IT firm shrugs off blame for China stocks rout

Hundsun Technologie, the financial information technology company controlled by Alibaba Group Holding founder Jack Ma, yesterday rejected media criticism that blamed its platform for China’s stock market rout.

IT firm shrugs off blame for China stocks rout

“It’s not objective or rational to say Homs was the major force of the stock- market turmoil,” Hundsun told the Shanghai Stock Exchange yesterday.

The Homs cloud-based system was launched in 2012 and was designed for small and mid-sized asset management firms. Since China’s stock rally started, it has been widely used by ‘gray market lenders’ — off-market financing firms that allow speculators to borrow up to 10 times their starting capital for up to 17% annualised interest.

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