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Profile: Jack Ma's career up to ceding control of Ant Group

Jack Ma, the unconventional billionaire founder of tech giant Alibaba and the totem of China's entrepreneurial brilliance, has stepped out of the limelight since a Communist Party crackdown that chopped back his empire. The most recognisable face in Asian business, Ma has seen his fortune fall by around half to an estimated 25 billion dollars...

Business

Alibaba co-founder to relinquish control of Ant Group

Jack Ma, co-founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is to give up control of of Ant Group, after a government crackdown on powerful companies and individuals. For the past two years there has been much talk of Mr Ma divesting his stake, with the Ant Group valued last year between 75 and 150 billion dollars before its IPO was halted. Ant...

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China hits Alibaba with record 2.78 billion dollars for market abuses

Shanghai - Chinese regulators hit e-commerce giant Alibaba with a record 18.2 billion yuan (2.78 billion dollars) fine on Saturday over practices deemed to be an abuse of the company’s dominant market position. The State Administration for Market Regulation said it assessed the fine after concluding an investigation into Alibaba that began in...

Retail

China orders Ant Group to return to online payment roots

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has been ordered by regulators to drastically change its business model and return to its roots as a payment services provider, as the state squeeze continues on the once unbridled empire of tech tycoon Jack Ma. China's central bank summoned Ant executives over the weekend and demanded the company "strictly...