Welcome to The Fintech Files, keeping you up-to-date with the latest developments in financial tech and innovation. Regular host Yolanda Bobeldijk is on maternity leave, so this week's edition is brought to you by Tabby Kinder, FN's hedge fund correspondent.

Playing the data game
The worlds of fund management and big data are colliding at breakneck speed because investors need new information sources to gain an edge in markets. Man Group and GAM are the latest to laud artificial intelligence and machine learning. Even BlackRock tracks emojis on social media to inform its risk management approach.