H2O AM hit with record fine over Windhorst-linked investments

€100m in total

Valeria Martinez
clock • 1 min read

France’s financial watchdog has fined H2O Asset Management and two of its managers close to €100m in total for several breaches relating to investments in illiquid debt linked to controversial German financier Lars Windhorst.

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