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Matthew Earl

1 year

Einer schlägt zurück | ZEIT ONLINE

Jahrelang ließ Wirecard seinen Kritiker Matthew Earl von Privatermittlern ausforschen. Nun verklagt der den Insolvenzverwalter – und die Späher.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

Today’s been a good day. I received a very welcome apology from the German Parliamentary committee into @Wirecard which personally meant a lot. And three hours after my testimony the President of BaFIN has resigned.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

20 days

When I highlighted the @wirecard (WDI) fraud way back when, the PM of its largest institutional shareholder got straight on to Markus Braun, Wirecard’s CEO. Braun provided soothing words to calm the shareholder. Three years later in 2019, that same shareholder contacted WDI’s

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

I’m looking forward to attending the inquiry at the Bundestag later this week. What a turnaround of events. From being targeted for highlighting the criminal actions of @wirecard ’s management, to receiving an invitation to the German parliament.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

It’s June 18. @wirecard ’s big day. The moment its investors have all been waiting for. Finally the release of its 2019 audited results. And the only thing available on its website is a ridiculous slur against me. Tick tock.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

21 days

There is a French listed company which last year was accused of round tripping with a major supplier. A major supplier is also a large shareholder in said company 🤷🏼‍♂️. Nine months later and that supplier / shareholder has “corrected” its inventory and reported its sales at -25%

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

It’s gratifying that for once an auditor takes a principled stance on such matters. #BOO #ESG PwC quits as auditor to Boohoo on reputation concerns via @FT

PwC to quit as auditor to Boohoo on reputation concerns

Break with controversial client follows similar Deloitte move at EG

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

Modern day Keynesian economics: Each $1 million increase in charitable donations leads to a $5.5 million rise in advertising to tell everyone about it.

Jonathan 'Boo and Vote' Cohn

@JonathanCohn

3 years

DoorDash Spent $5.5 Million To Advertise Their $1 Million Charity Donation

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

2 years

I recall when I met the FBI & DoJ in NYC in 2017 to discuss the cyber hacking. I asked if they also wanted to talk about @wirecard ’s money laundering. Their response: “Oh we know all about that.” US authorities knew for years. Zatarra discovered it in 2016. Germany? In 2020! 🤦🏼‍♂️

Thomas Steinmann

@t_stoneman

2 years

Exklusiv: Neue Details zur Razzia bei #Wirecard 2015: Damals beschlagnahmten Ermittler auch den Mailverkehr von #Marsalek und weiteren Managern. Laut US-Ermittlern liefen über Wirecard Zahlungen an illegale Glücksspielwebsites in den USA in Milliardenhöhe

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

Wirecard: Der Jäger | ZEIT ONLINE

Wirecard: Der Wirecard-Jäger spricht

Ex-Wirecard-Chef Braun ist festgenommen worden. Wie der Analyst Matthew Earl die Angriffe gegen den Dax-Konzern ins Rollen gebracht hat, interessiert viele Leser.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

2 years

The latest donation arrives at the Prince of Wales Charitable Fund.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

It might have taken over four years, however I’d say this assessment was bang on. @wirecard

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

Sounds like BaFIN is in need of its own compliance officer. ⁦ @wirecard ⁩ #PA_dealing

BaFin-Mitarbeiter handelten vor Pleite verstärkt mit Wirecard-Aktien

Beschäftigte der Finanzaufsicht BaFin handelten in den Monaten vor der Wirecard-Pleite verstärkt mit Papieren des Zahlungsanbieters.

www.reuters.com

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

6 years

Good. Will Ms Siddiq MP now be making a five figure donation to a charity of @Channel4News @alextomo choosing?

alex thomson

@alextomo

6 years

Lawyers for Tulip Siddiq MP indicate they are dropping her false, absurd and deeply defamatory complaint against @Channel4News to the Metropolitan Police ...

