Financial Times: BaFin ignored Bundesbank concerns over Wirecard short selling ban
A press review featuring Fabio De Masi
Nov 24th, 2020
Financial Times: BaFin ignored Bundesbank concerns over Wirecard short selling ban
"Germany’s financial watchdog BaFin in early 2019 brushed aside objections raised by Bundesbank against its controversial two-month ban on shorting Wirecard shares. (...)
Fabio De Masi, a lawmaker with leftwing Die Linke party, pointed out that BaFin’s move in spite of the Bundesbank concerns “smacks of price management” in favour of the Wirecard stock. (...)"