Martin Lueck, co-founder of systematic hedge fund Aspect Capital, has warned that handing investment decisions entirely to artificial intelligence could undermine transparency and risk management in quantitative investing, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Traders are increasingly betting that volatility in US government bond markets will continue to ease, even as uncertainty lingers over a lasting peace agreement between the US and Iran, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors has filed a lawsuit against portfolio manager Adam Grunfeld, accusing him of reneging on a pre-agreed move to join the firm and seeking damages of around $11m tied to the aborted hiring deal, according to a report
Market-maker Optiver is stepping up recruitment from investment banks and hedge funds as the electronic trading firm continues to scale rapidly and deepen its push into new markets, particularly the US, according to a report by eFinancial Careers.
Assets under management at Man Group, the world’s largest listed hedge fund, were broadly unchanged in the first quarter of 2026 after a significant withdrawal by a single investor offset inflows elsewhere, according to a report by Reuters.
Matt Peltz, son of activist investor Nelson Peltz, has taken his first disclosed public position through his new firm, Lost Coast Collective, building a stake in Intertek as the group weighs both a potential takeover and a strategic break-up, according
ServiceNow has become a widely held short position among hedge funds as investor sentiment toward software names remains under pressure due to concerns about artificial intelligence disruption, according to a report by Reuters citing analysis from JPMorgan Chase.
AllianceBernstein has shut down its hedge fund AB Arya, underscoring the challenges smaller entrants face competing in the increasingly scale-driven multi-manager hedge fund industry, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Digital asset investment products saw $1.4bn of inflows last, the third consecutive positive week and the strongest since January, as bitcoin briefly pushed through $76,000 on improving risk sentiment, according to data from CoinShares.
Broadridge Financial Solutions has launched a new front-office platform designed to unify trade execution, risk management and liquidity optimisation for banks, broker-dealers, market makers and trading firms.
