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First hedge funds to be launched in Turkey this autumn, may attract 5% of domestic institutional assets
Thursday, August 07, 2008

From Matthias Knab, Opalesque Germany: Oyak Securities, Garanti Bank, the Turkish lender co-owned by General Electric Co., and Is Investment are the first institutions that have obtained approval to establish hedge funds since the introduction of the permit in March, according to published reports in Turkey.

Emrah Yücel, fund manager at Is Investment, said the infrastructure for hedge fund had been built and investors in Turkey will be able to access hedge funds this autumn, noting that "the current economic situation makes such funds even more attractive to investors."

Yücel believes that in Turkey hedge funds are likely to represent a share of 5 perc......................

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