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Tencent Faces Broad China Clampdown on Fintech, Deals

Watchdogs see Tencent as next target for oversight after Ant Company was fined on Friday for its 201

Tencent Faces Broad China Clampdown on Fintech, Deals

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Tencent now really?","highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/328533617","repostId":1165102234,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1165102234","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1615538368,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1165102234?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-03-12 16:39","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Tencent Faces Broad China Clampdown on Fintech, Deals","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1165102234","media":"Bloomberg","summary":"Watchdogs see Tencent as next target for oversight after Ant\nCompany was fined on Friday for its 201","content":"<ul>\n <li>Watchdogs see Tencent as next target for oversight after Ant</li>\n <li>Company was fined on Friday for its 2018 investment in an app</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Pony Ma’s&nbsp;Tencent Holdings Ltd.&nbsp;has been put on notice.</p>\n<p>Asia’s largest conglomerate was&nbsp;censured&nbsp;by China’s antitrust watchdog on Friday as Beijing expands a crackdown that began with Jack Ma’s online empire.</p>\n<p>The token fine is just the beginning. China’s top financial regulators see Tencent as the next target for increased supervision after the clamp down on Jack Ma’s&nbsp;Ant Group Co., according to people with knowledge of their thinking. Like Ant, Tencent will probably be required to establish a financial holding company to include its banking, insurance, and payments services, said one of the people, seeking anonymity as the discussions are private.</p>\n<p>The two firms will set a precedent for other fintech players on complying with tougher regulations, the people added.</p>\n<p>Such a move would mark a significant escalation in China’s campaign to curb the influence of its technology moguls, days after Premier Li Keqiang&nbsp;pledged&nbsp;at the National People’s Congress to expand oversight of financial technology, stamp out monopolies, and prevent the “unregulated” expansion of capital.</p>\n<p>“We will continue to adapt to changes in the regulatory environment, which we view as beneficial to the industry, and will seek to ensure full compliance,” Tencent said in an emailed statement.</p>\n<p>The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission didn’t immediately respond to a request seeking comment.</p>\n<p>A progression of rules unveiled in the past six months has taken aim at the dominions built by China’s most successful online entrepreneurs. The first blows fell on Jack Ma when Ant’s $35 billion initial public offering was torpedoed at the last minute, followed by an antitrust probe into&nbsp;Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.</p>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/a08f1f5a0909a8fa8baf48584fa53e48\" tg-width=\"1200\" tg-height=\"675\"></p>\n<p>Tencent has already seen collateral damage from the new regulations, though investors had shrugged this off, pumping up the stock even as Alibaba was punished. Its 26% advance over six months contrasts with a 15% slump for Jack Ma’s e-commerce behemoth, which owns a third of Ant. Shares of Tencent climbed to a record on Jan. 25, valuing it at roughly $950 billion.</p>\n<p>The stock fell as much as 4.5% in Hong Kong Friday. Shares of Tencent investor Naspers and its unit Prosus also declined. Spreads on Tencent’s 2.39% dollar bond due 2030&nbsp;widened&nbsp;as much as 6 basis points, according to traders.</p>\n<p>Along with Ant, proposed rules to break up market concentration in digital payments and rein in consumer lending online will damage prospects for Tencent’s WeChat Pay and its wider fintech business.</p>\n<p>A diktat to fold those operations into a holding company that could be regulated more like a bank would potentially further curb its ability to lend more and expand as rapidly as it has done in recent years.</p>\n<p>Tencent’s fintech business had revenue of about 84 billion yuan ($13 billion) in 2019, accounting for 22% of the total and making it the largest earnings driver after online entertainment. That’s about 70% of Ant’s revenue for the year.</p>\n<p><b>Valuation Hit</b></p>\n<p>After Ant’s IPO suspension, the central bankdirectedthe Hangzhou-based firm to turn itself into a financial holding company, subjecting it to capital restrictions, the need for fresh licenses and ownership scrutiny. The overhaul could slash the financial juggernaut’s valuation by about 60% from the $280 billion it was pegged at last year, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Francis Chan has estimated.</p>\n<p>Tencent meets the&nbsp;parameters&nbsp;for such treatment, including the threshold for assets and having businesses that straddle at least two financial sectors.</p>\n<p>Outside of financial services, Tencent and its peers are exposed to further action on theanti-trustfront.</p>\n<p>On Friday, the regulator fined Tencent, search leader Baidu Inc., ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing and a clutch of others 500,000 yuan each -- the maximum under current rules -- for past acquisitions and investments, stepping up its crackdown.</p>\n<p>Alibaba is also being probed and the watchdog is considering a record fine exceeding the $975 million that Qualcomm Inc. paid in 2015, Dow Jones has reported.</p>\n<p>Premier Li balanced his strictures last week with an assurance that Beijing supports the “innovation and development of platform companies,” as long as they fall in line with the country’s laws.</p>\n<p>Recent measures to rein in fintech firms weren’t aimed at a specific company, a senior regulatory official hassaid, and instead focus on creating a stable environment for private enterprise to grow.</p>\n<p>Yet, Beijing has a penchant for making examples of its biggest companies to force others to fall in line with changing priorities. All three of the nation’s financial watchdogs have made it their primary goal this year to curb the “reckless” push of technology firms into finance. And there’s little doubt of the sway Pony Ma’s conglomerate has built in finance.