18 July 2012

Take 15: Hedge Funds, A Stabilizing Force for the Financial System (Video)

Posted In: Standards, Ethics & Regulations (SER)

Sebastian Mallaby makes the case that hedge funds are important providers of liquidity to financial markets and not a destabilizing threat to the financial system.

This episode of the Take 15 Series was originally released on 3 July 2012.

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David Larrabee, CFA

David Larrabee, CFA, was director of member and corporate products at CFA Institute and served as the subject matter expert in portfolio management and equity investments. Previously, he spent two decades in the asset management industry as a portfolio manager and analyst. He holds a BA in economics from Colgate University and an MBA in finance from Fordham University. Topical Expertise: Equity Investments · Portfolio Management