China insurer Ping An's trust arm misses payment over property downturn

Product reportedly worth $100m was invested in project by troubled developer Zhenro

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The logo of Ping An Insurance, the parent of Ping An Trust, is seen at an internet conference at the National Convention Center in Beijing. © Reuters

ECHO WONG and KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG -- A trust arm under Ping An Insurance has acknowledged its failure to make an overdue payment on a product invested in a project by a Hong Kong-listed Chinese property developer, signaling that the country's real estate downturn is taking a toll on the broader financial sector.

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