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Hedge-Fund Exodus May Add to Woes

Deadline looms tomorrow for investors to bail from already-struggling market

By Jim O'Neill,  Newser User

Posted Sep 29, 2008 9:43 AM CDT

(Newser) – Hedge funds are bracing for a major test of wills tomorrow, the deadline for investors to withdraw from the funds for the rest of the year, the New York Times reports. A spate of withdrawals could cause a cascade of flight from the $2 trillion industry, which has seen its worst year ever, with the average fund down 10%.

Even a moderate flow of redemptions could force funds to sell investments to pay off exiting shareholders. Some 350 hedge funds already have felt the pinprick of the deflating economy, liquidating their assets in the first half of this year, and the industry has set aside $600 billion in reserves because of the chaos in the economy.

A specialist on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange keeps his eyes on three monitors during a down trading day.
A specialist on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange keeps his eyes on three monitors during a down trading day.   (AP Photo)
Investors face a deadline tomorrow for choosing to withdraw from a number of hedge funds%u2014and analysts think many might, adding to the trouble in financial markets.
Investors face a deadline tomorrow for choosing to withdraw from a number of hedge funds%u2014and analysts think many might, adding to the trouble in financial markets.   (Getty Images)
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