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'Dutch MPs summon hedge funds’ - The Financial Times

"All parties involved in the escalating controversy over shareholder activism in the Netherlands are to be summoned to address an influential Dutch parliamentary committee in a further indication of rising concerns about the activities of hedge funds and private equity. The move comes as European trade unions pledge action against private equity. It follows recent comments by Nout Wellink, president of the Dutch central bank, who criticised hedge fund demands for the break-up of ABN Amro, the largest Dutch bank."

Continue reading: ‘Dutch MPs summon hedge funds’, The Financial Times, 18 March 2007. (Alternate link).