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CME Group is set to expand into sports-linked derivatives through a new long-term partnership with index provider FutureSports, with plans to launch what the companies describe as the world’s first futures and options contracts based on sports performance indexes.
The Bank of England is examining whether investment banks operating in the UK are overly exposed to Asian equities through their prime brokerage businesses, amid growing concerns over concentrated leveraged positions in AI-related stocks held by hedge funds and other investors, according to a report by the Financial Times.
US Treasuries advanced for a third consecutive session on Tuesday, supported by a sharp fall in oil prices as investors grew increasingly optimistic that diplomatic talks between the US and Iran could lead to the reopening of key tanker routes through the Arabian Peninsula, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Justin Ryan Schmidt, co-founder of cryptocurrency-focused hedge fund Translunar Crypto LP, has been sentenced to 37 months in prison after admitting to a scheme to evade millions of dollars in US taxes following his renunciation of US citizenship, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors are continuing to back one of Europe’s most widely held fixed income trades despite repeated setbacks caused by geopolitical tensions and shifting interest rate expectations, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Wall Street’s leading prime brokers including Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase are demanding additional collateral from hedge fund clients as the sharp sell-off in AI-related stocks drives losses across some of the industry’s most crowded trades, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Artificial intelligence startup KelAI has secured $5m in seed funding to accelerate development of an autonomous research platform designed for hedge funds and other institutional investors, according to a report by CityBiz.
Goldman Sachs believes the recent sell-off in Japan’s AI-related equities has created an attractive entry point for investors, arguing that a strong earnings season could reignite interest in the country’s semiconductor sector despite heightened market volatility, according to a report by Bloomberg
Global hedge funds are on track to deliver another year of strong performance after the AI investment boom helped lift returns well above historical averages during the first half of 2026, according to a report by Bloomberg citing new research from Goldman Sachs.
Traders have built record positions in futures linked to the Federal Reserve’s benchmark interest rate ahead of this week’s policy announcement, underlining the unusually high level of uncertainty surrounding the central bank’s next move, according to a report by Bloomberg.
