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The Russian crisis is providing fund managers with another test of their liquidity limits. With Moscow’s bourse frozen, firms including JPMorgan and Amundi have suspended redemptions from funds worth more than $4 billion. It’s another reminder of the fragility of asset managers’ promise that customers can withdraw cash whenever they want.
BlackRock is among firms that have had informal discussions with SEC officials on the difficulty of exiting positions in Russian securities after the invasion of Ukraine.
The hedge fund outlook for 2022 is optimistic as investors seek to inject a further dose of capital into low beta strategies to protect against rising inflation.