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Inside High-Flyer’s AI-Driven Rise: DeepSeek & Liang Wenfeng’s 56.6% Gains in 2025

High-Flyer Quant, controlled by DeepSeek foun...

With roughly 70 billion yuan (about US$8 bill...

DeepSeek, spun out in 2023, pursues efficient...

High-Flyer’s rise is pushing Chinese asset ma...

Hedge Funds in 2026: Key Trends in Asset Allocation, Strategy & Market Structure

Global Forecast Other Investment Pools and Funds

Hedge fund AUM hit a record about $5T in Q3 2...

Investor demand is tilting toward low-net/mar...

Fundraising is becoming more winner-take-most...

Firms are competing on talent and structure, ...

Why Institutional Investors are Turning to Hedge-Fund-Lite Strategies—and What Pensions Must Watch

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Institutional investors, especially pensions,...

These allocations use liquid alts such as lon...

Key risks remain, including wide performance ...

Asset owners need stronger governance and due...

Donroe Doctrine: Chevron’s Edge & Energy Upside in Reclaiming Venezuela Assets

Americas Markets Oil and Gas Extraction

The “Donroe Doctrine” frames a Trump-era push...

Hedge funds are positioning for a “Donroe tra...

Chevron is seen as best placed because it sti...

Big upside is tempered by severe legal, polit...

Rosberg Ventures Raises €86M for Third Fund as European VC Moves From FoFs to Co-Investments

Europe Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Rosberg Ventures closed its third fund at €86...

Fund III was oversubscribed and allocations w...

The firm is expanding beyond its fund-of-fund...

The raise stands out amid a softer 2025 Europ...

Middle East VC Soars in 2025: Saudi & UAE Lead Fintech-Fueled Rise in Mega-Rounds

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Middle East VC funding rebounded in 2025 to a...

Cross-border participation hit a record, with...

Fintech drew the most funding (~US$1.15B acro...

Early-stage rounds still dominate volume, but...

MENA Surges Past Africa in VC Growth 2025: Fintech, AI, Mega-Rounds Fuel Momentum

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

MENA led emerging-market venture growth in 20...

Africa’s VC rose to $3.24B (+44.6%) but deal ...

Fintech stayed dominant in both regions, whil...

MENA’s rebound was reinforced by regulatory r...

Why Bloomberg’s “Unusual Activity” Alert Hits Finance Pros—and How to Prevent It

Global Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Bloomberg’s “unusual activity” interstitial i...

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Common causes include VPNs/proxies/shared IPs...

For institutional or high-volume users, mitig...

US Startup Funding 2026: Mega-Rounds, AI & Stablecoin Infrastructure Lead Valuation Surge

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Weekly US startup funding hit $20.9B across ~...

xAI’s $20B Series E highlights a surge of cap...

Rain’s $250M Series C (valued near $1.95B) si...

Despite higher totals, falling deal counts po...

Arkansas Faces Early-Stage Funding Collapse: New Programs & Strategic Gaps Revealed

Global FYI Finance and Insurance

Arkansas early-stage startup funding plunged ...

New initiatives like StartupNWA's Onward FX a...

State and philanthropic support is expanding ...

Key gaps remain in follow-on capital, exits, ...