</p>\n<p>Its WeChat super-app boasts more than a billion consumers that use it for everything from chatting with friends to booking taxis and buying groceries. 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China’s top financial regulators see Tencent as the next target for increased supervision after the clamp down on Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co., according to people with knowledge of their thinking. Like Ant, Tencent will probably be required to establish a financial holding company to include its banking, insurance, and payments services, said one of the people, seeking anonymity as the discussions are private.\nThe two firms will set a precedent for other fintech players on complying with tougher regulations, the people added.\nSuch a move would mark a significant escalation in China’s campaign to curb the influence of its technology moguls, days after Premier Li Keqiang pledged at the National People’s Congress to expand oversight of financial technology, stamp out monopolies, and prevent the “unregulated” expansion of capital.\n“We will continue to adapt to changes in the regulatory environment, which we view as beneficial to the industry, and will seek to ensure full compliance,” Tencent said in an emailed statement.\nThe China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission didn’t immediately respond to a request seeking comment.\nA progression of rules unveiled in the past six months has taken aim at the dominions built by China’s most successful online entrepreneurs. The first blows fell on Jack Ma when Ant’s $35 billion initial public offering was torpedoed at the last minute, followed by an antitrust probe into Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.\n\nTencent has already seen collateral damage from the new regulations, though investors had shrugged this off, pumping up the stock even as Alibaba was punished. Its 26% advance over six months contrasts with a 15% slump for Jack Ma’s e-commerce behemoth, which owns a third of Ant. Shares of Tencent climbed to a record on Jan. 25, valuing it at roughly $950 billion.\nThe stock fell as much as 4.5% in Hong Kong Friday. Shares of Tencent investor Naspers and its unit Prosus also declined. Spreads on Tencent’s 2.39% dollar bond due 2030 widened as much as 6 basis points, according to traders.\nAlong with Ant, proposed rules to break up market concentration in digital payments and rein in consumer lending online will damage prospects for Tencent’s WeChat Pay and its wider fintech business.\nA diktat to fold those operations into a holding company that could be regulated more like a bank would potentially further curb its ability to lend more and expand as rapidly as it has done in recent years.\nTencent’s fintech business had revenue of about 84 billion yuan ($13 billion) in 2019, accounting for 22% of the total and making it the largest earnings driver after online entertainment. That’s about 70% of Ant’s revenue for the year.\nValuation Hit\nAfter Ant’s IPO suspension, the central bankdirectedthe Hangzhou-based firm to turn itself into a financial holding company, subjecting it to capital restrictions, the need for fresh licenses and ownership scrutiny. The overhaul could slash the financial juggernaut’s valuation by about 60% from the $280 billion it was pegged at last year, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Francis Chan has estimated.\nTencent meets the parameters for such treatment, including the threshold for assets and having businesses that straddle at least two financial sectors.\nOutside of financial services, Tencent and its peers are exposed to further action on theanti-trustfront.\nOn Friday, the regulator fined Tencent, search leader Baidu Inc., ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing and a clutch of others 500,000 yuan each -- the maximum under current rules -- for past acquisitions and investments, stepping up its crackdown.\nAlibaba is also being probed and the watchdog is considering a record fine exceeding the $975 million that Qualcomm Inc. paid in 2015, Dow Jones has reported.\nPremier Li balanced his strictures last week with an assurance that Beijing supports the “innovation and development of platform companies,” as long as they fall in line with the country’s laws.\nRecent measures to rein in fintech firms weren’t aimed at a specific company, a senior regulatory official hassaid, and instead focus on creating a stable environment for private enterprise to grow.\nYet, Beijing has a penchant for making examples of its biggest companies to force others to fall in line with changing priorities. All three of the nation’s financial watchdogs have made it their primary goal this year to curb the “reckless” push of technology firms into finance. And there’s little doubt of the sway Pony Ma’s conglomerate has built in finance.\nIts WeChat super-app boasts more than a billion consumers that use it for everything from chatting with friends to booking taxis and buying groceries. WeChat Pay accounts for almost 40% of the country’s mobile payments market, second only to Alipay, according to iResearch.\nTencent with three other major tech companies -- Alibaba, JD.com Inc. and Baidu -- together control over 40 financial licenses through acquisitions or investments,according to Xinhua News Agency, which cited 01caijing.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"00700":0.9,"09988":0.9,"BABA":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1908,"commentLimit":10,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"symbols":[],"verified":2,"subType":0,"readableState":1,"langContent":"EN","currentLanguage":"EN","warmUpFlag":false,"orderFlag":false,"shareable":true,"causeOfNotShareable":"","featuresForAnalytics":[],"commentAndTweetFlag":false,"andRepostAutoSelectedFlag":false,"upFlag":false,"length":22,"xxTargetLangEnum":"ORIG"},"commentList":[],"hasMoreComment":false,"orderType":2}

Tencent Faces Broad China Clampdown on Fintech, Deals

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