Nov
10
$1 Billion of Shares Frozen as China Hedge Fund Boss Xu Probed
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Xu investigated for insider trading, stock manipulation
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Corruption checks underway across China’s financial industry
Chinese police have frozen $1 billion of shares in listed companies as authorities probeXu Xiang, one of the nation’s best-known hedge fund bosses, for alleged insider trading and stock manipulation.
Authorities slapped a two-year freeze on 90 million shares held by Xu’s Zexi Investment in Shanghai-based developer Deluxe Family Co., according to a stock-exchange statement from Deluxe on Tuesday night. At yesterday’s closing price, that stake was worth 1.16 billion yuan ($182 million.)…
$1 Billion of Shares Frozen as China Hedge Fund Boss Xu Probed