Wealth management demand lifts CAZ Strategic Opportunities Fund above $900m... [more]Matthias Knab, Opalesque: Houston-based CAZ Investments said its CAZ Strategic Opportunities Fund has surpassed $900m in assets. The fund gives wealth management clients access to a diversified portfolio of private market investments through an interval fund structure.
"The momentum we have s
Hedge funds reach record 7% share of U.S. Treasury market... [more]Hedge funds held USD2tn in cash Treasurys at the end of 2025, roughly triple their holdings five years earlier, giving them a record 7% share of the market. US hedge funds remained net buyers in the first half of 2026, but their use of leverage and short-term financing in strategies such as the basi
Millennium employees' new productivity hack: an AI 'twin'... [more]Millennium Management is offering its more than 7,000 employees personalized AI assistants called "Digital Twins" that learn individual working styles and can perform tasks such as research, meeting preparation and inbox management. The USD97bn hedge fund already has 1,600 Twins operating across the
Goldman: Unlocking the Hedge Fund Opportunity Set... [more]Goldman Sachs believes the case for hedge funds is clear, but implementation is increasingly difficult. This article breaks down the challenges and outline potential ways to solve them.
Viktor Fischer's RockawayX now manages almost $2bn, aiming for a "Citadel for digital assets"... [more]Czech digital-asset investment group RockawayX manages nearly USD2bn, or roughly CZK40bn, after acquiring New York hedge fund Relayer Capital. Founder Viktor Fischer says his ambition is to build a "Citadel for digital assets", combining venture investing, liquid strategies and other crypt
Robinhood adds AI agents, perps and weekend trading in push to win active traders... [more]Robinhood is introducing AI agents that customers can configure to research markets, develop strategies and execute trades automatically, with users able to impose trading limits and approval requirements. The brokerage also plans 24-hour weekend trading in selected US stocks and ETFs, subject to re
Chi-Rho Financial welcomes Daniel Hoinacki, CFA as head of capital formation... [more]Atlanta-based alternative investment manager Chi-Rho Financial has appointed Daniel Hoinacki as head of capital formation. Hoinacki has more than 20 years of fundraising, investor relations and strategic partnership experience across hedge funds, public and private credit and structured credit, incl
Coatue becomes hedge funds' most active VC investor... [more]Coatue Management has become the most active venture capital investor among major hedge fund firms, increasing its deal activity after the sharp retrenchment that followed the 2021 technology boom. The firm's renewed activity highlights how some crossover hedge funds are selectively returning to pri
Millennium hired a senior portfolio manager from Schonfeld in Hong Kong... [more]Becoming a senior portfolio manager at Millennium isn't easy. The hedge fund interviews 3,000 people per year and hires a small fraction of them for those roles. It helps to be coveted by rival hedge funds; Alexandre Yun, Millennium's latest hire in Hong Kong, was hired by two rival multistrats in t
Multicoin Capital invested in Grass... [more]Multicoin Capital has invested in Grass through both its hedge fund and venture fund, backing the decentralized network's expansion from supplying AI training data into real-time search and information retrieval. Grass says more than 6 million contributors have received rewards funded by customer re
Investors urged to block hedge fund Saba's attempt to seize control of Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust... [more]Baillie Gifford US Growth Trust is urging shareholders to reject three board candidates nominated by Boaz Weinstein's Saba Capital at its October 23 AGM. Saba owns about 29% of the trust, while the existing board argues that installing the nominees would compromise its independence and potentially e
Türkiye forms board to coordinate investment fund liquidations... [more]Türkiye has established a Fund Coordination Board to oversee the liquidation of troubled investment funds and launched a state audit of recent fund transactions. The Capital Markets Board is also implementing a roadmap for the process as authorities respond to the crisis involving 131 funds managed
Chinese hedge funds maintain AI bets despite recent losses... [more]Several Chinese hedge funds that made large bets on AI-related stocks have maintained their positions despite the sharp July selloff, although managers are increasingly questioning how long the investment boom can continue. Four funds that retained significant AI exposure still returned at least 19%
Japan to create state investment fund for defense startups, eyeing more drones... [more]Japan plans to create a government-backed organization as early as the next fiscal year to invest in defense startups and support exports of domestically developed military technology. The initiative is expected to focus particularly on drones and other advanced dual-use technologies and could also
Wall Street titan Millennium's Sydney presence is starting to take shape... [more]Millennium Management's Sydney operation has grown to around 20 staff as the USD97bn hedge fund expands its Australian investment footprint. Recent filings show Millennium held almost 5% of Nasdaq-listed Sharon AI and a USD63m position in IREN at the end of June, while it built a 5% stake in James H
This $6b hedge fund is already gearing up to short Firmus... [more]Plato Investment Management says it will attempt to bet against Firmus, the Australian artificial intelligence infrastructure hopeful that is rapidly heading towards the Australian sharemarket, once it begins trading.
And, finally: Special Delivery... [more]From Newsoftheweird: Where do babies come from? Why, Bay Area traffic jams, of course. Baby Cielle was born on Saturday, Sept. 19, on the side of the road when her parents got stuck on their way to the hospital in San Francisco, ABC 7 reported. With traffic barely moving, paramedics had to park seve
In an era of deepfakes, phantom fortunes, and narrative warfare, the challenge of distinguishing reality from illusion has never been more acute. For those stewarding generational wealth, the stakes are existential. This 11th edition of Horizons delves into the critical quest for clarity, offering a toolkit to navigate a world rife with deception and to build a foundation of verifiable trust.
Our journey begins with a chilling investigation into
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