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Special Issue: The 'Hottest Issues' Get Hotter; The Bayou Hedge Funds Fraud

Investor confidence and market behavior can be impacted greatly by events that do not necessarily correlate. In the case of the Bayou Hedge Funds fraud, these unique and non-recurring events fueled a fire in the hedge fund industry that has spread, but not necessarily due to the particulars of the Bayou Hedge Funds failure. But, when dealing with significant investments made by pension funds, corporate entities, along with foundations and trusts, a healthy dose of skepticism is natural and appropriate. Not unlike the transition from the Enron scandal to the formation of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, hedge fund investors may extrapolate the troubles at the Bayou Hedge Funds to all hedge funds. As a result, questions of the need for regulatory oversight for a stronger accountability within the industry arise.

22 minute read December 27, 2006 at 09:39 AM
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Jeff J. Marwil
Special Issue: The 'Hottest Issues' Get Hotter; The Bayou Hedge Funds Fraud

Investor confidence and market behavior can be impacted greatly by events that do not necessarily correlate.

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