# kaal:claim:2348463-029

**Claim.** If Form PF systemic risk data became publicly available, or even only available to the presiding bankruptcy judge in a chapter 9 or chapter 11 case, the hedge fund industry's strong preference for secrecy could itself precipitate a change in distressed investment practices.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- public access or judge-only access to Form PF data
- hedge fund industry retains its emphasis on secrecy

**Source quote.**

> If systemic risk data in Form PF becomes publicly available or even only available to the respective bankruptcy judge in a chapter 9 or chapter 11 case, the hedge fund industry's penchant for secrecy could perhaps precipitate a change in hedge funds' distressed investment practices.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Hedge Funds’ Systemic Risk Disclosures in Bankruptcy* (2013), IV. SYSTEMIC RISK DISCLOSURES IN BANKRUPTCY, page 32

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Hedge Funds’ Systemic Risk Disclosures in Bankruptcy (2013). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2348463

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**Topics.** private-funds, risk-and-incentives

**Keywords.** hedge-fund-secrecy, form-pf, distressed-investing, behavioral-effects

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