Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2015
Director Lu Haijun corruption investigation
Director Lu Haijun was investigated and dismissed by shareholders. He was later sentenced to 11 years' imprisonment in connection with corruption related to his management of Beijing Energy Investment Holdings.
2013
Allegations concerning supervisory-board influence
Independent director Ren Zhiqiang alleged that Beijing SASAC had influenced the election of the bank's supervisory board. The reference describes the matter as a governance controversy rather than providing a judicial finding against the bank.
1997
Zhongguancun predecessor-unit accounting scandal
A former Zhongguancun credit-union unit was found to have a large accounting deficit. The governor was arrested in 1998 and later sentenced to death in 2003; the branch manager was arrested in 2011 and sentenced to 14 years in 2012.