Monthly Archives: January 2026
Data Centers are Powering Blackstone’s $1.3 Trillion Investment Engine:
(HedgeCo.Net) In reporting fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on January 29, 2026, Blackstone highlighted $71.5 billion of inflows in the quarter (its highest in more than three years) and $239.4 billion for the year, pushing total AUM to $1.2749 trillion. The numbers confirm that, while investors […]
KKR: Private Credit Expansion, Wealth Distribution, and the Globalization of Alternatives:
(HedgeCo.Net) KKR’s narrative in early 2026 is about breadth: the firm is no longer simply a buyout house—it’s a multi-asset alternatives platform pushing deeper into private credit, infrastructure, and wealth distribution. Recent fundraising and distribution initiatives show KKR trying to […]
Hedge Funds Back on Top After a Long ‘Alpha Winter’
(HedgeCo.Net) For much of the past decade, hedge funds lived under a persistent cloud of skepticism. After the global financial crisis, accommodative monetary policy, low volatility, and relentless equity-market gains made it increasingly difficult for active managers to outperform cheap, […]
U.S. Marshals Open a New Digital-Asset Investigation—And It’s a Stress Test for Government Crypto Custody:
(HedgeCo.Net) A fresh federal investigation into a possible hack of U.S. government digital-asset accounts is quickly becoming one of the most consequential “crypto operations” stories of early 2026—less because of the dollar value alleged, and more because of what it […]
Carlyle: Sanctions-Driven Mega-Opportunity, Energy Assets in Motion, and the Next Phase of Wealth Growth:
(HedgeCo.Net) Carlyle’s “new today” story is unusually headline-driven: Reuters reported Carlyle has agreed to buy most of Lukoil’s international assets as sanctions pressure forces the Russian company to retreat from overseas markets—pending approvals and complex regulatory steps. This is the […]
Institutional Adoption and the Mainstreaming of Crypto Investments:
The digital asset industry is entering a new phase where major financial institutions, regulators, and legacy capital markets are actively reshaping how crypto is perceived and invested. One of the defining narratives of 2026 is the accelerated institutionalization of crypto markets. […]
The Fidelity Digital Dollar: Design and Purpose:
The Fidelity Digital Dollar: (HedgeCo.Net) The Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD) is a fiat-backed stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar. Each FIDD token will be fully backed by reserve assets consisting of cash, cash equivalents, and short-term U.S. Treasuries, managed by Fidelity’s asset management […]
Pershing Square’s 2026 “Bigger Alternatives Ambition.”
(HedgeCo.Net) In 2026, Pershing Square Capital Management (PSCM) and its publicly listed vehicle Pershing Square Holdings (PSH) sit at an interesting crossroads: they are still fundamentally what they’ve always been—a highly concentrated, research-intensive, fundamentally driven hedge fund—but they’re also pushing further into […]
Millennium Pivots: Adding Credit Trading Unit:
(HedgeCo.Net) Millennium Management’s latest move—creating a dedicated credit trading unit carved out from its fixed-income business—underscores one of the most important shifts in U.S. hedge funds right now: credit is no longer just a sleeve; it’s becoming a strategic vertical […]
Bitcoin & Ethereum: Bounce Back After Recent Volatility:
(Hedgeco.Net)After a period of mixed performance and caution among investors, the crypto markets have shown signs of recovery: This price context is significant: it suggests crypto is entering a phase where tradable narratives—like inflation hedge, digital scarcity, or network utility—are once […]
Private Wealth Fuels a $240 Billion Market:
(HedgeCo.Net) The private investment ecosystem is undergoing a fundamental reordering — and private wealth is now at the center of it. What was once a market dominated by pensions, endowments, and sovereign wealth funds is increasingly being powered by high-net-worth […]
One Man Hedge Fund has caught the attention of Industry Giants:
(HedgeCo.Net) In an industry that often equates scale with edge—more analysts, more data, more technology, more leverage—Lucida Capital is an uncomfortable counterexample. The Canada-based hedge fund is operated solely by Francis Lau, and yet it posted a 65% gain from April […]