Hedge-Fund Kids Charity Raises £17M

Prince William Louis and American rock band Kings of Leon helped raise £17.2 million in charity for a hedge fund for kids.

Prince William Louis and American rock band Kings of Leon helped raise £17.2 million in charity for a hedge fund for kids, Bloomberg reports. The Absolute Return for Kids charity had raised £14.1 million in 2010.

hedge fund Marshall Wace’s CEO Ian Wace, is the Chairman of the fund. Kings of Leon will also auction a guitar to help orphans in Romania and provide medical treatment to AIDS patients in Africa.

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