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An 18-month battle between Hindenburg Research and India's Adani Group has taken a fresh turn, with the US-based short-seller now alleging that the chief of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has a conflict of interest in the matter. The country's market regulator has been investigating the group following Hindenburg Research's report.
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The episode has raised two issues that must be addressed - first, of stock manipulation and violation of public shareholding norms via offshore funds, and second, disclosure norms for decision makers
Updated On: Aug 13 2024 | 11:45 PM ISTAssociation has commended Sebi and its leadership for crafting a "rigorous regulatory environment" that includes comprehensive periodic reporting requirements, mandatory independent valuations
Updated On: Aug 12 2024 | 5:05 PM ISTHindenburg Research was founded in 2017 by Nathan Anderson
Updated On: Aug 12 2024 | 1:52 PM ISTHindenburg Research, the forensic financial firm that challenged the Adani Group, took its name from the infamous airship that burst into flames upon arriving in New Jersey in 1937. And the counter to its damning report against the conglomerate was dubbed 'Operation Zeppelin,' named after the German dirigible airships used for reconnaissance and bombing during the First World War. In January 2023, Hindenburg published a scathing report describing the Adani Group, one of India's largest conglomerates, led by one of its richest men, as "the largest con in corporate history". The fallout was swift: stock prices plummeted, wiping out over USD 150 billion in market value at the lowest point, and the group's biggest public offering was abruptly scrapped. For a moment, it seemed like Gautam Adani's empire was on the brink. But that impression didn't last long. The group staged a swift comeback, deploying a mix of public relations, legal maneuvers, and strategic tactics to counter the fallo
US short-seller Hindenburg Research has said it is not under investigation by the US SEC as it rubbished alleged links of its founder to a hedge fund for preparing reports targeting companies. "Hindenburg is not under investigation by the SEC, to our knowledge, and any suggestion to the contrary is false," the firm said after a Canadian portal cited documents filed before a court in Ontario to allege that its founder Nate Anderson was under cloud for alleged links with hedge funds. Citing a cache of documents filed at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a complex defamation lawsuit, the Market Frauds portal said the head of Canada's Anson hedge fund, Moez Kassam admitted his firm has shared research "with a wide variety of sources" including Hindenburg's Nate Anderson. Hindenburg colluded with Anson while preparing a report. The preparation of bearish reports without disclosure of participation can be charged as securities fraud by the US Securities and Exchange Commission ...
Nate Anderson, 'activist' short-seller who has announced shutting down of his almost eight years old research firm Hindenburg, is under cloud for alleged links with hedge funds in preparing reports targeting companies, a Canadian portal said citing documents filed before a court in Ontario. In a cache of documents filed at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in a complex defamation lawsuit, the head of Canada's Anson hedge fund, Moez Kassam said his firm has shared research "with a wide variety of sources" including Hindenburg's Nate Anderson. The Market Frauds portal said that court documents allegedly revealed that Hindenburg colluded with Anson while preparing a report. The preparation of bearish reports without disclosure of participation can be charged as securities fraud by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). While short sellers borrow a security, sell it on the open market, and expect to repurchase it for less money after their damning report against the compan