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

Sell Side research never ceases to amaze. How any analyst can recommend Buy on a company which can't show audited 2019 financials, a special audit can’t find €1bn, & its management is being investigated for furnishing the market with false & misleading statements, is beyond me.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

7 months

My sincere thanks and congratulations to the @FBI agents and the attorneys from @SDNYnews for their immense work and dedication to bringing this "hack-for-hire" agent to justice. My heartfelt appreciation also goes to @jsrailton and the @citizenlab specialists for their

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

Just two guys practicing having their prints taken? One on the left seems to know what he’s doing well enough. One on the right not so much, and definitely in a bad mood about it.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

If BaFIN had put 10% of the time it spent investigating myself and subsequently others, such as @FD & @stef_palma for their incredible reporting in @FT , into investigating @wirecard , this would’ve been over long ago. 1/3

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

My deepest thanks to the members of @citizenlab , who following years of dedication and tireless work have today begun to uncover a massive Hack-For-Hire Operation, which I have been subject to for over three years. 1/4

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

5 years

What are the chances that Burford has already marked up the value of its legal claim of market manipulation? $BUR

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 months

Since @HindenburgRes has ventured into Europe, it would be marvellous if they took a look at Eurofins $ERF. I’m sure they’d have a field day.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

5 years

Litigation Finance permitted words & phrases of the day Approved (“safe”): Solvent Super strong Buy back Great quarter Record results Forbidden (“makes algos go out of their minds”) Insolvent Laughable CFO married to CEO Aggressive mark-ups Non-cash fair value gains Woodford

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

Excellent article on the verisimilitude of ESG investing in @FT @journofletcher @TomStub Remarkable view to highlight. “Yeah he’s a murderous thug that gave a kill order on a journalist. But on the other hand he is letting women drive.”

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

2 years

This is great work by @meyerar & @JosefStreule digging into the money laundering activities of @wirecard and the companies in its orbit. You don’t create a universe of 1,000’s of fake companies just for accounting fraud. And this becomes evident here👇🏻

Wirecard-Datenanalyse: Wie Millionen im Ausland versickerten

Verbindungen zu Banken, die in Geldwäsche verstrickt sein sollen. Millionen-Überweisungen von Kleinst-Firmen an zentrale Wirecard-Drittpartner. Recherchen des BR zeigen, wie der mutmaßliche Betrug...

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 months

Astonishingly great (as per usual!) work from Hindenburg👇🏻 It’s heartwarming to see that Temenos’ management have cashed out in the billions when all this has been going on whilst also implementing share buybacks.

Hindenburg Research

@HindenburgRes

4 months

NEW FROM US: Temenos—Major Accounting Irregularities, Failed Products And An Illusive Turnaround $TEMN.SW $TMSNY (1/n)

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

😂 stick that in your pipe @thenorthface

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

It’s all over @Wirecard

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

Looking forward to the Sky production! @Wirecard - The Billion Lie / Die Milliarden-Lüge Trailer 👇🏻

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 months

It’s often highlighted to me that European markets are cheap relative to the US. They are, and for good reasons. Poor demographics, windfall tax fear, a mindset that sees profit as a dirty word, crowding out of private investment, and red tape to name but a few👇🏻

Financial Times

@FT

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ExxonMobil warns EU that red tape might push it to invest elsewhere

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

Fintech!👇🏻

Tom Braithwaite

@TBraithwaite

3 years

Wirecard employees used to walk out of their headquarters with millions of euros in Aldi and Lidl bags, police have been told. Latest scoop from the indefatigable @OlafStorbeck

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

BaFIN should be investigated. I contacted them to highlight this company and they simply didn’t want to know. Indeed they launched an investigation into myself and @FD . And remarkably implemented a short sale ban when the FT alleged fraud. 4/8

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

It was astonishing. Imagine reading a file, essentially saying “We agree what you’ve stated is true, but we don’t like how you highlight it, so now we’d like to prosecute you for your tone”. Remarkably, BaFIN even determined the source material was provided to mislead. @wirecard

Robert Smith

@BondHack

4 years

Amazing detail here: Bafin determined that the Zatarra report on Wirecard was accurate... but didn’t like its negative tone so pursued the short sellers! Bafin also happily forwarded on Wirecard’s theories about short sellers to Munich prosecutors

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

Bald man in a black turtle neck, muttering about “outstanding technology” seen boarding a flight to Ecuador.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

Short-sellers waiting for the first Woodford disclosures.

