Once burned, but fortunately not necessarily twice shy

Jul 26th, 2010 | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Today's Post | By: AAA Staff
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Like sticking your hand under scalding hot water, it is human nature to very much steer clear of getting burned twice, especially when it really hurts. But it is equally human nature to quickly forget how bad the pain was and be tempted to test the water again.

Apparently pension funds are no different, judging from the results of Citi Prime Finance’s debut research paper, “The Liquidity Crisis & Its Impact on the Hedge Fund Industry” (click here to download the full report; click here for the press release).

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