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A U.S. Hedge-Fund Star Wants to Rescue British Investors. They Should Thank Him and Leave.

Saba’s Boaz Weinstein has sparked controversy by trying to get control of seven underperforming trusts

Boaz Weinstein, founder and chief investment officer of Saba Capital Management.
Boaz Weinstein, founder and chief investment officer of Saba Capital Management. Photo: Jason Alden/Bloomberg News

Will American money save or ravage Britain’s beleaguered closed-end fund industry? As an acrimonious battle rages in the City of London, maybe the real question is whether it should be saved at all.

The controversy has been sparked by Boaz Weinstein, founder of New York-based hedge fund Saba Capital Management, whose long-held passion is investing in closed-end funds.

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