Telegraph Business

@TeleBusiness

3 years

🚨 Exclusive: Neil Woodford has broken his silence on the collapse of his investment firm and revealed he plans to start all over again. There's sadness, anger, defiance – and even an apology of sorts in @Lucymburton 's interview here:

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

Marked by the scandal The elaborately researched film "Wirecard - Die Milliarden-Lüge" lets those who unmasked the company have their say. And shows new dimensions of the case. Dokumentarfilm "Wirecard - Die Milliarden-Lüge" via @sz

Dokumentarfilm "Wirecard - Die Milliarden-Lüge"

Der aufwendig recherchierte Film lässt die zu Wort kommen, die den Konzern demaskiert haben. Und zeigt neue Dimensionen des Skandals.

www.sueddeutsche.de

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

1 year

Sort of begs the questions … who the hell stuck with them and why?

Michael O'Dwyer

@_MODwyer

1 year

EY to axe 40 partners and hundreds of jobs in Germany after Wirecard dents growth. Also a sign of back office cuts to come if EY spins off its consulting business globally. Scoop w/ @OlafStorbeck

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

Good review of how short activists root out #ESG failures and so-called ESG funds pro tem have had it easy. Going forward these funds might actually have to deliver on the ESG. Short sellers: the new anti-heroes of ethical investment? | GlobalCapital

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

I remember when @Wirecard gained entry to the DAX 30. Happy times. Great memories.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

2 years

I’m curious to know if it was before or after Fries pitched up at this press conference that Fries blew the whistle? A press conf during which Braun claimed @wirecard had itself been defrauded! 🥴. Or was it after the 👮‍♂️ moved in? Or not at all?

Pav G.

@Laan_Pa

2 years

I think it is absolutely pathetic n disgraceful that (1) not only does James Fries continue to falsely cast himself as the #Wirecard whistleblower, but (2) that so called reputable news outlets such as Bloomberg @business & @hgmiller29 continue to peddle such verifiable nonsense.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

6 years

Quelle surprise. The drink sodden popinjay is ... drink sodden. What a sorry state of affairs. And people wonder why 17.4m want to call last orders on the EU.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

Most pressingly @wirecard states that unless it can file its 2019 accounts by tomorrow then EUR 2bn of loans can be terminated. In that event I believe it becomes insolvent. Aside from this, serious questions need to be asked. 1/8

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

1 year

“Right. Deep breath. Firstly, are you ok?”

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

Hang on a minute.... @wirecard #WhereIsMarsalek Has anyone checked Broadway Theatres?

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

The only thing that one can be certain with @wirecard is its debt is very real. The fake cash comes from Wirecard’s receivables. Therefore it’s probably right to assume a significant portion of its receivables, that haven’t yet been turned into fake cash, are also fake. 1/2

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

1 year

There are many shocking aspects to this story. However also alarming inferences. For example, presumably @KrollWire would hold itself out as a quality investigative firm. And yet either they couldn’t determine that they were working for Europe’s largest

Covert cameras and alleged hacking: how bust payments company Wirecard ‘hired spies and lawyers to...

Legal claim provides glimpse into world of corporate espionage and reputation management

www.theguardian.com

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

24 days

Unsurprisingly, the ⁦ @AuditReformLab ⁩ finds that Audit firms failed to warn of 75% of big company collapses. Naturally, ⁩⁦ @EYnews ⁩ is “the worst performer”.

