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  • Thursday, 23 March, 2023
    UK financial regulation
    Post-Brexit UK should pursue short-selling reforms to boost markets

    A nonsensical EU requirement on disclosure should be scrapped

  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
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    U-turn on audit reform is bad for British capitalism

    Accounting industry is failing to protect investors and employees from malfeasance

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    Microsoft approached Pinterest, Carson Block on GameStop

  • Thursday, 11 February, 2021
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    The ‘stonk’ bubble poses significant global risks

    The primary causes of this market dysfunction are the prevalence of passive investing and leverage

  • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
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    Joyy shares plunge after Muddy Waters attacks Chinese tech group

    US-listed company’s livestreaming platform targeted days after sale to Baidu

  • Friday, 13 November, 2020
    Due Diligence
    Why every dealmaker wants to launch a Spac Premium content

    The investment product can generate a profit like nowhere else on Wall Street. DD digs into ‘the great 2020 money grab’

  • Wednesday, 11 November, 2020
    Muddy Waters LLC
    ‘The great 2020 money grab’: Muddy Waters unloads on Spacs

    Short seller says it is betting against MultiPlan, which went public via a blank-cheque company

  • Friday, 26 June, 2020
    Wirecard AG
    Hedge funds reap €1bn in a week from Wirecard collapse

    Company’s stock has been one of the most shorted in Europe this year

  • Friday, 27 March, 2020
    Due Diligence
    Locking the dealmaking gates: Europe turns protectionist Premium content

    Message to hedge funds and other corporate raiders from the EU: stay away

  • Thursday, 26 March, 2020
    Markets InsightHedge funds
    Bans on short selling are handouts to the ‘corporate socialists’

    We short sellers see risks better than anyone else because it is our job

  • Monday, 3 February, 2020
    NMC Health PLC
    Shares in NMC Health fall 16% in day of heavy selling

    Speculation major shareholder is liquidating holdings in FTSE 100 group

  • Monday, 6 January, 2020
    NMC Health PLC
    NMC Health seeks to confirm cash levels after Muddy Waters attack

    Company outlines review in response to doubts raised by Carson Block’s short seller

  • Thursday, 31 October, 2019
    Chinese politics & policy
    The NBA and LeBron James should take a knee for Hong Kong

    The Chinese Communist party should be reminded the country cannot rise without the help of others

  • Monday, 28 October, 2019
    UK equities
    Muddy Waters crashes the Burford party

    Featuring margin call stress balls.

  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2019
    UK companies
    A new riposte to the Burford Capital short thesis

    Caro-Kann Capital weighs in on the ligation finance company.

  • Thursday, 15 August, 2019
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    Burford tries to calm storm by replacing CEO’s wife as finance chief

    Litigation funding group reacts to criticism of its governance structure

  • Monday, 12 August, 2019
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    Burford Capital alleges market manipulation in trading of its shares

    Litigation financing specialist is embroiled in dispute with short-seller Muddy Waters

  • Friday, 9 August, 2019
    News in-depthBurford Capital Ltd
    Behind Burford Capital: the litigation funder under siege

    Group attacked by US hedge fund put new financing model on the map

  • Friday, 9 August, 2019
    News in-depthBurford Capital Ltd
    Carson Block, the short-seller taking aim in the UK market

    The 43-year-old American built his reputation in China and polarises opinion

  • Friday, 9 August, 2019
    Q&ABurford Capital Ltd
    Muddy Waters v Burford Capital — the claims and defence

    What the US short-seller said and the response from the UK litigation funding specialist

  • Friday, 9 August, 2019
    News in-depthBurford Capital Ltd
    Burford case puts litigation funding in the spotlight

    Fast-growing industry is popular with investors but business model and reporting draws criticism

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    China/Muddy Waters: it pays to carp Premium content

    Short sellers find Chinese companies attractive targets

  • Wednesday, 13 June, 2018
    Asia-Pacific companies
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    Muddy Waters hedge fund claims Chinese group has been overstating profits

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