Liquid Alternatives / Trends
Ein digitaler Zwilling für schnellere Planung
Halle (Saale). Halle testet einen digitalen Zwilling, der Bauprojekte realitätsnah simuliert – von Gebäudehöhen über Abstandsflächen bis hin zur Erreichbarkeit. Im Gespräch ist auch eine landesweite Zwillings-Version. Doch ob die Software Planungsverfahren tatsächlich beschleunigt, muss sich erst im Alltag der Verwaltung zeigen. Nach einem Report der Immobilien Zeitung. 20.08.2026
Ranked: Car Brands With the Most Loyal Customers
On average, 52% of U.S. car buyers in 2026 bought the same make as their current car. Tesla has the highest customer loyalty rate of any car brand, at 64%. Ford has the highest loyalty rate among Detroit’s traditional automakers, at 58%. To a report by visualcapitalist. 22.08.2026
How is AI Driving Alpha at Hedge Funds Globally
Hedge funds do not need another standalone model. The next phase of adoption is different. Hedge funds do not need another standalone model; they need an AI operating system that sits above existing data and tools and turns them into coherent, auditable workflows. To a Report by thehedgefundjournal. 05.08.2026
FERI Global Select Long Short UCITS
The vision is to bring the best liquid long and short global equity ideas to European UCITS investors. “We know our clients in Europe and especially German-speaking Europe well. We see a gap in European clientele portfolios. They cannot sometimes access the best offshore ideas of hedge funds globally due to regulatory restrictions on their […]
Ranked: The World’s Largest Gold Producers (2010 vs. 2025)
China remains the world’s largest gold producer, with output rising from 351 tonnes in 2010 to 384 tonnes in 2025. Russia climbed from fifth to second place as gold production increased 70% over the period. BRICS and aligned nations increased their share of global gold production from 38% to 50% between 2010 and 2025. To […]
Quant hedge funds hit two-year performance low
Quantitative hedge funds suffered their sharpest daily decline in more than two years ton Wednesday as violent market rotations battered momentum strategies, adding to pressure on systematic managers following last month’s technology sell-off, according to a report by the Financial Times. 21.08.2026
SpaceX wollte Cognition AI kaufen – doch der KI-Deal scheiterte
LONDON (IT BOLTWISE) – SpaceX hat Cognition AI Inc. offenbar für eine Übernahme kontaktiert, um sich KI-Kompetenzen zu sichern. Die Gespräche standen damit im Kontext weiterer Zukäufe und der schnellen Bindung von Talenten sowie Code. Gleichzeitig zeigt der Vorgang, wie stark die Priorität bei Geschwindigkeit und Umsetzung liegt. Unklar bleibt, warum der Deal letztlich nicht […]
Banken drängen tiefer in Startup-Lending und drücken Konditionen
MUMBAI / LONDON (IT BOLTWISE) – Traditionelle Banken gehen in Indien spürbar stärker ins Startup-Lending, weil mehr Neugründungen stabile Cashflows und planbarere Bilanzen liefern. Das senkt in der Wachstumsphase den Preis für Fremdkapital und erhöht den Wettbewerb zwischen Banken, NBFCs und Venture-Debt-Anbietern. HSBC India nutzt bereits über die Hälfte eines 1-Milliarden-Dollar-Schuldenpools, während Axis Bank und […]
Ranked: Countries That Hold the Most Reserves in Gold
The U.S. and Germany have the highest gold shares among the selected economies, at 82% of central bank reserves. China holds 2,306 tonnes of gold, the fourth-largest amount in this dataset, but gold represents less than 9% of reserves. Canada is one of the world’s largest gold producers, yet its central bank holds no gold […]
Standard Chartered expands hedge fund push as wealth clients seek volatility protection
Standard Chartered is increasing its focus on hedge fund strategies as it encourages wealth management clients to diversify portfolios and reduce their exposure to volatile markets, according to a report by Reuters. 20.08.2026
US-Bank plant Bitcoin-Verwahrung für Instis
Citigroup will Kryptowährungen für institutionelle Investoren in derselben Infrastruktur integrieren wie traditionelle Vermögenswerte. Nach einem Report von dpn-online. 19.08.2026
Rokos and Brevan Howard hit by July volatility
Rokos Capital Management and Brevan Howard Asset Management were among a group of prominent hedge funds to suffer losses in July as sharp swings in artificial intelligence stocks disrupted strategies across the industry, according to a report by Bloomberg. 20.08.2026
Hudson River Trading racks up record $11.4bn revenue amid market volatility
Hudson River Trading generated a record $11.4bn in trading revenue in the second quarter as sharp market moves, including turbulence in AI-related stocks, created lucrative opportunities for the proprietary trading firm, according to a report by the Financial Times. 20.08.2026
Versorgungswerke: Beitragspflicht bleibt unantastbar
Mitglieder von Versorgungswerken dürfen ihre Beiträge nicht einbehalten, weil sie den Umgang mit den Rücklagen für rechtswidrig halten. Eine Berliner Zahnärztin hatte geklagt. Nach einem Report der dpn. 19.08.2026
Hedge funds post first monthly loss in three months as July inflows reach $12bn
Hedge funds suffered their first monthly loss since the start of the second quarter in July, with weakness in equity and fixed-income arbitrage strategies dragging the industry’s weighted average return down 0.8%, according to Citco’s latest monthly hedge fund update. To a report by hedgeweek. 19.08.2026
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