funds
Britishplural noun
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money that is readily available
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British government securities representing national debt
Example Sentences
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The companies’ pre-bailout common and preferred shares continued to trade after the government intervention, and hedge funds and other investors snapped up the stock in the years after the crisis.
From Barron's
Investors are advised to avoid private funds due to liquidity risks, favoring public funds trading at an average 25% discount to portfolio values.
From Barron's
Hedge funds appeared to be behind much of the selling this week, according to written commentary from Goldman Sachs.
From MarketWatch
This auction could attract interest from investors such as insurance companies and pension funds due to the extremely high yields which the new 40-year issue will probably offer.
A lack of distributions, or money returned to investors in private-equity funds, has been a key factor, as many investors use those distributions to fund new private-equity commitments.
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