hedNo life after Madoff for ge fund Platypus

Platypus is now liquidating its funds and returning capital to investors. When this is done, its four partners will take much of the remainder of 2009 off to “rest and research” and consider further ideas, such as finding an incubator to partner with. “We may look to rebuild provided we are able to obtain the patronage of a suitable ‘big brother’ who can assist us with marketing, compliance and business risk issues.” Their ideas should be known in the fourth quarter, Talbot said.

 

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Canada establishes new SWF amidst global push for nation-building investment

Canada has established its first national-level sovereign wealth fund with a seed of C$25 billion to underwrite “nation-building” projects like ports, mines and energy infrastructure. In an unusual funding mechanism, the fund will issue a retail product that will allow individual investors to invest with the SWF and “participate in Canada’s growth”.

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