BaFin
The scandal exposed persistent whistleblower warnings ignored for years, complicity by auditor EY, inaction by German financial regulator BaFin, and alleged collusion between executives and organized crime. Rather than investigate Wirecard, Germany's financial regulator BaFin filed a criminal complaint against the FT journalists in 2019 for alleged market manipulation and imposed a two-month ban on short-selling Wirecard stock.
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BaFin is documented in the evidence record of this published dossier.
Co-documented with BaFin in 1 published dossier, including “Wirecard Collapse”.
Co-documented with BaFin in 1 published dossier, including “Wirecard Collapse”.