Geneva Funds of Funds Slump as Banks Struggle to Nullify Madoff

Bloomberg – Geneva banks, which began investing client money in funds of hedge funds during the 1960s, are struggling to rebuild the business after market losses and Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme cut assets by 72 percent.

The assets of funds of funds managed from Geneva slumped to $15 billion in May from $54.2 billion at the end of 2007, according to data compiled by Singapore-based Eurekahedge Pte. Almost 25 percent of the 227 funds operating in the city at the end of last year shut in the first five months of 2009 and only six opened, less than a fifth of the 2008 number.

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Geneva Funds of Funds Slump as Banks Struggle to Nullify Madoff

Bloomberg – Geneva banks, which began investing client money in funds of hedge funds during the 1960s, are struggling to rebuild the business after market losses and Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme cut assets by 72 percent.

The assets of funds of funds managed from Geneva slumped to $15 billion in May from $54.2 billion at the end of 2007, according to data compiled by Singapore-based Eurekahedge Pte. Almost 25 percent of the 227 funds operating in the city at the end of last year shut in the first five months of 2009 and only six opened, less than a fifth of the 2008 number.

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