Tag Archives: alternative investments
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 […]
Goldman Sachs’ $2.8 Billion Co-Investor Deal Signals the Next Phase of Institutional Capital Strategy:
(HedgeCo.Net) In a private markets environment increasingly defined by scale, selectivity, and balance-sheet discipline, Goldman Sachs has once again underscored its strategic positioning with a $2.8 billion co-investor transaction—a deal that highlights how the world’s largest financial institutions are reshaping capital deployment in […]
BlackRock’s Alternatives Surge: Record AUM,
(HedgeCo.Net) BlackRock is often framed as the symbol of public-markets scale—ETFs, indexing, and global beta. But what’s trending in early 2026 is the firm’s accelerating push into private markets and alternatives, highlighted by record total assets and material private markets […]
Brookfield’s Power Thesis Goes Mainstream:
(HedgeCo.Net). In 2026, “real assets” isn’t just about owning buildings, roads, and pipelines. It’s about owning the infrastructure that powers a digitizing economy. Brookfield has been explicit: rising electricity demand, AI adoption, and supply-chain reorientation are driving a multi-decade investment […]
KKR’s $2.5B Asia Private Credit Raise Signals the Next Growth Engine for Alternatives:
(HedgeCo.Net) KKR’s successful raise of $2.5 billion for its second Asia-focused private credit vehicle is more than a headline—it’s a datapoint that Asia private markets are entering a new phase of institutionalization. The firm’s Asia Credit Opportunities Fund II attracted $1.8B, with an additional $700M in separately […]
Fintech meets alternatives: iCapital deploys blockchain tech with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
(HedgeCo.Net) In a move that underscores the increasing intersection of technology and private-markets investing, fintech platform iCapital today announced the deployment of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in partnership with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management to streamline the onboarding and pre-trade processing of alternative […]
Big Money Shift: Hedge Funds Loading Up on Large-Cap ETFs
(HedgeCo.Net) Another interesting move: hedge funds are increasing positions in certain large-cap exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) and Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM). 24/7 Wall St.+1 What’s happening In the third […]
SoFi Becomes the First U.S. Bank to Offer Crypto Trading
(HedgeCo.Net) SoFi, the U.S.-based fintech company, has announced that it is launching cryptocurrency trading for its retail customers. This is a big milestone — SoFi is positioning itself as the first U.S. bank to let customers buy, sell, and hold major digital […]