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Citing data from Preqin, a report on the Financial Times said that investors were betting on European infrastructure projects. Despite the demand, the funds have backed fewer projects this year.
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New Treasuries demand showed a solid improvement following the retreat of Wall Street dealers and rising yields.
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Institutional investors, who own most of MCX's shares, panicked after shares of the company slid in the last quarter.
Apple Inc has been dumped by many investment fund management firms. Apple Inc, once the apple of the eye of many hedge funds has recently been dropped by some named hedge fund managers in the first quarter of 2013.
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The oversubscription of the San Miguel Corp bond issue brings with its dislocation according to institutional investors.
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