creation Of New Consumer Loan Unit

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Creation of the new unit would be part of a much larger overhaul of the financial technology company and subject to approval by Chinese authorities, who pulled the plug on the company’s massive initial public offering late last year, according to Bloomberg. Ant Group had $263 billion in outstanding consumer loans as of June 2020.

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BIS Caution On Cryptos Hints Toward Long Fizzle

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News came this week that the Basel Committee has said in a paper that a “prudential” regulatory framework should be constructed by stakeholders — banks included — in a bid to address concerns over risks to the financial system. And the risks are there, and are far-reaching, as the paper noted.