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03 Nov 2008 16:01

Illiquid hedges

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One of the advantages of hedge funds compared to private equity was supposed to be that you could get your money out when you needed it. But the current crisis shows that, when push comes to shove, you can’t. In future, investors should demand an “illiquidity” premium.

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