- The Department of Justice is opening a probe into the $20 billion meltdown of
Archegos Capital . - Prosecutors are seeking information from banks that dealt with the firm and offered it leverage.
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Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have sent information requests to several banks that dealt with Archegos, Bloomberg reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter.
Authorities have not accused Archegos or the banks it worked with of breaking any laws, but some fear the Wall Street fueled blow-up has led to a sense of complacency 12 years removed from the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, which was exacerbated by an unsustainable amount of leverage.
The Securities and Exchange Commission launched a preliminary investigation into Hwang and Archegos in March, and the agency has since explored how to best increase transparency for the derivative bets that proved to be a fatal blow to Archegos, according to Bloomberg.