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A growing reliance on a small group of global banks to provide financing to hedge funds and proprietary trading firms is raising fresh questions about financial stability, according to a a report by Bloomberg citing new analysis from S&P Global.
Hedge funds originally built to trade cryptocurrencies are increasingly applying their strategies to traditional asset classes such as crude oil, copper and equity indices, as always-on trading platforms broaden beyond digital tokens, according to a report by Bloomberg.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is leading an examination of a series of sharply timed trading patterns in oil futures markets that appeared shortly before recent policy shifts by President Donald Trump linked to the conflict involving Iran, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.
Macro hedge funds operating in China, including Bridgewater Associates, posted significant losses in March as heightened geopolitical tensions and sharp swings across asset classes undermined performance, with some of the country’s most prominent strategies experiencing double-digit drawdowns, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Renowned short seller Carson Block, founder of Muddy Waters Capital, believes that artificial intelligence could trigger a period of market and economic disruption that may ultimately exceed the fallout from the 2008–09 global financial crisis, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Law firm Choate has appointed Jonathan Danziger as a partner in the firm’s Fund Formation and Investment Management practice. Danzinger is a strategic adviser to some of the largest and most established hedge funds as well as emerging managers.
BlackRock’s hedge fund investment team is encouraging allocators to broaden their exposure across a wider range of hedge fund strategies, arguing that rising macro uncertainty, rapid AI-driven shifts, and geopolitical tensions are increasing the pace and dispersion of market moves, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge fund performance declined in March, according to SS&C Technologies, with the SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index recording a 1.79% fall for the month, while the firm’s Capital Movement Index showed a modest 0.26% increase in hedge fund flows in April.
Quantitative hedge fund Meridian & Saturn Capital (MS Capital) has secured a $1bn mandate to invest in Chinese equities, highlighting increasing institutional interest in systematic strategies focused on the world’s second-largest market, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Hedge fund manager David Einhorn has said his firm Greenlight Capital is prioritising capital preservation as markets rally on easing geopolitical tensions, warning that investors may be overlooking downside risks, according to a report by CNBC.
