http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-investigates-possible-stock-price-manipulation-1419231997

China Investigates Possible Stock-Price Manipulation

Move Follows Recent Surge in Chinese Share Market

China’s markets regulator is investigating possible manipulation of the country’s stock market, following a recent surge in Chinese stocks. Here, a man flies a kite in Shanghai, with the city skyline behind. AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

LINGLING WEI

Updated Dec. 22, 2014 4:10 a.m. ET

BEIJING—China is investigating possible stock-price manipulation amid the recent run-up in the country’s equity market, according to officials with direct knowledge of the matter, a move that serves as a stark reminder of the problems that have long haunted Chinese stocks. Continue reading →

http://fortune.com/2014/12/22/wall-street-sec-fsquared/?xid=nl_fortune

The fund that was too good to be true

Stephen Gandel

DECEMBER 22, 2014, 6:00 AM EST

Money manager F-Squared used a hot ETF strategy to collect billions. But the numbers didn’t add up. Continue reading →

http://www.wsj.com/articles/citigroup-was-wary-of-metals-backed-loans-1419194646

Citigroup Was Wary of Metals-Backed Loans

Bank Forged Ahead in a China Commodities Market Now Roiled by Fraud Allegations

CHRISTIAN BERTHELSEN and SARAH KENT

Updated Dec. 21, 2014 7:54 p.m. ET

LONDON— Citigroup Inc. pushed forward on a series of ill-fated metal financing deals in China despite internal warnings about the risks, leaving it exposed to losses that could take a big bite out of its growing commodities business. Continue reading →