Changes in 2010 have “increased the attractiveness of hedge funds versus traditional long-only investments”: Moody’s
| Mar 29th, 2011 | Filed under: Hedge Fund Industry Trends, Today's Post | By: AAA Staff |
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Like buying a Ford, there’s something about reputation and past troubles that still makes people think twice before signing on the dotted line and driving away. Sure, the company made it through the crisis in relatively better shape than it’s North American peers, and it’s certainly done well in boosting the quality and reliability of its products, but there’s still something that nags about the brand.
So it goes with what ratings agencies have to say these days about pretty much any sector. It’s not really their fault: they’ve taken their licks, learned their lessons and presumably improved from the days of putting gold stars on packaged subprime securities that shouldn’t have been given them. But there’s still an inkling of uneasiness among investors about whether things have truly changed.
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