The Times & The Sunday Times

News and opinion from The Times & The Sunday Times

www.thetimes.com

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

Any private company should seriously consider listing ASAP since at this rate the FED will be standing ready to underwrite its IPO.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

Whilst @Wirecard was a thoroughly avoidable disaster, you have to hand it to the members of the inquiry committee & their Herculean effort to clean up the mess. Many responsible have been held to account, coupled with determination to ensure lessons are learnt. How refreshing.👇🏻

Olaf Storbeck

@OlafStorbeck

3 years

Wirecard inquiry: ⁦ @FabioDeMasi ⁩ “says he and his colleagues feel they owe it to those people to get to the bottom of the Wirecard debacle — even if it often means working until the small hours to do so”. ⁦

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

2 years

😂 Echoes of when Jan Marsalek said he was jetting off to the Philippines to find out who had taken the $2.1 billion. @wirecard

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

So BaFIN only supervised ⁦ @wirecard ⁩ bank but did it not intervene because it views money laundering as a spectator sport? ⁦Wirecard⁩ : Wie sich Bafin-Chef Felix Hufeld rechtfertigt

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

Has Elon Musk called the digger operator a paedo yet?

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

This is a very informative and really entertaining listen on the @wirecard story. Some great insights and analysis by ⁦ @PaulJDavies ⁩ Wirecard's Missing $2 Billion - The Journal. - WSJ Podcasts ⁦ @WSJ ⁩ ⁦ @WSJbusiness ⁩

Wirecard's Missing $2 Billion - The Journal. - WSJ Podcasts

Wirecard, the German payments company, was one of Europe's rare tech success stories. WSJ's Paul Davies explains how the company imploded in a matter of days after it disclosed that $2 billion had...

www.wsj.com

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

It was great to be invited on to @zer0estv and thoroughly enjoyable to discuss the short selling scene in Europe with Carson. I could have happily chatted all day.

zer0es.tv

@zer0estv

3 years

Carson had the chance to sit down with Europe's best short-seller on to talk about the biggest short of 2020....Wirecard! Check it out! --> @Lordshipstrade @muddywatersre

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

1 year

Wonderfully sardonic review by ⁦ @FTAlphaville ⁩ of ⁦⁦ @thgplc ⁩’s chief whining officer’s latest sob story. I’d be amazed if ⁦ @Numis ⁩ don’t threaten a defamation claim unless the CWO retracts his comment.👇🏻

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

1 year

I ❤️ this comment re @embracergroup . Of course any analyst with a position on a company believes the other side is wrong, but to not understand? An unwillingness to want to see the other side of the coin was a key issue @wirecard & many other shorts over the years. Especially so

FT Technology News

@fttechnews

1 year

Embracer: gaming ‘roll-up’ battles claims of aggressive accounting

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

It’s incredible that the institution ordaining the rules of engagement for market participants doesn’t seem to adhere to these rules in fully disclosing its employees’ conflict of interest. 1/2

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

2 years

Huge thanks to @jsrailton and the rest of the team at @citizenlab for their dedication, support and indefatigable efforts to help to expose the hack for hire group.

Financial Times

@FT

2 years

Wirecard middleman pleads guilty to hacking

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

6 years

Good piece on the Noble demise. A further interesting feature is the question marks regarding the Singaporean regulator’s approach during this time, and in particular its handling of whistleblowers. Although this isn’t just applicable to Singapore.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

Most excellent. Infections from 7,000 to 531 Hospitalisations from 700 to 38 & Deaths from 307 to 3 Way to go Israel and what encouragement for other nations as they roll out the vaccine. Covid: Israel's vaccine rollout linked to infection fall - BBC News

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

I’d hazard a guess that one of those responsible is the man who ran away. @wirecard

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

1 year

Come hell or high water £BOO’s management is determined to get what they reckon is owed. And persistently lowering the targets will get them there some day. Pitiful.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

😂 💵 🚀👇🏻 #DogMoney

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

Wirecard was focus of ‘laundering’ warning to Mastercard executives

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

5 years

It feels a lot like game over for Germany’s long running payment processing fiasco @wirecard . Astonishingly good and meticulous reporting 👇🏻

Financial Times

@FT

5 years

Wirecard’s suspect accounting practices revealed

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

1 year

This was quite a good communiqué if I do say so myself. Certainly very prescient on a 4 year time horizon 😂!👇🏻

csfa.

