China Everbright Bank
China Everbright Bank Co., Ltd. is one of twelve Chinese joint-stock commercial bank. Established in August 1992, it is a national joint-stock commercial bank approved by the State Council and approved by the [People's Bank of China], headquartered in Beijing. It was ranked in 139th in 2016 Forbes Global 2000 publicly held companies. Sister company Everbright Securities ranked 862th.
As of August 2016, it was a constituent of the Hang Seng China 50 Index for all Chinese companies among the three stock exchanges of China, as well as a constituent of the FTSE China A50 Index among two stock exchanges in mainland China and lastly a constituent of the SSE 50 Index of Shanghai. The bank also a constituent of the CSI 300 Index and other indices.
China Everbright Group has been involved in numerous scandals lately, including a Ponzi scheme exposed in 2024. It used a company under its control to set up a Ponzi scheme to swindle hundreds of investors over $500m. The case is under investigation by the Beijing Public Security Bureau. The victims continue to protest outside Chine Everbright's headquarters demanding to speak with the company's high-ranking officials. However, instead of addressing the victims appeals, the company has resorted to harassing the protestors.