Markets were volatile in the first quarter and are likely to remain so for the rest of the year. Against this backdrop, European equities have been especially challenged. However, one hedge fund ...

Opalesque Industry Update - The Swiss fund market recorded modest growth to CHF 1,742 billion (US$ 2,208 bn) in the first quarter of 2026. After a strong start to the year, characterised by ...

Market volatility has emerged as the top investment challenge, cited by 40% of LPs, closely followed by interest rates and inflation at 39%. In this environment, 72% of respondents expect middle ...

Tweet; Print; Track Keywords; Hedge fund AUM hits record USD 5.22 trillion as investors seek cover from Iran and AI disruption. Global hedge fund industry capital reached a new al ...

CFTC Asserts Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction Over Prediction Markets in Massachusetts Court ...

Global hedge fund industry capital extended its record-breaking run in the first quarter of 2026, surpassing $5.22 trillion as institutional investors turned to alternative strategies to navigate a ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission have jointly proposed sweeping amendments to Form PF that would significantly reduce the reporting burden on private ...

CFTC Charges U.S. Special Forces Soldier With Insider Trading on Polymarket - and Systematic Cover-Up - After $404,000 Maduro Capture Windfall Van Dyke allegedly signed a classified nondisclosure ...

Most quantitative strategies are built to understand markets. R.G. Niederhoffer Capital Management took a different path: it built its models to understand humans. The distinction, as the firm's team ...

Geopolitical shocks from the Middle East conflict, a sharply weaker US dollar, and a fierce battle for institutional mandates all defined the week. Against this backdrop, hedge fund performance ...

The International Monetary Fund's message is remarkably consistent across all three regions (Western Hemisphere, Europe and Asia) in its recent blogs on the impact of the mayhem in the Middle East: ...

Episode 20 of Opalesque's flagship Small Managers - BIG ALPHA webinar series brought together four boutique investment managers who have each found a distinct path to generating alpha independently of ...