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Opalesque Roundup: From Katz to stablecoins: regulation, rotation and resilient allocator demand - hedge fund news

Monday, June 08, 2026

This week in alternative markets, allocators kept rotating capital back toward liquid hedge fund strategies even as caution around private credit deepened, the multi-manager talent war intensified on several fronts, and digital assets entered a more reflective phase after a strong run. Opalesque's own reporting led the conversation, with four Opalesque Exclusives spanning regulation, stablecoins, Asian allocator demand and the changing private equity playbook.

OPALESQUE EXCLUSIVE

On June 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a short and unsparing order denying Evan H. Katz's motion to vacate his 2024 settlement over forged audit materials. Even as the regulator dismissed his change of heart, Katz had rebranded under the Benoni Capital banner and continued marketing a fund touting returns of roughly 86 percent a year, a juxtaposition that raises fresh due-diligence questions for allocators.

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