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AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness explored selling stakes in privately held technology companies before agreeing to transfer most of its public equity portfolio to Citadel, according to a report by Bloomberg. 31.07.2026

Senior Millennium Management portfolio manager Farzad Kassam is preparing to launch his own hedge fund next year, with backing from Izzy Englander’s multi-strategy investment firm in the latest example of established platforms seeding new managers, according to a report by Bloomberg. 31.07.2026

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. 29.07.2026

Global semiconductor stocks extended their decline on Tuesday as investors reacted to reports of China’s growing capabilities in advanced chip manufacturing and increasing concerns that the rapid pace of artificial intelligence investment may be becoming unsustainable, according to a report by Bloomberg. 28.07.2026

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. 29.07.2026

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. 29.07.2026

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. 29.07.2026

Man Group reported record assets under management (AUM) of $253.6bn at the end of the first half of 2026, fuelled by robust investment performance and stronger-than-expected client inflows, according to a report by Bloomberg. 28.07.2026

Hedge funds have increased their exposure to US healthcare stocks to near the highest level in five years, according to a report by Reuters citing a recent note from the prime brokerage division at Goldman Sachs. 28.07.2026

Meridiem Capital Partners, the equities-focused hedge fund founded by former Citadel portfolio manager Khalid Malik, has rebuilt its assets to around $1.6bn after losing a $1.5bn investment from Millennium Management more than two years ago, according to a report by Bloomberg. 27.07.2026

Hedge funds have amassed their most negative positioning on the Canadian dollar in nearly two years as renewed US tariff threats add to pressure on the loonie, according to a report by Bloomberg citing the latest data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). To a report by hedgeweek. 27.07.2026

Nie ist das verwaltete Vermögen der Hedgefondsbranche in einem Quartal so stark gestiegen wie zuletzt. Eine Analyse von HFR zeigt, wer von dem Boom profitiert – und wer nicht. Nach einem Report von das investment. 24.07.2026

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. 24.07.2026

Hedge fund investors continued to hold their positions in July, with forward redemption notifications falling to one of their lowest levels on record despite renewed market volatility, according the latest data from SS&C GlobeOp. 24.07.2026