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European watchdog identifies ‘deficiencies’ in German oversight of Wirecard

Wirecard collapsed in June after a $2bn hole was discovered in its accounts

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has identified “deficiencies” in Germany’s regulation of payments company Wirecard, which collapsed in June after an accounting scandal.

ESMA said its review of the events leading to the collapse of Wirecard and the supervisory response by German financial regulators BaFin and the Financial Reporting Enforcement Panel (FREP) had found a “number of deficiencies, inefficiencies and legal and procedural impediments”.

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