Comments on: Maybe sovereign funds do use leverage after all http://blogs.cfr.org/setser/2008/06/03/maybe-sovereign-funds-do-use-leverage-after-all/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:40:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: glory http://blogs.cfr.org/setser/2008/06/03/maybe-sovereign-funds-do-use-leverage-after-all/#comment-108067 glory Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:54:54 +0000 http://blogs.cfr.org/setser/2008/06/03/maybe-sovereign-funds-do-use-leverage-after-all/#comment-108067 and the UK (and US ;) are 'leveraged funds'! and the UK (and US ;) are ‘leveraged funds’!

]]> By: bsetser http://blogs.cfr.org/setser/2008/06/03/maybe-sovereign-funds-do-use-leverage-after-all/#comment-108062 bsetser Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:55:14 +0000 http://blogs.cfr.org/setser/2008/06/03/maybe-sovereign-funds-do-use-leverage-after-all/#comment-108062 Judy -- yes, finding a SWF to put up equity and then lending to a SWF financed vehicle to buy your trash is modern creative banking at its best (or worst). Leverage is rarely defined clearly. a real money investor that invests in a leveraged fund is, I would argue, using leverage. Judy — yes, finding a SWF to put up equity and then lending to a SWF financed vehicle to buy your trash is modern creative banking at its best (or worst).

Leverage is rarely defined clearly. a real money investor that invests in a leveraged fund is, I would argue, using leverage.

]]> By: Judy Yeo http://blogs.cfr.org/setser/2008/06/03/maybe-sovereign-funds-do-use-leverage-after-all/#comment-108045 Judy Yeo Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:19:40 +0000 http://blogs.cfr.org/setser/2008/06/03/maybe-sovereign-funds-do-use-leverage-after-all/#comment-108045 What a way to generate business- you sell off what you don't want to the take-all secondhand dealer to whom you incidentally lent money to so he can afford to take the trash you offloaded. Hmm, you have a cleaner BS (in all senses of BS ) and the ability to "create an illusion" of major new business, thw wonders of creative banking! What a way to generate business- you sell off what you don’t want to the take-all secondhand dealer to whom you incidentally lent money to so he can afford to take the trash you offloaded. Hmm, you have a cleaner BS (in all senses of BS ) and the ability to “create an illusion” of major new business, thw wonders of creative banking!

]]> By: Judy Yeo http://blogs.cfr.org/setser/2008/06/03/maybe-sovereign-funds-do-use-leverage-after-all/#comment-108044 Judy Yeo Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:11:32 +0000 http://blogs.cfr.org/setser/2008/06/03/maybe-sovereign-funds-do-use-leverage-after-all/#comment-108044 Thought leverage refersto the source of finance not the use of finance? Thought leverage refersto the source of finance not the use of finance?

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