Trusted news in the age of AI: How hedge funds find signal in the noise | Hedge Fund Huddle

In this episode of Hedge Fund Huddle, we sit down with Vik Bansal, Systematic Portfolio Manager at Centiva Capital, David Tattan, Business Lead of LSEG EMEA Execution Solutions, and Alexandre Hardouin, Head of Equities at LSEG, to explore the growing importance of trusted news, transparent data, and human validation in modern investment workflows. From balancing speed and accuracy to evaluating alternative data sources, AI-generated outputs, and the cost of adding new datasets, our guests unpack what it takes to build confidence in the information driving trading decisions today. #HedgeFundHuddle #HedgeFunds #AI 0:00 Introduction 1:57 Defining a trustworthy source 3:45 Bringing news sources into hedge funds 6:26 Analysing data: Human vs machine 7:53 Verifying sources: Trust and technology 10:00 Speed vs accuracy 17:55 Alternative data sources 23:45 News and data 26:47 AI and information filtering 28:40 Factchecking LLM output 31:40 Differentiating data sources 32:40 Investments hedge funds should be making Hedge Fund Huddle playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLs_YjOh3pCYjkIvZROzF0SgxZwvQMLamo Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7Er8eB0RXjYdY6LDttDY57 Apple Podcasts: ‎https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/hedge-fund-huddle/id1652498564 LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a diversified international markets infrastructure business —earning our clients’ trust for over 300 years. That legacy of customer-focused excellence ensures that you can rely on our expertise in capital formation, intellectual property and risk and balance sheet management. As global leaders in financial indexing, benchmarking and analytic services, we offer unrivalled access to international capital markets. Our high-performance technology solutions enable companies worldwide to access funds for growth and development. And with our Data & Analytics, Capital Markets and Post Trade divisions, we provide a comprehensive, integrated suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services that help our customers pursue—and achieve—their ambitions. That’s how we make a difference— ensuring people can meet their potential—worldwide. Follow us on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/company/london-stock-exchange-group) and Twitter (@LSEGplc).