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Scaramucci seeks more AI at SALT hedge fund conference

Colourful hedge funds impressario says this year’s event will branch out because hedge funds are ‘in the doldrums’

Anthony Scaramucci, SALT founder and former White House Communications Director, appears on US television in October
Anthony Scaramucci, SALT founder and former White House Communications Director, appears on US television in October Photo: Getty Images

Anthony Scaramucci, the man behind SALT, is shifting the high-profile annual conference’s focus towards artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency and property as a result of poor performance in the hedge fund industry.

The SkyBridge Alternatives conference, known as SALT and named for Scaramucci’s investment firm, has become a leading gathering for the hedge fund community since the inaugural event in 2009.

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