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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
EXCLUSIVE
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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