At times of trouble, they will retreat from risky assets such as hedge funds and into cash and government bonds.

在困难时期，他们会从对冲基金等风险资产中撤出，转向现金和政府债券。

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If the cost of their finance goes up, they will have either to cut the supply or raise the cost of finance to important investors such as hedge funds.

如果它们的融资成本上升，它们将不得不削减供应或提高对冲基金等重要投资者的融资成本。

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Now other institutions such as hedge funds are piling into the market and hunting for similar opportunities.

现在例如对冲基金等其他的机构也挤进这个市场来寻觅类似的机会。

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And insurers face lower returns on investments in alternative assets, such as hedge funds and private equity.

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They long since moved into alternative assets such as hedge funds and private equity, and have reaped handsome returns.

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All this has been bad news for bears, especially those, such as hedge funds, that use leverage to increase their bets.

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