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Finance Movers and Shakers: Former Securities Watchdog Chief Yi Huiman Under Graft Probe

Published: Sep. 10, 2025  6:33 p.m.  GMT+8
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Yi Huiman (left), Wang Shuguang
Yi Huiman (left), Wang Shuguang

Welcome to Finance Movers and Shakers, a newsletter covering significant personnel changes and corruption scandals shaping China’s finance sector.

# Who Falls From Grace

Former CSRC chief


Yi Huiman, who until early last year chaired China’s top securities watchdog, is under investigation for suspected corruption, the country’s top graft-buster announced Saturday.

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What Happened When
1998:
Wang Shuguang joined CICC.
2009:
Launch of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext board.
2011:
Wang Shuguang led the establishment of CICC’s growth enterprise investment banking department.
2018:
Lin Jingzhen became executive vice president of Bank of China Ltd.
2019:
Yi Huiman became head of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC).
2024:
Gu Jiangang, a former close subordinate of Yi Huiman at ICBC, was prosecuted on charges of embezzlement and bribery.
Early 2024:
Yi Huiman stepped down as the chairman of China’s top securities watchdog, the CSRC.
June 2024:
Suen Kin-wing was convicted for money laundering by a Hong Kong court.
January 2025:
Lin Jingzhen resigned from his position as executive vice president of Bank of China Ltd.
2025:
Zhao Shanzhong took over as head of the CSRC’s Department of Fund and Intermediary Supervision.
2025:
Shen Bing was set to lead the Department of International Affairs of the CSRC.
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