Deutsche Bank, KBC Freeze Radiant World Funds as Banks Suspend Credit Lines
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Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 6
Deutsche Bank, KBC Freeze Radiant World Funds as Banks Suspend Credit Lines
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Aug 6
Summary
Deutsche Bank AG and KBC Group NV froze some of Radiant World’s Singapore bank accounts, deepening pressure on the iron ore trader.
The moves followed concerns that Radiant World gave banks falsified documents tied to iron ore trades, according to people familiar with the matter.
Some other banks have also suspended credit lines, tightening the company’s access to funding.
Last week, Bloomberg reported that some of the largest commodity-trading firms had already stopped dealing with Radiant World over the same document concerns.
The bank actions and trading cutoffs together mark a broader pullback by key financial and commercial partners from the Singapore-based trader.