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02/02/2007 (15:20)
Hedge fund Red Kite tries to delay redemptions-WSJ
BOSTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Hedge fund Red Kite, which posted strong gains in 2006, has suffered a roughly 20 percent loss in the first days of January and is now trying to stall investors who want to pull money out, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Citing one unnamed investor who saw an unofficial estimate of the 2-year-old London-based hedge fund's performance in the first few weeks of January, the newspaper wrote that the fund lost about 20 percent for the year.
Red Kite specializes in metals trading.
The newspaper also said the fund had asked investors to approve an amendment that would require investors to give 45 days notice before pulling their money out. Previously they were able to get their money out at the end of each quarter after giving only 15 days notice.
Red Kite has not returned calls seeking comment.
