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  • Hedge funds at a loss to cope with mood swing

    08/20/2008 4:19:18 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 6 replies · 62+ views
    Times of London ^ | 08/20/08 | Patrick Hosking and Clare Harrison
    Hedge funds at a loss to cope with mood swing Patrick Hosking and Clare Harrison The hedge fund group that took a huge bet on Northern Rock as it was imploding last autumn has reportedly lost 85 per cent of its investors' money, amid evidence of a terrible spell this summer for many hedge funds. SRM, the Monaco-based group that raised $3 billion from investors in September 2006, is down by 85 per cent, according to The Wall Street Journal, including a minus 77 per cent performance in the past year. Tight lock-up terms prevent investors from withdrawing their money....