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Situational Awareness hedge fund meltdown was a warning shot for leveraged markets, BofA CEO says

📰 source: cnbc_topnews · 💼 business

bank of america ceo brian moynihan called the recent near-collapse of ai hedge fund situational awareness a warning shot for markets fueled by elevated valuations and borrowed money. the fund, led by leopold aschenbrenner, was forced to offload most of its public equities to citadel last week in a fire sale after its ai bets soured. bank of america was among the fund's prime brokers, alongside goldman sachs and jpmorgan chase.

moynihan told cnbc's andrew ross sorkin, "these are all warning shots," adding "valuations get out, leverage in the system gets there. you have to be careful." his comments suggest wall street's largest prime brokers are reexamining exposure to highly leveraged investment firms even as they compete to finance hedge funds. situational awareness rode a wave of ai optimism since 2024, ballooning to a peak of $45 billion in assets before last week's reckoning.

moynihan said the tendency is to tighten underwriting standards "just a hair" after big run-ups, though bank of america would have been "fine" even without the citadel deal that provided capital for the fund to pay off its banks.

why it matters: bofa ceo warning suggests prime brokers may tighten leverage, pressuring hedge funds and ai-fueled stock gains.

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