Dark Capital · DC-003
The Fund Shorted The Bond. The Rating Changed The Next Day. She Used To Work For The Fund.
A hedge fund profited £290 million from a sovereign bond downgrade that occurred after they built a substantial short position. The lead analyst who issued the downgrade had left the fund months earlier, yet no investigation followed.
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