@csFraudAnalysis

1 year

7 years ago... #wirecard Fotoalbum von Zatarras erstem Link zu Burkhard Lie.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

5 years

The flow of money is the oxygen supply to investment and binary option scams. Cutting off the oxygen makes it 100x more difficult for scamsters to defraud. @Mastercard @Visa @TheFCA @FBI @NCA_UK @FTC @TheJusticeDept “New Problem For @Wirecard ” ...

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

1/5 This is a point which I made to @wirecard ’s lawyers in 2017. Risibly they argued it “inconceivable” that “a listed company with a market capitalization of €6.5 billion operating within a highly regulated industry could lack any value.”

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

5 years

Statement from IMF makes for interesting reading wrt its approach to accounting. $BUR ... IMF Bentham Limited - IMF Bentham responds to share price movement of rival Burford Capital Limited

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

Had legal action against @Wirecard ’s critics ever proceeded to court, no doubt this bozo would have been called as a so-called expert for the prosecution. What an expert he must be to conclude Wirecard was actually investment grade. Frightening.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

Extremely generous of the German authorities to let Jan Marsalek take a vacation. I hope he wears a face mask when he’s travelling. @wirecard

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

In my view, the entire @wirecard saga demonstrates that in its current form, BaFIN isn’t fit for purpose. The short sellers who cashed in when Wirecard plunged

Short Sellers Made $2.6 Billion Off Wirecard’s Plunge, but Not Without Scars

Short sellers have been attacking the German fintech company’s business practices for over a decade with little reward—until now.

www.wsj.com

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

👀 Just when you reckon the @wirecard saga can’t get any weirder. @FT @FD

Dan McCrum

@FD

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New twist in the FT Investigation - Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek bragged to London traders about his access to secret documents by showing them the formula for Novichok, the world's deadliest nerve agent. Free to read story:

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

Those guys work?

Financial Times

@FT

3 years

EY staff to spend at least 2 days a week working from home

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

Excellent insight into the final years of @wirecard . Echoes of Capone. Sadly the tax man was ignored in this instance, along with every other whistleblower.

Thomas Steinmann

@t_stoneman

3 years

Exklusiv: Ein bayerischer Finanzbeamter untermauerte nach einer Steuerprüfung schon 2019 Manipulationsvorwürfe gegen #Wirecard . Seine Erkenntnisse über dubiose Partner und Geschäfte gingen auch an die Staatsanwaltschaft. Doch die winkte ab. Mit @hmtillack

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

I suppose it’s easier to make high profit margins if a supply chain is supported by what could be classed as modern day slave labour. £BOO #ESG ⁦ @MerianGlobal ⁩ ⁦ @InvescoEMEA ⁩ ⁦ @BaillieGifford ⁩ ⁦⁦ @labourlabel ⁩ ⁦⁦ @ABridgen

Leicester's fast fashion to die for: Cramped ragtrade workshops

There are around 1,000 clothes factories around St Saviours Road in Leicester. A female machinist at Faiza fashion who supply online retailer Boohoo spoke to the Daily Mail this week.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

2 years

Former hedge fund partner forgets to hedge 🤦🏼‍♂️ … Sunak blamed for losing £11bn in servicing UK government debt via @FT

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

This is an important point. @wirecard ’s €1.9bn hasn’t suddenly gone missing in 2020. It never existed. @EYnews has likely signed off bogus accounts for years. Were it not for the overwhelming focus on 2019’s audit, one questions if EY would have blithely signed off yet again?

