The Bank of England has warned that the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is creating new risks for financial stability, highlighting elevated market expectations, growing leverage and increasing cyber threats linked to the technology, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Bank of America’s clients returned to net buying of US equities during the week ended 3 July, bringing an end to a five-week run of net selling, with hedge funds leading the rebound, according to a report by Investing.com.
Bloomberg has expanded its fixed income trading analytics offering with the launch of a new pre-trade transaction cost analysis (TCA) model designed to help market participants better assess execution costs and liquidity before placing trades
The Cayman Islands remains the dominant domicile for emerging hedge funds, with more than half of managers choosing the jurisdiction for their flagship fund, according to the latest Emerging Manager Survey published by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and
Horizon Trading Solutions has expanded its electronic trading platform to support market making on Kalshi, the CFTC-regulated prediction market, as institutional participation in event-driven trading continues to grow.
Global hedge funds delivered their strongest first-half performance in five years, overcoming a sharp market selloff in March to generate average returns of 7.2% through 30 June 2026.
A resurgence in US dealmaking and increasingly complex regulatory reviews are creating lucrative opportunities for merger arbitrage hedge funds, with managers generating outsized returns by correctly assessing the prospects of controversial transactions.
Bridgewater Associates has hired Kobi Platt as a commodities specialist in its New York office, adding a veteran oil markets investor from Brevan Howard.
Lone Pine Capital delivered a 43% return in its flagship hedge fund through June, putting the firm among the industry’s top performers and marking one of its strongest starts to a year on record.
SpaceX endured a difficult start to life in the Nasdaq 100 Index, with its shares falling back to near their IPO price and prompting fresh scrutiny from hedge fund managers over the stock’s valuation and volatility.
