China Evergrande Warns of Financial Pressure, Hires Advisers

China Evergrande, the troubled property giant that has become a symbol of debt and excess in the world’s second-largest economy, said on Tuesday that it faced “tremendous” financial pressure and had hired restructuring experts to “explore all feasible solutions” for its future. The company’s fate, however, remains unclear, as it struggles in a country where business troubles often attract the direct attention — and the direct meddling — of Beijing. Evergrande’s admission that its finances have taken a sharp turn sent its already battered shares down by 12 percent on…

Huarong Asset Management, China’s Biggest ‘Bad Bank,’ Will Get a Rescue

China has promised to teach its most indebted companies a lesson. Just not yet. Huarong Asset Management, the financial conglomerate that was once a poster child for China’s corporate excess, said Wednesday night that it would get financial assistance from a group of state-backed companies after months of silence about its future. The company also said it had made a $16 billion loss in 2020. Citic Group and China Cinda Asset Management were among the five state-owned firms that will make a strategic investment, Huarong said without providing more details…