At Abu Dhabi Finance Week, Dmitry Balyasny — Managing Partner & CIO of Balyasny Asset Management (AUM: $31B) — identified artificial intelligence as the most significant tail risk for 2026. He highlighted two opposite but equally disruptive scenarios: 🔹 Downside risk:A sharp drop in AI demand, especially if hyperscalers scale back spending due to weaker-than-expected...
🌍 Hedge Funds & Sovereign Investors Prepare for a Volatile 2026
Global markets continue to swing on geopolitical tensions and diverging interest-rate paths — and major hedge funds and state-backed investors see opportunity in the uncertainty. At Abu Dhabi Finance Week, leaders from Man Group, Brevan Howard, and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council highlighted growing conviction in macro and long-volatility strategies ahead of 2026. Shiv Srinivasan...
Hedge Funds and Sovereign Investors Position for a Volatile 2026
Volatility is quickly becoming the defining theme of global markets—and some of the world’s largest hedge funds and sovereign investors are gearing up to capitalize on it in 2026. At Abu Dhabi Finance Week, senior leaders from Man Group, Brevan Howard, and the Abu Dhabi Investment Council highlighted how geopolitical fractures, shifting interest-rate paths, and...
Investors Shift to Safety: Major Inflows into U.S. Money Market Funds Ahead of Fed Decision
With the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement approaching, U.S. investors sharply repositioned their portfolios—moving decisively toward safer assets and stepping back from equities during the week ending December 3. According to LSEG Lipper data, investors poured an impressive $104.75 billion into U.S. money market funds, marking the largest weekly inflow since November 5. Despite expectations of...
🔋 Europe Accelerates Green Transition: Eiffel Investment Group Secures €1.2 Billion for New Energy Fund
Eiffel Investment Group has taken a major step forward in Europe’s clean-energy push, successfully closing €1.2 billion (USD 1.40 billion) for its latest fund, Eiffel Energy Transition III. The new vehicle is designed to rapidly channel capital into renewable infrastructure at a time when the region is intensifying efforts to scale sustainable energy solutions. Chairman...
Berkshire Hathaway Reshapes Leadership Ahead of Buffett’s Transition — Combs to Join JPMorgan’s $1.5T Security & Resiliency Initiative
Berkshire Hathaway has announced a major leadership realignment just weeks before Greg Abel formally succeeds Warren Buffett as CEO on January 1. 🔹 Key Leadership Moves at Berkshire Buffett praised Hamburg’s “priceless integrity and judgment,” while market commentators say Abel is “balancing continuity with modernization” under Buffett’s oversight as Chairman. Berkshire also created a new...