Assets held in hedge funds increased by 4.18% in the second quarter, according to data released Tuesday by Tremont Capital Management Inc.
Its asset-flow report for the quarter showed $38.3 billion of net inflows across all investment styles. Hedge fund assets grew to $954 billion at June 30, according to the Rye, N.Y., company.
Fixed-income arbitrage grew fastest, 7.28%, the report said, and global macro was No. 2, with inflows of 7.16%, up from 4.04% in the first quarter.
For the Denver-based parent company of Sunflower Bank, the first quarter of 2026 was not entirely sunny. Loans grew dramatically, but so did charge-offs, with the lender charging off two credits worth more than $10 million.
The investment firm's Alternatives division comprised a majority of the online lender's $60 million Series C funding round.
While stablecoins aren't widely used for payments, banks still have a role to play in leading the market.
Celtic Bank is the latest large Small Business Administration lender to turn to an AI origination platform for smaller-dollar loans. Live Oak Bank, which has been piloting the same platform, says it's poised for big growth in the same segment.
The Federal Open Market Committee's April meeting — likely Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's last — is unanimously expected to keep interest rates steady, but questions about energy, inflation and the upcoming transition in leadership still loom.
There's been an onslaught of nonbank financial technology company charter applications and approvals already this year.
