(Bloomberg) It was AI versus Warren Buffett. The artificial intelligence was unleashed by Winton, the London hedge fund, to test an old principle of the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. chairman with a view to trading on it: that major acquisitions usually […]

(Bloomberg) A bitcoin big short is building. The planned introduction of bitcoin futures contracts at CME Group Inc., Cboe Global Markets Inc. and Nasdaq Inc. will make it much easier to bet on a decline. To read this article:

(Bloomberg) Imagine a world in which two asset managers call the shots, in which their wealth exceeds current U.S. GDP and where almost every hedge fund, government and retiree is a customer. It’s closer than you think. BlackRock Inc. and […]

(Reuters) Chipmaker Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) will take its first formal step on Monday toward a hostile bid to take over Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O), unveiling nominees whom Qualcomm shareholders can vote on to replace the U.S. semiconductor company’s board of directors, […]

(Reuters) – U.S. stock futures opened higher on Sunday after the U.S. Senate approved a tax overhaul bill early Saturday. To read this article:

(FINalternatives) Value investing specialist Boston Partners has debuted an UCITS-compliant version of its flagship long/short equity fund on Goldman Sach’s liquid alternatives platform. To read this article:

(FINalternatives) The search for alpha in the current market environment will push managers to re-evaluate fund infrastructure and seek better ways to navigate and control firm-wide data, according to a new 2018 outlook report from alternative asset technology specialist Indus […]

(Hedgeweek) It is estimated that strategies created by investment banks represent approximately USD300 billion of that amount, with the balance invested in strategies managed by asset managers. To read this article:

(Business Times) Hedge funds are giving Saudi Arabia and Russia a big vote of confidence. As the two oil powerhouses pushed for the extension of supply curbs ahead of Thursday’s Opec (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) meeting, money managers […]

(The Business Insider) The UK government is planning to crack down on bitcoin as concerns grow that cryptocurrencies are being used to facilitate financial crimes and launder money. To read this article:

(Reuters) Investors poured $33 billion into U.S.-based money market funds during the week ended Nov. 29, the largest inflows of 2017, Lipper data showed on Thursday, in a sign that investors might be sensing an end to the equity market’s […]

(FINalternatives) The search for alpha in the current market environment will push managers to re-evaluate fund infrastructure and seek better ways to navigate and control firm-wide data, according to a new 2018 outlook report from alternative asset technology specialist Indus […]