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Chris Hohn’s TCI, Marshall Wace among funds reaping nearly €200m on Wirecard shorts

Wirecard’s 37% one-day stock plunge reaped millions in short bets for hedge funds

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TCI Fund Management and Marshall Wace are among hedge funds that made €187m on short bets of German electronic payments company Wirecard after the stock slumped 37% on Tuesday.

Traders dumped the stock after auditors KPMG said they failed to verify the authenticity of Wirecard's profits and accounting. Wirecard also said that it will delay its results, further spooking investors and sending the shares tumbling.

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