Matthias Knab

Hedge fund capital held near a record $5.64 trillion in 3Q26 as $34.5bn of inflows offset tech and special situations losses. Macro and CTAs led, and the biggest firms took almost all new money.

SEC denies Evan Katz's bid to cut his 2024 Crawford Ventures settlement to disgorgement only. A look back at the Kamboj brothers’ forged audits and Katz's earlier role marketing NIR Group's AJW funds.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the National Basketball Association (NBA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to protect the integrity of professional basketball in prediction markets. The NBA is now the third major US sports league to formalize cooperation with the derivatives regulator, after Major League Baseball (MLB) in March and the National Hockey League (NHL) in May.

Hedge funds drew $36bn in net inflows in Q3 despite a -0.7% weighted return, Citco data shows. Commodities led at 11.9%, multi-strategy and hybrid funds took most of the new money.

When I was asked who could give investors at Apex Invest Europe 2026 a clear-eyed view of Europe's macro risks, one name came to mind right away: Alexander Ineichen. I have followed his work for many years. He is the founder of Ineichen Research and Management and one of the most independent thinkers on risk management and what he calls "nowcasting." He never hides behind consensus, so I was very pleased when he accepted my invitation to give the keynote today at the Dolder Grand Hotel in Zurich.

At Apex Invest Europe in Zurich, Alexander Ineichen argued investors can’t predict France’s end game but can nowcast its slide, using the Armey curve, Keynes’ misuse and a “Richter scale of tyranny.”

Fasanara Capital, the London-based technology-driven asset manager with a 15-year track record in credit markets, has appointed Gaurav Sanan as Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, as the firm continues to expand its office in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine has urged Anthropic to delay its planned IPO until it addresses AI safety concerns. Anthropic filed a draft S-1 with the SEC on June 1, and CEO Dario Amodei has r

BlackRock’s Fall 2026 Hedge Fund Outlook argues that dispersion, AI-driven innovation and the hunt for differentiated returns are pushing hedge funds closer to the core of portfolios heading into 2027.

Fasanara Capital has hired Gaurav Sanan from Jefferies to build a performing credit working capital portfolio from Abu Dhabi, as the USD7.5bn manager expands its ADGM office.