Tijdens een hoorzitting van de US Senaat verklaart Michael W. Masters
Managing Member / Portfolio Manager van Masters Capital Management, LLC dat de grootste oorzaak ligt bij de institutionele beleggers (grote pensioenfondsen en dergelijke)
Het is duidelijk dat herverdeling via de oprichting van fondsen ook zijn nadelen heeft buiten corruptie en mismanagment (Enron, Nauru, enz..)
http://hsgac.senate.gov/public/_files/052008Masters.pdf
Citaat:
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You have asked the question “Are Institutional Investors contributing to food and energy price inflation?” And my unequivocal answer is “YES.” In this testimony I will explain that Institutional Investors are one of, if not the primary, factors affecting commodities prices today. Clearly, there are many factors that contribute to price determination in the commodities markets; I am here to expose a fast-growing yet virtually unnoticed factor, and one that presents a problem that can be expediently corrected through legislative
policy action.
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Paul