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Dismissing Hedge Funds on Principle

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – High fees and unsatisfactory performance may have driven away some pension funds from the hedge fund industry. One Danish pension fund...

Carneo Eyeing Growth and New Owners

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Multi-boutique asset management group Carneo Asset Managers is actively looking for acquisition opportunities as its private equity owner, Altor Equity Partners,...

Opening a Wider Door to Alts

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Finnish insurance firm Mandatum Life is now adding alternative investments to its ML Allocation Equity investment basket, previously a fully equity-based...

Fundraising in Tough Times

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Whereas the coronavirus pandemic has impacted private debt fundraising, Danish sub-investment grade credit manager Capital Four has successfully attracted capital for...

PenSam Seeks Greener Risk Premia

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Danish pension fund PenSam has agreed with Nordea Asset Management on a €2.16 billion global equity risk premia mandate, which also...

Webpanel: CTA Multi-Managers

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) - HedgeNordic is delighted to host this panel of four CTA multi-managers. By the nature of the game, these experts are among the...

Sovereigns’ Attraction to Alternatives

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Sovereign wealth funds currently allocate 24 percent of their assets to alternative investments, with allocations continuing “a five-year-long upward march,” according...

Alecta Piles Into Infrastructure

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Swedish pension fund Alecta has allocated €620 million to three funds investing in infrastructure in the past seven months. “Infrastructure is...

The Importance of Liquidity

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Locking up money in illiquid alternative asset classes can be a risk even for long-term-oriented investors such as pension funds, particularly...

Positives Amid an Epidemic of Unknowns

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – The first quarter of 2020 was difficult for most investors, including large pension funds such as AP1, the first Swedish national...

The Old Rules No Longer Apply

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Splitting portfolios between equities and bonds has not offered the diversification benefits many investors expected and hoped for during the recent...

Performance Numbers Only Tell one Side of the Story

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) -Given the heterogeneous nature of hedge fund strategies, identifying the winning funds at the Nordic Hedge Award solely based on traditional absolute...