Pictured: The six CITIC executives ‘missing’ amid China’s crackdown on financial sector

China’s largest brokerage, CITIC Securities, said on Sunday that it could not contact its two top investment bankers Chen Jun and Yan Jian lin.

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Mainland Chinese business media Caixin on Friday reported the pair had been detained and are either under investigation or assisting in an investigation by authorities.

So far six of Citic’s eight executive committee members are missing.

Four executives were taken away by police earlier this year, including company president Chen Boming, who is in charge of the brokerage’s daily operations.

Citic’s Hong Kong-listed shares closed down 0.3 per cent at HK$17.96.