Monthly Archives: May 2026
Tiger Global, Light Street and CastleKnight Lead April Winners:
(HedgeCo.Net) April delivered one of the strongest hedge fund rebound months in years, and a trio of equity and technology-focused managers stood at the center of the move: Tiger Global, Light Street Capital and CastleKnight Management. After a volatile stretch that […]
Wall Street Pushes Back Against “Private Credit Crisis” Narrative:
(HedgeCo.Net) The private credit debate has reached a new level of intensity on Wall Street, with former SEC chair and current Manhattan U.S. attorney Jay Clayton arguing that the market should not be treated as a systemic “cancer” on the financial […]
Blue Owl’s Redemption Surge hit with $1Billion in Q1
(HedgeCo.Net) Blue Owl Capital’s private credit franchise is facing one of the most closely watched liquidity tests in the alternatives market, after its flagship retail-facing credit vehicle saw nearly $1 billion in redemptions during the first quarter. The episode has quickly […]
HFR Says Hedge Fund Industry Capital Hit Another Record:
(HedgeCo.Net) The global hedge fund industry has reached another historic high, with HFR reporting that total industry capital climbed to a record $5.22 trillion in the first quarter of 2026. The milestone marks the 14th consecutive quarterly increase in industry capital […]
Ethereum vs. Bitcoin Divergence:
(HedgeCo.Net) Ethereum’s sharp underperformance against Bitcoin has become one of the most important warning signals in digital-asset markets, raising new concerns about leverage, liquidity and the health of crypto-focused hedge fund strategies. With Ethereum down roughly 35% against Bitcoin, the divergence […]
Antares Capital’s $8.5B Haul:
(HedgeCo.Net) Antares Capital’s $8.5 billion close for its third senior loan fund is a major show of strength for private credit at a moment when the asset class is facing its toughest scrutiny in years. The Chicago-based credit manager announced approximately […]
Private Credit Cracks Widen as Apollo Weighs $3 Billion Fund Sale:
(HedgeCo.Net) Private credit’s long-running boom is entering a more difficult phase. For years, the asset class was marketed as one of the great post-financial-crisis success stories: a flexible, yield-rich alternative to traditional bank lending, supported by institutional demand, private wealth […]
Citadel’s Quant Chief: AI’s New Market Paradox — Faster Information, More Crowded Trades:
(HedgeCo.Net) Artificial intelligence was supposed to make markets smarter. The standard argument has been simple: if investors can process more data, read more filings, test more scenarios, and react more quickly to changing information, then markets should become more efficient. […]
Ackman’s “Lukewarm” Dual IPO: A $5 Billion Win That Still Carries a Warning:
(HedgeCo.Net) Bill Ackman finally got his public-market moment. But it did not arrive with the force he once imagined. Pershing Square’s long-awaited combined public offering raised roughly $5 billion, putting Ackman’s investment platform back at the center of Wall Street’s debate […]
BlackRock Touts ETFs as the “Liquidity Antidote” to Private Exposure:
(HedgeCo.Net) BlackRock is making one of the clearest portfolio-construction arguments in alternative investments: if investors are going to own more private assets, they need to be more deliberate about where their liquidity comes from. That message is landing at a […]
CLARITY Act Countdown: Crypto’s Defining Regulatory Moment Arrives in Washington:
(HedgeCo.Net) For the digital-asset industry, the next major market catalyst is not coming from a blockchain upgrade, an exchange listing, or another round of speculative momentum. It is coming from Washington. The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has released the text […]
Apollo to Start Reporting Daily Prices for Private Markets:
(HedgeCo.Net) Apollo Global Management is making one of the most consequential transparency moves in the history of private credit. The firm said it will begin providing daily pricing across more than $830 billion of credit assets by the end of September, a […]