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Bad bet

18 February 2008 By Simon Nixon

The hedge funds bet heavily the UK government would fund Northern Rock indefinitely and nearly got away with it. But their aggressive tactics turned the debate against them. The damage to their reputations will hurt as much as the losses.

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