Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Bear Stearns Halts Redemptions After Hedge-Fund Investors Seek Withdrawals

(Bloomberg) -- Bear Stearns Cos., manager of two
hedge funds that collapsed last month, halted redemptions from a
third fund after a slump in credit markets prompted investors to
demand their money back.

The Bear Stearns Asset-Backed Securities Fund had about $900
million invested in asset-backed securities, including mortgage
bonds, spokesman Russell Sherman said today in a telephone
interview. The fund was overwhelmed by redemption requests,
Sherman said.


Read more at Bloomberg Bonds News

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