US EditionFormer China securities regulatory chief Yi under investigation, sources say
Yi Huiman, 60, faces investigation over alleged corruption and improper benefits to relatives during his 2019-2024 leadership at the China Securities Regulatory Commission amid Xi Jinping's crackdown.
- Yi Huiman, who previously led China’s securities regulatory agency, was placed under investigation for serious disciplinary violations on September 6, 2025.
- His investigation is part of a strengthened crackdown on corruption within China's financial sector, a major focus of President Xi Jinping's efforts over the past decade.
- Yi led the China Securities Regulatory Commission from early 2019 until early 2024, overseeing key initiatives such as the introduction of the Star Market and the shift to a registration-based system for initial public offerings.
- Last week, he was taken into custody amid accusations of corruption related to benefits given to family members during his time leading the CSRC, with the investigation announced by China's top anti-corruption body.
- The investigation signals sustained government efforts to enforce clean governance in China’s US$12 trillion capital market while managing market stability risks.
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Former China Securities Regulator Probed Under Suspicion of Corruption
China’s former top securities regulator has been placed under investigation, according to the country’s anti-corruption agency, joining a series of high-ranking officials caught up in decade-long purges that showed little sign of abating. Yi Huiman, who headed the China Securities Regulatory Commission for five years before stepping down in February 2024, is under investigation for suspected “serious violation of discipline and law,” the Central…
Former chief of China securities watchdog under corruption probe
The former chief of China’s top regulatory body for securities markets has been placed under investigation, anti-corruption authorities said Saturday, marking the latest development in Beijing’s years-long crackdown on official graft. Yi Huiman was suddenly removed as chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) early last year, following months of market turmoil in the world’s second-largest economy. Yi Huiman, chairman of the …
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