In late January 2009, Thomas Fekete, managing director of Barclays Wealth in London, bought the most illiquid positions in the so-called welfare fund of absolute return (WAR), one of the most promising offshore Barclays Wealth funds of hedge funds, and fund investment activities stopped. For Fekete, the decision to declare war funds'' failed experiment "marked a turning point. In May 2009, the money paid out of capital assets are available, and to this date, he had to develop a new investment strategy. Fekete faced two options. The first option was to revive WAR Fund. second option was to postpone the war fund and launch a new UCITS fund regulated vehicles registered in Europe with qualifications UCITS. Which strategy is the best way to invest in this period of crisis, in the interests of Barclays Wealth and its customers? "Hide
by Lena G. Goldberg, Elisa Farri Source: Harvard Business School 21 pages. Publication Date: February 17, 2010. Prod. #: 310090-PDF-ENG
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