According to incomplete statistics, at least 24 current or former executives of the banking system have been investigated this year.
On April 17, according to the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission, Zhao Weihua, secretary of the party committee and chairman of Zhongyuan Trust Co., Ltd., was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and was under disciplinary review and supervision and investigation. At the end of March this year, at the "2022 Comprehensive and Strict Party Management and Discipline Inspection and Supervision Work Conference" held by Zhongyuan Trust, Zhao Weihua also attended the meeting and made a speech.
On April 15, the news that Zhang Xueqing, vice president of the Shenzhen branch of China Construction Bank, had been taken away for investigation was also announced. The news that Wang Ye, president of the Shenzhen branch, was investigated 3 days ago was also confirmed. Brokerage China reporters noted that in recent days, many people in the same bank have been investigated.
According to the incomplete statistics of the Chinese reporter of the securities company, at least 24 current or former senior executives of the banking system have been investigated this year, including 3 large Chinese banks, 3 policy banks, 3 joint-stock banks, 12 urban commercial banks, and 3 rural financial institutions.
The chairman of Zhongyuan Trust was investigated and worked in the banking system for more than 20 years
According to a report on the website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission on April 17, Zhao Weihua, secretary of the party committee and chairman of zhongyuan trust, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is currently under disciplinary review and supervision and investigation by the Discipline Inspection Commission of Henan Province.
It is worth noting that the official website of Zhongyuan Trust shows that Zhao Weihua appeared and delivered a speech at the "Zhongyuan Trust 2022 Comprehensive and Strict Party Governance and Discipline Inspection and Supervision Work Conference" held on March 30. Zhao Weihua put forward requirements for comprehensively and strictly administering the party, improving the party's work style and building a clean and honest government, and anti-corruption work, saying that "it is necessary to strengthen the deterrent effect of not daring to be corrupt, resolutely investigate and deal with violations of laws and discipline, adhere to no forbidden areas, full coverage, and zero tolerance, and maintain a high-pressure anti-corruption posture."
According to reports, the 45-year-old Zhao Weihua is a native of Anyang, Henan Province, who has worked in the banking system for a long time before being transferred to the chairman of Zhongyuan Trust, and his experience involves state-owned large banks, joint-stock banks and city commercial banks.
In August 1998, Zhao Weihua joined the Henan Branch of China Construction Bank, successively serving as an accountant, loan officer, manager of the real estate finance business department, etc. In August 1998, he joined the Zhengzhou branch of China CITIC Bank from 2006 to February 2014, mainly involving the position of risk management department. In February 2014, he also served as the head of the business department of the office of the leading group for the reform and reorganization of some urban commercial banks in Henan Province.
At the end of 2014, Zhongyuan Bank, the only provincial-level legal person city commercial bank in Henan Province, was newly established, and Zhao Weihua rose from the head of the business department of the office of the leading group for the reform and reorganization of the city commercial bank to the assistant to the president of Zhongyuan Bank, and successively served as a member of the party committee and vice president of Zhongyuan Bank, and in June 2020, he served as the secretary of the party committee and chairman of the board of directors of Zhongyuan Trust.
According to the official website of Zhongyuan Trust, Zhongyuan Trust was established in 1985 and is a state-controlled financial institution approved by the Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission. By the end of 2021, Zhongyuan Trust has 41 departments (teams), of which 20 business teams have been set up in Zhengzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities; the total assets are 317.2 billion yuan, of which the trust assets are 306.9 billion yuan. As of the end of last year, the company had managed a total of 1,137.5 billion yuan of trust assets, delivered 832.5 billion yuan of due trust properties on time and in full, and distributed trust income of 103.6 billion yuan to customers.
There have been many banks and many people "falling off the horse" at the same time
It is worth noting that this year's anti-corruption actions in the financial system have continued, and many people in the same bank have been investigated in recent days.
On April 15, the official website of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission said that Zhang Xueqing, vice president of the Shenzhen branch of ccbed bank, was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and was currently under disciplinary review by the discipline inspection and supervision team of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Discipline Inspection Commission in ccbed bank and the supervision and investigation of the Supervision Commission of Qingdao City, Shandong Province.
Coincidentally, just 3 days before the news was disclosed, Wang Ye, also the president of the Shenzhen branch of CCB, had been taken away. According to Caixin, Wang Ye and Zhang Xueqing were taken away together at a debriefing meeting on the same day, "There were three people who were taken away that day." A person familiar with the matter said.
At present, the new president of ccb shenzhen branch has arrived, and he is Li Hongmao, former president of CCB's Guizhou branch. The Chinese reporter of the securities company combed through the public information and noted that Li Hongmao had previously served as vice president of the Guangdong branch of the CCB.
Almost at the same time, a number of senior executives also involved a number of joint-stock banks and city commercial banks.
On April 13, 2 senior executives of Guangfa Bank were taken away. According to the Guangzhou Discipline Inspection Commission, Qiao Yuliang, director of the Inspection Office of the Party Committee of Guangfa Bank, and Lu Shengnan, former member of the Party Committee and assistant general manager of the Credit Card Center of Guangfa Bank, are suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and are currently under disciplinary review and supervision and investigation.
Recently, 2 senior executives of Harbin Bank have been taken away. On April 15, the website of the Heilongjiang Discipline Inspection Commission supervision commission announced that Lu Tianjun, former party committee member and president of Harbin Bank, was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and was currently under disciplinary review and supervision investigation. In February, Lu Tianjun was first removed from the party committee of Harbin Bank, and then dismissed as president of harbin bank in March.
On April 16, a day after Lu Tianjun was informed of the investigation, the Qiqihar Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection reported that Sun Feixia, former member of the party committee, vice chairman of the board of directors and secretary of the board of directors of Harbin Bank, was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is currently under disciplinary review and supervision and investigation.
It is worth noting that according to the announcement of Harbin Bank on March 31, President Lu Tianjun and Board Secretary Sun Feixia resigned on the same day. After the president and secretary of the board of directors left office at the same time, at present, there is no one in the bank's senior management to hold the relevant positions of president and vice president, only 2 assistant to the president and 4 chiefs.
In addition, Longjiang Bank has also had 2 senior executives recently investigated. On March 31, Zhang Jianhui, the former chairman of the bank, was expelled from the party and dismissed from public office for serious violations of discipline and law. On April 15, the website of the Heilongjiang Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection showed that Hu Chuanmin, former president of the Mudanjiang Zhendong Branch of Longjiang Bank, was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is currently under disciplinary review and supervision and investigation.
Brokerage China reporter noted that on April 13, the third tens of millions of bank fines this year landed, and it was Longjiang Bank that was fined. On the same day, the Heilongjiang Banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureau issued 28 fines, and Longjiang Bank was fined 12.6 million yuan by the Heilongjiang Banking and Insurance Regulatory Bureau for 19 violations of laws and regulations such as imperfect internal control management mechanism and inadequate internal accountability. In addition, 9 branches of Longjiang Bank and 18 relevant responsible persons were punished together. Since the beginning of this year, Longjiang Bank has been fined a total of more than 21 million yuan.
(Source: Securities Times)