Investor redemptions from hedge funds remained relatively subdued in May, according to the latest SSC GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator, suggesting allocators are maintaining exposure despite continued market volatility.
A surge of unusually timed oil futures activity worth more than $800m has drawn the attention of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), raising questions over whether traders may have acted on non-public information ahead of a key geopolitical announcement,
Traditional exchanges CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) are urging US regulators to tighten oversight of crypto platform Hyperliquid, warning that its fast-growing oil trading activity could distort global benchmarks and increase the risk of market manipulation, according to a
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has defended its decision to fine and ban hedge fund manager Crispin Odey from the financial sector, telling a London tribunal that he had demonstrated a pattern of “threats, distortion of facts and falsification”
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is seeking to reduce a widely used tax benefit for hedge funds, private equity firms and other high-income business partnerships as part of efforts to close a widening municipal budget gap.
BMLL Technologies has partnered with SpiderRock to expand its cross-asset analytics offering, with the integration of SpiderRock’s US equity options print dataset into the BMLL Data Lab.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have proposed scaling back hedge fund reporting requirements in a move aimed at reducing compliance costs and streamlining data collection on private funds, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The UK’s financial watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has eased restrictions on hedge funds after relaxing rules on short selling, and slashing administrative and reporting requirements, according to a report by CNBC.
Dubai’s financial authorities are introducing targeted regulatory flexibility to help hedge funds maintain operations as geopolitical tensions continue to ripple across the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge fund majors Two Sigma Investments and DE Shaw have joined a a growing Wall Street effort opposing a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposal that could make quarterly corporate earnings reporting optional, according to a report by Reuters.
