Dubai bank launches first soccer hedge fund despite mounting fan opposition
By James M. Dorsey
Dubai’s United Investment Bank has launched the region’s first alternative investment soccer fund modelled on similar controversial European funds amid rising fan opposition in Turkey, Spain and Portugal to hedge funds making bets in football player markets.
The Royal Football Fund, which is hoping to raise $200 million from investors, …
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