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The Role of Cryptos in a Diversified Portfolio

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Institutional investors are increasingly pondering about the addition of cryptocurrencies to a diversified portfolio. Back in October of 2021, hedge fund...

Positively Skewed Fixed-Income Alternative

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Many Americans rely on life insurance policies as a critical safety net to ensure the economic security of their families through...

Diversification and Spice

London (HedgeNordic) - A common model applies across illiquid alternatives including private debt and infrastructure: external investors can invest alongside Allianz, accessing the same...

Hedge Funds Deliver for Varma

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Finnish pension fund Varma earned 13.5 percent on its investments during the nine-month period ending September, with private equity investments yielding...

Sampension Boosts Forestry Allocation

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Danish pension provider Sampension is increasing its allocation to forestry following an investment commitment of DKK 965 million to RMS, a...

MAM Raises Dry Powder for Alternatives

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Two of Mandatum Asset Management (MAM)’s alternative vehicles held their first closes at the end of September to raise a combined...

Financing EM Infrastructure with Nordic Backing

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Swiss impact investor BlueOrchard has announced the first closing of its infrastructure-focused private debt fund BlueOrchard Sustainable Asset Fund, with support...

Gold: Diversification by Disinvesting

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Gold is often considered a hedge against inflation, but Ned Naylor-Leyland of Jupiter Asset Management argues it is more accurate to...

NOMA Goes for the Private Sector

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Oslo-based asset manager NOMA Capital has launched a closed-end actively managed alternative investment fund that invests in early-stage private companies. Launched...

Update on China’s Property Crisis

By Shikeb Farooqui, Emso Asset Management – The Chinese property sector is currently in the grip of a policy-induced liquidity crunch which threatens to take...

New Path Into Swedish VC

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Swedish fund management firm AIFM Capital has partnered up with Nordic Tech Fund Group to launch an NGM-listed alternative investment fund...

Nordea Restructures Alts Unit

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Nordea Asset Management (NAM) has appointed Lea Vaisalo (pictured) as the head of its freshly-restructured alternatives unit, which now incorporates the...