Yim Fung

Yim Fung
Born Yim Fung
1963 (age 5455)
Disappeared November 18, 2015
China
Status Returned December 2015 (2015-12)
Residence Hong Kong
Other names Yan Feng[1]
Employer Guotai Junan Securities

Yim Fung was the joint chairman and chief executive of Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Guotai Junan Securities, one of the largest securities brokers in China.[2][3]

Disappearance

On November 18, 2015, it was reported that Fung had disappeared.[4][5] Guotai Junan International's shares had fallen as much as 17% when it first announced about Yim's disappearance and it had appointed a temporary replacement.[6]

Return

Guotai Junan International issued a statement saying Yim had returned after assisting in certain investigations and "neither Yim nor the company were the subject of the investigation".[7] Yim had resumed his duties thereafter.[8] The mysterious nature of Yim's disappearance coincided with a period when the government was focusing on the financial sector in its anti-corruption crackdown.[9]

See also

References

  1. "Guotai Junan shares surge after missing chairman Yim Fung returns". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. "Guotai Junan International says unable to reach CEO and Chairman Yim Fung". CNBC. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. "Hong Kong brokerage chairman missing". BBC. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  4. "Chairman at Chinese broker goes missing". Independent. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  5. "Boss of major Chinese brokerage goes missing". Evening Standard. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  6. "Shares in Guotai Junan International slump as chief Yim Fung goes missing". Economic Times. 23 November 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  7. "Hong Kong firm says missing chairman Yim Fung back at work". BBC. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  8. "Guotai Junan International's Yim Returns After Assisting With Probe". Forbes. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  9. "The mystery behind China's 'missing' bosses". BBC. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2017.


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