ITALY - Italian economy minister Giulio Tremonti has called for a ban on hedge funds, defining such funds as "insane".
Speaking to Italian media at the G8 meeting in Washington last Saturday, he said hedge funds were unlike other players in the financial industry because they escaped control by the authorities, as ...
To continue reading this article...
Join Professional Pensions
- Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the industry
- Receive our in-depth monthly magazine in either print or digital format
- Access our Sustainable Investment Hub covering news and opinion from thought leaders in the ESG space
- Receive important and breaking news stories selected by the Editors in our daily newsletter
- Hear from industry experts and other forward-thinking leaders
- Receive a monthly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts and a feature from the magazine in advance of its release date