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Hedge Fund Buys Peru's Defaulted Debt, Demands Payment In Full

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Mark Melin
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As a U.S. hedge fund snatches up old, defaulted bonds and pressures the government of Peru to pay-up in full, Peruvian leaders might do well to check their trade agreements carefully because what is likely to force their hand is one of the most controversial components of the Trans Pacific Partnership: the ISDS dispute settlement process.

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.