If you had any lingering hope that the Volcker Rule would keep taxpayer protected banks from acquiring hedge funds, it will be quashed by today’s announcement that JPMorgan Chase has signed a deal to acquire a controlling stake in the Brazilian hedge fund Gavea Investimentos. The $6 billion hedge fund founded by the former head of the central bank of Brazil will be owned through JP Morgan’s own hedge fund, Highbridge Capital Management.
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