21. Analysts say closing funds can be a shrewd marketing move because companies create the perception that the funds are overwhelmingly popular. 22. Analysts say closing funds can be a shrewd marketing move because companies create the perception that the funds are top rated. 23. Madlem has fused the two variables of closed funds -- share price and net asset value-- into one rule. 24. The person knowledgeable about the funds said Soros had no plans to close funds to new investors or to give money back. 25. Putnam, a subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Cos ., said it does close funds from time to time. 26. They are burying track records and closing funds and taking a new direction, but people aren't going to forget. 27. "In cases of economic turmoil, close Fund surveillance has played a helpful role, " an IMF official noted. 28. Consequently, some of the world's largest hedge fund firms are splitting up, closing funds or losing top partners and analysts. 29. In October 2013, Pamlico Capital closed Fund III at $ 650 million, well-exceeding the original goal of $ 500 million. 30. He was scheduled to attend a closed fund -raiser Thursday night at the Greenwich, Conn ., home of HBO president John Billock.
