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The Rise of the Alternative Lender

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Alternative credit has evolved quite rapidly into a larger and growing asset class that is now receiving more attention from institutional...

PFA’s Unlisted Investments Surpass DKK 100 Billion Mark

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Danish pension fund PFA has more than DKK 100 billion in unlisted investments, which form an important part of the returns...

Insourcing Trend to Decelerate

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Large institutional investors have been insourcing asset management in recent years in an attempt to enhance returns by reducing costs. Nordic...

Real Assets in Emerging and Frontier Markets

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – The long-lasting low interest rate environment has been forcing institutional investors such as pension funds, insurers and others to turn to...

AP3 Retains High Conviction Names

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – The hedge fund industry has had a tough time in the past several years, which prompted some large institutional investors such...

Danske Alternative Funds Expand Horizons

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Two Danske funds investing in alternative assets such as infrastructure, forestry and real estate will expand their investable universe in an...

A New Breed of FoFs is Taking Shape

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – A new breed of fund of funds is taking shape in the Nordics. Nordic Investment Opportunities A/S, a Danish closed-end fund...

All-in-One: Sustainable Multi-Asset Funds

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Heartwood Investment Management, the asset management arm of Swedish bank Handelsbanken in the United Kingdom, has launched four sustainable multi-asset funds...

Schroders Makes Push into Alternatives

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – British investment manager Schroders opened an office in Helsinki this summer to strengthen its Nordic footprint. Roope Relander (pictured), a newly-appointed...

The Northern Trust Predictions

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – What rates of return can investors expect to earn on equities, bonds, private equity or hedge funds in the next five...

Finnish Pension Fund Turns to Alternatives

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Around $15 trillion of government-issued bonds, or one-fourth of the market, trade at negative yields worldwide, according to Deutsche Bank. As...

Hedge Funds Losing the Crown in Alts Market

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Hedge funds remain the largest asset class in the European alternatives market, but private equity is set to take the top...