IMF Finds Flaw in Bond Industry as Exiting Funds Too Easy
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Investment firms made it easy for individuals to plow into infrequently-traded debt in good times. Perhaps they should make it tougher to exit in downturns.
That’s how analysts at the International Monetary Fund see it anyway. They say regulators should consider new policies to prevent a mass exodus from funds that own illiquid debt.