Christine Duhaime

@cduhaime

4 years

Wirecard missing US$2 billion. Did it just go missing in 2020 or did E&Y sign off on it being missing in previous financials? Remember that any E&Y CPAs must have reported SARs to their FIU and SARs are compellable, for you EU detective reporters.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

5 months

Late to reading this but what a story. Murder and plane crashes aside! … Financial negligence, thick as thieves relationships, racy investments, chasing creditors, … and all brilliantly written. Top journalism.👇🏻

Robert Smith

@BondHack

5 months

💥 A BRUTAL MURDER, A FATAL PLANE CRASH AND A BILLION DOLLAR SCANDAL 💥 Bruno Crastes triumphed over adversity to become one of the most gifted investors of his generation. Why did he blow up his career betting on the notorious financier Lars Windhorst?

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@Lordshipstrade

4 years

⁦ @wirecard ⁩ and the Curious Case of the Missing $2 Billion ⁦ @WSJ ⁩ ⁦ @WSJbusiness ⁩

Wirecard and the Curious Case of the Missing $2 Billion

Payment processing company Wirecard was the darling of Germany’s fintech industry until auditors uncovered a $2 billion hole in its accounting. WSJ explains what we know about the missing money, as...

www.wsj.com

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

Interesting article on ad tech, how it could be in a bubble, longer term outlook and generally how poor online ads are at targeting.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

I am convinced that ⁦ @JonesDay ⁩ breached SRA Codes of Conduct across 2011 and 2019 ⁦ @sra_solicitors ⁩ As for Kroll’s conduct, matters are considerably more serious. ⁦ @wirecard ⁩: a record of deception, disarray and mismanagement via @FT

Wirecard: a record of deception, disarray and mismanagement

Documents reveal the German payments company was chaotic, byzantine and often ineffective

www.ft.com

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

Braun’s removal would be the worst thing that could happen for @wirecard ’s shareholders. He’s doing a remarkable job of stymieing Wirecard’s demise. Without him the house of cards would’ve very likely collapsed years ago.

WirtschaftsWoche

@wiwo

4 years

Die Deka fordert als erste große deutsche Fondsgesellschaft die Ablösung von Markus Braun als Wirecard-Chef. Das in der vergangenen Woche veröffentlichte KPMG-Sondergutachten habe sie „schockiert“.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

What Harry and Meghan should have done is befriend a notorious paedophile. That way no one would have wanted them to pitch-up for their silly Royal duties and they’d get to keep the publicly funded housing, travel and security.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

I trust he hasn’t paid his bail using a ⁦ @wirecard ⁩ prepaid card. Former Wirecard CEO Arrested; Bail Set At Nearly $6 Million | Zero Hedge

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

1 year

It’s always surprised me of the lack of interest by some German journalists on this. Especially since a key part of the @Wirecard affair centred on constraining freedom of the press by scandalous means such as prosecuting the very journalists responsible for reporting the fraud👇🏻

Thomas Steinmann

@t_stoneman

1 year

Ich fände ja ein großes Stück zur Rolle der Münchner Staatsanwaltschaft und von Frau Bäumler-Hösl im Fall #Wirecard viel spannender als die alten Siemens-Storys

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

Then heaven help Germany if it ever hopes to be taken seriously as a distinguished, reputable and credible center for financial markets instead of being regarded as a location where the methods of a banana republic are discharged.

