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How long can the Magnificent Seven keep winning?
History suggests the dazzle of today’s star tech stocks will likely fade

Be careful what you’re paid for
Pinning down the illiquidity premium in private credit is no easy task

Quants look to language models to predict market impact
Oxford-Man Institute says LLM-type engine that ‘reads’ order-book messages could help improve execution

Big pension schemes are pushing back on private market fees
Schemes offer evergreen investment and cut managers to secure improved terms
Regulation
Iosco warns of leveraged loan ‘vulnerabilities’
As recovery rates plummet, report calls for clearer covenants and more transparency on addbacks
SEC rewrite of criteria for investor ‘group’ alarms buy-siders
Hedge funds fear it will freeze out activists and have chilling effect on everyday discussions
Run risk on funds not a systemic issue, say market participants
FSB and Iosco are consulting on drive to make open-ended funds adopt anti-dilution tools
Buy-siders cheer SEC climbdown on loans
Agency stays silent in court case considering whether syndicated loans are securities
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US life insurers piled into index options in Q2
Counterparty Radar: Lincoln Financial, Global Atlantic lead expansion; Goldman claims top dealer spot
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