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The Rise of Hedge Funds: Exploring Their Impact on Financial Markets

OfficeHours

Hedge funds are significant players in financial markets given the size of their capital bases and the frequency of their trading. According to a report by Hedge Fund Research, Inc., as of the end of 2020, hedge funds managed approximately $3.6 trillion in assets globally.

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UK Financial Insights from Katten | Issue 18

JD Supra: Mergers

UK Financial Insights from Kattenis a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe. By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

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Bitcoin hits new record high above $70,000; US investor ends Currys chase – business live

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as exchange-traded funds help biggest cryptocurrency rally Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of business, economics and financial markets.

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Trade associations emphasise need for credit ratings to bolster EU corporate bond transparency regime

The TRADE

As ESMA’s review of European Union’s post-trade transparency regime enters its final stage, European trade associations have stressed the importance of credit ratings in underpinning the success of the EU post-trade transparency framework for corporate bonds.

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Scott Bessent Helped ‘Break’ the Bank of England. Now He’ll Run the U.S. Treasury.

The New York Times: Banking

Scott Bessent’s former colleagues and rivals see the prospective Treasury secretary as a thoughtful choice with a broad understanding of financial markets.

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RBI not planning to issue norms to regulate social media influencers

Business Standard - FInance

The Reserve Bank is not planning to issue any separate norms to regulate social media influencers pedalling their personal views on the financial markets since sector watchdog Sebi is already on it. Social media influencers peddle personal views or those paying them on financial markets or stocks.

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Major investment banks and asset managers partake in landmark blockchain pilot

The TRADE

The pilot program provided participants with distributed ledger applications for asset tokenisation, digital cash, fund registry, repo, securities lending, and margin management transactions – all with the ability to interoperate via the Canton Network TestNet. It’s having that interoperability while preserving the privacy and control.”