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Hedge funds and other institutional investors are reassessing the sustainability of the artificial intelligence investment boom after a sharp selloff in the technology sector wiped nearly $800bn from the combined market value of the so-called Magnificent Seven, according top a report by Bloomberg.
Global hedge fund industry assets rose by a record $409.3bn in the second quarter to reach $5.6tn, as strong investment performance and continued investor inflows drove the sector’s 15th consecutive quarterly expansion, according to HFR.
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC plans to commit an additional $30bn to hedge funds over the next three years, with global macro, quantitative and multi-strategy managers among the areas expected to benefit, according to a report by Reuters.
A former senior partner at Davidson Kempner Capital Management has claimed that the hedge fund still owes him $80m following his departure from the firm, in a legal dispute that has exposed allegations of internal tensions at they firm, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge funds delivered their strongest quarterly performance of the decade so far in the second quarter of 2026, with equity, global macro and multi-strategy funds leading a broad-based rebound and investor inflows reaching a new high, according to Citco.
The growth of one of hedge funds’ biggest trades in the US Treasury market is showing signs of slowing as narrowing price gaps and changing market dynamics reduce the appeal of the strategy, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Asia-focused hedge funds, including WT China Fund and Keystone Investors are suffering a sharp reversal in fortunes this month after riding a powerful rally in artificial intelligence and semiconductor stocks through the first half of 2026, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge fund managers and other alternative investment firms are increasingly considering moving employees and operations from Singapore to Hong Kong and other financial centres offering more favourable tax regimes, according to the Alternative Investment Management Association.
New SEC guidance requiring certain investors filing Schedule 13D disclosures to identify the parties backing their campaigns is prompting concern among activist hedge funds and their advisers, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Fasanara Capital, led by Francesco Filia (pictured) has appointed former Man Group executive James Hylands to lead a newly established artificial intelligence lab as the alternative investment firm looks to embed AI across its investment and operational infrastructure.
