Shocking Financial Circle! Xin達Securities Research Institute Executive Publicly Accused of Sexual Harassment Against Female Subordinate on Business Trip

Source: Asset Management Network

On March 25, 2026, a实名举报 submission spread rapidly online, pushing Cinda Securities Research Institute into the spotlight. The whistleblower, Tang Chanyyu, is a power and utilities research associate at Cinda Securities Research Institute and a young employee hired in 2023. She publicly accused that on the night of March 24, during a business trip to Shanghai, the institute director, Zuo Qianming, carried out indecent acts toward her.

Zuo Qianming is not a regular employee; he is an executive at Cinda Securities Research Institute and the firm’s chief energy analyst, enjoying a relatively high reputation in the industry and having won the New Fortune Best Analyst awards multiple times. In the whistleblower materials, Tang Chanyyu specifically mentioned: “Before this happened, I had always firmly believed that he was a respected, upright person who cared about his subordinates. This incident has given me a tremendous shock.”

01 Detailed Reconstruction: The Night of Fright from a Dinner Gathering to a Hotel

According to the whistleblower account, the incident is shocking in its details:

Indecency in the car: After the dinner gathering on the evening of March 24 ended, on the way back to the hotel in the car, Zuo Qianming said, “You look very tense—relax,” and first touched Tang Chanyyu’s hand, before gradually reaching intimate areas. Tang Chanyyu pushed him away on the spot and showed fear, but Zuo Qianming did not stop and made further improper moves again.

Entanglement at the hotel: After arriving at the hotel, Zuo Qianming forcibly pulled Tang Chanyyu in a public setting, demanding that she “come back to my room.” After she refused, the other party continued to chase and tug at her, and even tried to shove her into the back seat of a taxi.

Verbal threats: During the process, Zuo Qianming said unsettling words such as “Don’t be nervous. Just get a shot.”

Promptly calling the police: The hotel security guard stepped in to restrain Zuo Qianming. Tang Chanyyu fled to a hot pot restaurant to seek help, and then reported it to the police together with the person who came to her aid.

Tang Chanyyu clearly stated: “I take full responsibility for the statements made and refuse to settle privately within the organization. Publicizing this matter is intended to safeguard my own rights and interests, prevent similar incidents from happening, and I will fully cooperate with the police investigation and hold accountable according to law.”

02 Industry Reflection: Professional Conduct, Moral Standards, and the Reality Gap

The financial industry is known for high standards and strict requirements. Credit is the foundation of finance, and the professional competence and moral conduct of practitioners are placed in the same important position. Industry regulation is strict and entry thresholds are high; a solid self-discipline barrier should have been established. However, this incident exposes a sharp problem: there is a huge gap between the “high standards of conduct” demanded under the system’s written provisions and the misbehavior of certain practitioners.

As the director of the research institute, he should have been a role model for the team and a benchmark for the industry. But it is precisely such a “respected and admired” person who, by taking advantage of business trip opportunities and leveraging power relationships between superiors and subordinates, carried out indecent acts against a young female subordinate. This is not only a serious violation of individual rights and interests, but also a betrayal of the team’s trust, damage to the institution’s reputation, and even a shake to the public’s confidence in the entire financial industry.

03 Power, Courage, and the Industry Trust Crisis

In the financial industry, research capability and market influence often intertwine with positional power. When some managers turn professional authority into personal privilege and transform leadership over a team into “convenient conditions” for sexual harassment, the healthy development of the industry is seriously threatened.

Tang Chanyyu’s courageous voice deserves high recognition. As a young employee who was hired only in 2023, facing a “big leader” like the institute director, she chose not to stay silent and not to settle things privately. Instead, she publicly reported the matter and defended her rights according to law. In her letter of complaint, she wrote: “I am not afraid of the storm and sudden downpour I may face afterward. As a young employee who graduated in 2023 and joined Cinda Securities, I still hold a pure-hearted, childlike mind, believing there is still a thread of justice in this world.” This kind of courage is precisely what offers hope for purifying the industry’s culture.

In recent years, the financial industry has repeatedly fallen into scandals of a similar nature. The incident involving Zuo Qianming at Cinda Securities Research Institute shows that the “chaos and irregularities” in the financial circle are no longer isolated cases. Every incident consumes the industry’s credibility, leaving the halo of “financial elites” dulled with dust.

The road of finance must move steadily in order to go far. In the face of this incident, we call on every financial practitioner to always maintain a sense of awe and adhere to the bottom line of professional ethics. No matter how great the temptations of profit or how high the power of position, remember this—true respect comes from professionalism and character, not from titles and authority. Being clean and keeping oneself honorable is not a high standard—it is a basic requirement for those in the profession.

Industry managers must also set an example and care for the team. Leadership is first reflected in respecting and protecting subordinates, not in abusing power. We should establish a smooth whistleblowing mechanism, a firm investigation process, and a transparent accountability culture, so that gray shadows have nowhere to hide.

The financial industry should implement conduct-building from system provisions into daily behavior. Strengthen education on professional ethics, improve internal oversight mechanisms, and apply “zero tolerance” to behaviors such as sexual harassment. Only in this way can we rebuild public trust and safeguard the dignity and future of the financial industry.

Although this incident is heartbreaking, Tang Chanyyu’s courageous voice also shows hope: the new generation of financial professionals is defending justice through action. We expect the police to conduct an investigation according to law; we expect the industry to reflect deeply; and we further expect that every financial professional can become a guardian of professional conduct in the industry.