New hedge fund launches accelerated into 2026 while liquidations remained near historic lows, as investors positioned for increasing geopolitical risk, AI and cryptocurrency volatility, and uncertain economic growth and inflation in 2026 according to HFR.
A new survey of the third-party marketing (TPM) industry across EMEA and APAC, from Insight Discovery, shows that investment managers are increasingly relying on external distribution partners as fundraising becomes more international, more regulated and more competitive.
Axiory.ai is launching a platform designed to allow artificial intelligence (AI) agents to interact with financial markets through a single standardised environment.
Sage Capital Management has opened an office in Zug, Switzerland, writing that the timing coincides with being granted an SRO/VQF license, recognised by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).
MerQube, a technology-led research and index firm has announced a strategic partnership with Noonum, a purpose-built AI engine for thematic investment analysis.
SEI has announced it has joined forces with IBM to accelerate enterprise transformation through agentic AI and automation and modernise how it operates, innovates, and delivers value to clients.
ACA Group has announced it has acquired FX Transparency, a provider of foreign exchange (FX) transaction cost analysis (TCA) and best execution analytics.
Hedge fund performance gains accelerated through February, again driven by Macro and Equity Hedge funds, as complex risks evolved throughout the month, according to HFR.
Bloomberg has announced that clients can now customise their subscriptions to its suite of Real-Time News Feeds, which deliver machine-readable news content enriched with advanced analytics that are enhanced by proprietary sentiment models and granular metadata tagging in real time.
MSCI Inc has acquired Vantager, an AI-native platform that streamlines pre-investment due diligence for institutional private markets investors.
