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Muddy Waters saga gets more bizarre

Recall that Muddy Waters, a short selling fund based in Hong Kong, roiled the industry with a devastating report on Sino-Forest recently that led to a near-collapse in the stock price. That prompted

John Paulson owns up to mistakes

One of the year's big stories in the hedge fund industry has been the spotty performance of John Paulson, who may be due for a bad year after his phenomenal string of victories since he exploded on

John Paulson sells out entire stake in Sino-Forest

One way to think about the Sino-Forest disaster is to consider it a battle between a little-known short seller research outfit named Muddy Waters and Big Four accounting giant Ernst & Young.

Short seller Muddy Waters versus Ernst & Young

Muddy Waters, a once obscure research firm based in Hong Kong, has stirred up lots of controversy over its research reports on various Chinese companies. The firm paints them as massive frauds to

A controversial short selling star is born: Muddy Waters

Muddy Waters, a little known short-selling research and investing outfit in Hong Kong, has had a field day identifying Chinese companies that its founder Carson Block thinks are frauds. Block's list