Tuesday, January 08, 2008
It appears as if the credit crisis is not only limited to people defaulting on home loans, it's now affecting the rich as well. Many millionaire investors around the world have begun pulling out a significant amount of money in order to reduce risk. Unfortunately, this is causing a lot of pain for money managers and those who manage cash for the rich. So much money being pulled out is also causing damage to the markets themselves, which continue to feel the effects of a lack of liquidity.
From The Guardian:
As the credit crisis drags on, not even the world's millionaire investors are immune from its effects, and the private banks which manage their money could be next to feel the pain. Rich investors are reducing leverage on their portfolios, robbing wealth managers of a lucrative income stream just as difficult financial markets cast a shadow over their results. As the credit crisis eats away the value of their assets, millionaires are paying back cash they borrowed for investment purposes to reduce risk, private bankers say.

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