In the first episode of Alternative Fund Insight, Will Wainewright is joined by Dan McCrum of the Financial Times, who spent years reporting on Wirecard, the online payments company at the heart of an epic short-selling battle. Wirecard imploded in 2020 after auditors discovered a 1.9 billion euro hole in its accounts - but only after years of dogged detective work by a band of hedge funds and a reporter who put his career on the line to nail the story.We explore some of the themes in Dan's new book, Money Men, revealing fascinating, and at times astonishing, details about the saga.You can subscribe to the AFI podcast on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other podcast app.Contact Will: [email protected] the website: www.alternativefundinsight.comRelease date: 1 July 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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