Man Group: 36% down, "nothing broken." UK trusts: £38B trapped in discounts, activist invasion imminent. Shadow banking: $10B hidden debt, triple-A bonds worthless.

In this episode of GRC in Focus, host Asad Bukhory dissects three unfolding disasters: Man Group's underperformance, the UK investment trust discount crisis, and the emerging shadow banking risks.When Man Group's board accepts "nothing is broken" despite 36% share price collapse and three years of underperformance, what does that tell you about oversight? When UK investment trusts leave £38 billion in shareholder value trapped by structural inefficiency, who's actually minding the store? And when First Brands hides $10 billion in debt while Tricolor's triple-A bonds become worthless overnight, what does that say about shadow banking's $3 trillion time bomb?Asad reveals why technical compliance with governance codes is insufficient, and explains the "constructive challenge" gap that lets management narratives go unchecked. He breaks down the principal-agent problem destroying UK investment trust value and explains why Saba Capital’s activist ETF is the wake-up call boards refused to hear.From Man Group's dilemma to the shadow banking contagion spreading through pension funds and ISAs, this episode provides the governance reality check every board member, compliance officer, and fund manager needs right now.