Fabio De Masi 🦩

@FabioDeMasi

4 years

Felix Hufeld, Chef der Finanzaufsicht #BaFin : "Ich würde morgen exakt dasselbe tun. Da gibt es nichts zu entschuldigen." #Wirecard

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

@BondHack When I met the Prosecutor in 2019, I think they felt BaFIN as inept. With the revelations since, their view is probably now hoping it was mere incompetence. You should have heard what BaFIN had concocted on @FD . Your eye balls would bounce around like a couple of bingo balls.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

2 years

@WolfpackReports @WillauerProsky I’m saddened to hear this. Matt’s great sense of humour was rivalled by his kindness. The Christmas cards Matt sent each year were marvellous, with pictures of bankers being throttled and all sorts. Heaven knows where he got them from but they always prompted smiles & laughter.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

And the award for best Investor Relations performance goes to.... ....Blue Prism’s CEO, for insinuating UK investors are too stupid to value his business. $PRSM Blue Prism’s US plan casts London in unflattering light

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

London welcomes big tech. $ROO

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

1 year

As CEO of @wirecard he always was a bamboozler with jargon. But therein lies a weakness. From the market communications that Dr Braun made over the years, there’s undoubtedly a series of questions to put to him to persuade any sensible court that he’s a proficient deceiver.

Olaf Storbeck

@OlafStorbeck

1 year

Peppered with PowerPoint presentations and industry jargon, Markus Braun's statements in the landmark Wirecard trial often sounded more like investor briefings. The presiding judge was not impressed. (1st 300 clicks free)

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

7 months

Boohoo £BOO #ESG

BBC Manchester

@BBCRadioManc

7 months

A BBC Panorama investigation has found that the Manchester-based fast fashion firm Boohoo has broken promises to make it’s clothes fairly and ethically.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

2 years

Incidentally, @wirecard ’s involvement in money laundering is detailed very well in the excellent @sky documentary, Wirecard: A Billion Euro Lie, starring yours truly. It’s a gripping account of the scandal. Received great reviews!

Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

2 years

I recall when I met the FBI & DoJ in NYC in 2017 to discuss the cyber hacking. I asked if they also wanted to talk about @wirecard ’s money laundering. Their response: “Oh we know all about that.” US authorities knew for years. Zatarra discovered it in 2016. Germany? In 2020! 🤦🏼‍♂️

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

2 years

Good to see BellTroX on this list. BellTroX began its hack-for-hire campaign against me shortly after I highlighted the @wirecard fraud. #Zatarra ⁦ @citizenlab ⁩ Facebook bans seven ‘cyber mercenary’ companies from its platforms ⁦ @guardian ⁩⁩

Facebook bans seven ‘cyber mercenary’ companies from its platforms

Company will also send warnings to 48,000 people believed to be targeted by malicious activity after investigation

www.theguardian.com

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

He’s about as responsible for exposing Wirecard as Fred West’s local patio supplier was for having Fred and Rose tossed in the clink.

Pav G.

@Laan_Pa

3 years

Pretty funny how according to @CNBC , James Freis is "widely credited" for "exposing" the #Wirecard scandal...

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

@FabioDeMasi @handelsblatt @SZ 2/2 BaFIN didn’t like that we’d said the fraud perpetrated by @wirecard rendered its equity worthless. Of course it was just as worthless in 2016 as it is now. BaFIN failed in its responsibility and protected Wirecard, allowing the fraud to continue for another four years.

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

4 years

Der Mann, der ⁦ @wirecard ⁩ entlarvte: "Bis 2011 war Wirecard wohl profitabel - aber komplett illegal"

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

3 years

I’m thoroughly fed up of policy decisions being driven by the personal whims of cretins & who can shout the loudest, as opposed to a rational, data driven, cost-benefit approach. What a pity there’s no viable opposition to hold these prats to account.⁩

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

7 days

Whether he needs to beg, borrow or steal (again), Braun needs to get Lynch’s attorney over to the German court house schnell! ⁦ @wirecard ⁩

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Matthew Earl

@Lordshipstrade

1 year

Amusing review of Matt Moulding’s whiny LinkedIn post re £THG. THG should do everyone a favour and go and list in the US. Would be great to see what the SEC makes of all these bid rumours that seem to go nowhere and the trading that precedes them.

FT Alphaville

@FTAlphaville

1 year

Come for the fisking of *that* Matt Moulding’s LinkedIn post, stay for Bryce’s dissection of THG’s Christmas video.

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