Business Day South Africa – Examiners with the US Federal Reserve have questioned Wall Street counterparties about their exposure to debt and other holdings of Citadel Investment Group, The Wall Street Journal reported at the weekend.
Citadel denied the report.
Citing people familiar with the matter, the j ournal said the Fed questioned the counterparties in at least two instances in recent days.
But Katie Spring, a spokeswoman for Citadel, denied the rumours that the Fed had spoken to the hedge fund’s counterparties specifically about Citadel and possible problems with its debt.
