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Jack Ma's disappearing act fuels speculation about his whereabouts

China's highest-profile entrepreneur has not appeared in a public setting since a late October forum in Shanghai

Chinese regulators probe Ant Group's equity investments, says report

China has been cracking down on anticompetitive behaviour in the country's booming internet sector

Chinese regulators reviewing Ant Group's equity investments: Report

Chinese regulators are reviewing equity investments held by Ant Group Co Ltd in dozens of companies, people familiar with the matter said

Ant Group considers holding company with regulation similar to bank

Chinese regulators on Sunday ordered Ant to devise a plan to overhaul its business, the latest in a series of steps to rein in Ma's online finance empire.

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How Jack Ma's $280 billion unicorn Ant Group just had its legs broken

While Ant's origin story comes from the ubiquitous Alipay service that piggybacked off the success of Alibaba's expanding e-commerce empire, the real money was to be made on all the extras

China pushes Ant Group overhaul in latest crackdown on founder Jack Ma

China's central bank disclosed it had asked Ant Group to shake up its lending and other consumer finance operations, the latest blow to its billionaire founder and controlling shareholder Jack Ma

China orders Jack Ma's Ant Group to return to roots in payments services

The central bank summoned Ant executives over the weekend and told them to "rectify" the company's lending, insurance and wealth management services

Ant turning from windfall to nightmare for its global investors

Authorities berated Ant for sub-par corporate governance, disdain toward regulatory requirements, and engaging in regulatory arbitrage

China orders Ant to return to its roots in payments services

The series of edicts represent a serious threat to the expansion of Ma's online finance empire

China launches probe into Jack Ma's Alibaba over monopoly allegations

Regulators said separately they've summoned affiliate Ant Group Co. to a meeting intended to promote fair competition and consumer rights

Beijing should look within: Jack Ma's Alibaba is China's own creation

Alibaba's 20-year rise to supremacy is due in no small part to government policies, which protected and coddled the now-booming internet sector

Ant Group stops offering sales of online deposit products at Chinese banks

Ant has "voluntarily removed" the online deposit products from Alipay "in accordance with the recent regulatory requirements for online deposits services," according to a company statement

China's Ant considers Paytm stake sale amid tensions with India: Report

Paytm, which is also backed by SoftBank Group Corp among others, was valued at about $16 billion during its latest private fundraising round a year ago.

Paytm refutes report suggesting China's Ant Group considering stake sale

Paytm on Wednesday refuted a report saying Chinese financial technology giant Ant Group, one of its key stakeholders, might be considering sale of its 30% stake

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'Financial stability is political': Inside China's crackdown on tech giants

President Xi Jinping urged financial regulators to 'dare to' master their supervisory role

This hottest India internet stock is surging on back of startup investments

Info Edge India climbed to a record on Tuesday and is the top gainer this month on the National Stock Exchange's 10-member IT index. The company runs Naukri.com, nation's leading job-hunting platform

Xi cracks the whip on everything to strengthen party grip on China

And right now they revolve around the convergence of technology, finance and Hong Kong

Chinese President Xi Jinping decided to halt Ant's $37-billion IPO: Report

China's President Xi Jinping personally decided to pull the plug on Ant Group's $37-billion (£28 billion) IPO, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing officials with the knowledge of the matter