A hedge-fund collapse makes UBS wary – other financial services companies and investment bankers are also trying to find ways out
Sam Adelton
Jul. 6, 2007

The hedge funds’ losses can be in trillions of dollars. The tip of the iceberg is getting exposed at this time. UBS is removing CEO Peter Wuffli for the trouble in its hedge funds.

The biggest advantage of the hedge funds, actually worked against them. They do not have to tell the world what they are doing in the markets. Lack of transparency can be dangerous if you are wrong. The hedge funds got into trouble as they kept betting against the markets. They also forgot that they are supposed to hedge.

The hedge funds actually generated fantastic profits in 2005. But their performance started falling apart in 2006 and 2007 as the commodities slumped, the real estate market stalled, and interest rates were hiked by the Fed.

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