Brexit’s Big Short: Hedge Funds Hired Pollsters and Cashed In
4,024 views · Published 25 June 2018 · 2:36 · Indexed 10 November 2026
Channel: Bloomberg Television · 2018 · News & Politics
Jun.25 -- A Bloomberg investigation has learned that U.K. polling firms sold hedge funds critical, advance information, on the day and in the days leading up to the Brexit referendum, putting them in a position to earn fortunes by short selling the British pound. Cam Simpson reports on "Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe."
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