He emphasized domestic and foreign equity funds, both load and no-load, which are four times more profitable for Federated than money market funds.

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Gaurav Dalmia of First Capital India, a private-equity boutique, says this ranges all the way from big foreign funds negotiating equity stakes in large Indian public companies to Indian entrepreneurs returning from Silicon Valley to put their money into tech start-ups.

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" Malpass is optimistic about growth: "The huge new pools of liquidity--in corporations, central banks, petrodollars, private equity, hedge funds, foreign savings and the U.S. household sector (the largest pool of liquidity by far)--will take time to use up.

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" Malpass is optimistic about growth: "The huge new pools of liquidity--in corporations, central banks, petro-dollars, private equity, hedge funds, foreign savings and the U.S. household sector (the largest pool of liquidity by far)--will take time to use up.

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What about the private equity funds that have been buying distressed debts or foreign banks or funds?

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This portfolio can be used to embrace all manner of investments such as Bonds, Commodities, Equity, Foreign Exchange, Loans and Options plus less transparent assets such as Derivatives, Exchange Traded Funds, Film Box Office Sales Human Resources, Real Estate, Structured Products, Trade Marks, Patent and Marketing Rights.

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