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IMF Said Hedge Fund Assets Have More Than Tripled to About $13 Trillion, Urging Closer Monitoring of Leverage:
HedgeCo.Net — The International Monetary Fund said hedge funds have more than tripled in size over the past decade and now play an increasingly central role in trading, liquidity p… Continue reading
ECB’s Stark raps move to boost IMF drawing rights
Reuters – European Central Bank Executive Board member Juergen Stark was quoted on Tuesday as criticizing decisions made at the G20 summit to boost the IMF’s Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). Stark suggested in a newspaper article that the decision was […]
Europe pledges more funds for IMF
Boston Globe – The leaders of Germany, Britain, France, and Italy yesterday said that the resources of the International Monetary Fund should be doubled, to $500 billion, to help head off new problems in countries already hit hard by the […]
China wants IMF to be tougher with rich states
Reuters – China, setting out its stall for the next global financial summit, wants the International Monetary Fund to get tougher with developed countries that let their economies run off the rails. In a position paper prepared for the April […]