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Blackstone’s Tax-Free Hedge Fund Pitch Draws Scrutiny From Senate’s Wyden

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By Ben Steverman

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden is probing the use of private placement life insurance among wealthy Americans to avoid taxes, starting with a request for information from Blackstone Inc.’s Lombard International.

Private placement life insurance, or PPLI, is a decades-old strategy that has been gaining popularity among the super-wealthy as a way to protect their fortunes from income and estate taxes. A key perk is that the vehicles, which typically require a minimum investment of at least $2 million, can hold hedge funds and other financial products that would otherwise be taxed at the highest rates.

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