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Opalesque Roundup: April's 5.6% surge, SEC's regulatory reset and a SpaceX windfall define the week
Saturday, May 23, 2026

Hedge funds entered the third week of May riding a powerful wave: industry returns for April marked one of the strongest single months of the decade, allocators are accelerating private-credit buildouts, activist campaigns are reopening on multiple continents, and the regulatory chessboard in Washington shifted in three meaningful ways in a single week. SpaceX's anticipated listing has emerged as a defining gain story across several books, while London-based quant powerhouses continue to extend into India. Below, this week's Opalesque Exclusives, followed by the thematic landscape.

Opalesque Exclusives This Week
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SEC and NFA sign MOU to harmonize oversight of derivatives and securities

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the National Futures Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding to share information on emerging risks, examinations and market conditions, addressing a decades-old coordination gap between the securities and derivatives regulatory perimeters. The agreement is expected to ease compliance overhead for dual-registered managers and improve early-warning signals on cross-market risk.

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