UniCredit Cut Its Exposure To Hedge Funds In March-April

MILAN -(Dow Jones)- UniCredit SpA (UC.MI) Chief Executive Alessandro ProfumoFriday said that the bank had already reduced its exposure to hedge funds inMarch and April. He reiterated that UniCredit's exposure to the U.S. subprimemarket is marginal.

"UniCredit reduced its hedge fund exposure in March, April, well before themarket turbulence started," Profumo said.

Share prices of financial services companies have been hit by fears that theongoing crisis in the subprime sector, which has already affected U.S.,Australian and German funds, could spread further in Europe.

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