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Tate & Lyle boss calls for hedge fund curbs

Daily Telegraph- The chief executive of the sugar refining group Tate & Lyle has hit out at hedge funds and other commodity speculators, calling for them to face greater regulation in a bid to hold back soaring food prices. Hedge […]

High Court rejects hedge fund Expro deal block

Daily Telegraph- The High Court has rejected an audacious last-gasp bid by hedge funds to block Candover’s £1.8bn bid for oil services group Expro. Hedge funds holding around 25pc of Expro – led by Mason Capital and Sandell Asset Management […]

Germany in call for ban on oil speculation

Daily Telegraph- German leaders are to propose a worldwide ban on oil trading by speculators, blaming the latest spike in crude prices on manipulation by hedge funds. It is the most drastic proposal to date amid escalating calls from Europe, […]