Is Carson Block Planning A Muddy Waters Hedge Fund?

Carson Block, founder of the research firm Muddy Waters, responded to speculations that he might launch his own hedge fund today. The famed short seller admitted that starting his own hedge fund was something he had been considering for some time. Block responded to questions about a possible hedge fund on Reuters TV today, as he appeared at the Reuters Global Investment 2013 Outlook Summit.

A spokesperson for Muddy Waters Research, contacted by Valuewalk.com, declined to comment on the story.

Block is famous for his intimate knowledge of Chinese firms, and his ability to pick out the ones that are behaving fraudulently. His most illustrious achievement to date was the calling out of the firm Sino-Forest Corporation for fraudulent accounting. That company’s...