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    • Systemic risks run hedge funds into lemons

      Posted by SoxFirst

      The implosion of hedge fund Amaranth has raised calls for more regulation but is that a case of shooting the messenger? The real culprits might be the banks. With hedge funds now the biggest clients of banks, changes in banking structure have opened the way for real conflicts of interest.

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    • The hedges are burning: Amaranth and risky business

      Posted by SoxFirst

      The wrong-way bets which cost Connecticut-based hedge fund Amaranth Advisors more than $6 billion are not a one-off. These funds have systems designed to make traders take dangerous risks. There will be many more Amaranths. And the risks are spread to non-investors who have their money sitting in pension funds that are drawn to hedge funds like moths to a flame.

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    Leon Gettler is a blogger and senior business journalist at The Age, specializing on management issues. His latest book, Organisations Behaving Badly focuses on the forces that lead smart executives into making dumb decisions.

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