Awaiting a Greek Payout

By LANDON THOMAS Jr.
Published: January 10, 2012

LONDON — Could Greece’s next rescue payout go straight into the pockets of London hedge funds?
That, more or less, is the bet that a growing number of investors are making now as they load up on Greek government securities that mature in March. That is when Athens hopes to receive a potentially make-or-break bailout payment — a lifeline of as much as 30 billion euros ($38 billion) from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.