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NBIM Signals Interest in Long/Short Equity

Investor interest in long/short equity strategies appears to be making a comeback as market volatility and stock dispersion – driven in part by higher interest rates – create fresh opportunities for active managers. According to MandateWire of the Financial Times, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund made its first external allocation...

Länsförsäkringar Taps Cecilia Kellner to Lead Asset Management

Velliv Axes Alternatives Team Amid Strategic Overhaul

Allocator Interviews

AP2 Extends Systematic Approach to Emerging Markets Bonds

Veritas Rethinks Emerging Market Exposure: Shift to “Ex-China” Allocations

AP2’s Quant Approach to EM Equities: Balancing Risk, Return, and Sustainability

Allocator Interviews

AP2 Extends Systematic Approach to Emerging Markets Bonds

Veritas Rethinks Emerging Market Exposure: Shift to “Ex-China” Allocations

AP2’s Quant Approach to EM Equities: Balancing Risk, Return, and Sustainability

Laura Wickström Refines Diversification Strategy at Veritas

Latest news in alternatives

Private Markets and Equity Exposure Top Priorities for Nordic Investors

Nuveen has published the results of its annual Global Institutional Investor Survey, revealing that 58 percent of the 40 surveyed Nordic investors plan to...

The Rise of Private Lending and the Funding Opportunity for European Transformation

DWS Insights: Private credit approaches a $2 trillion market. DWS’ Dan Robinson, Head of Alternative Credit EMEA, discusses the asset class’s evolution, its opportunities and...

Private Credit: “A Natural Part of Our Portfolio”

Alternative investments such as private equity and private credit have become core components of institutional portfolios, offering a significant source of diversification and the...

Gard’s Playbook for Short-Duration Fixed-Income Investing

Different asset allocators often have varying objectives that shape their investment allocation decisions. For instance, institutional investors such as protection and indemnity (P&I) insurance...

Beyond Corporate Lending: Specialty Finance as the Next Frontier of Private Credit

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Private credit has gained significant traction since the 2008 financial crisis, as regulatory and accounting changes led traditional banks to scale back...

Alexandria Breaking Barriers to Private Markets

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Access to private markets asset classes such as private equity or private credit is becoming increasingly available to individual investors, expanding...

Velliv’s Take on Private Markets: The Appeal of Private Credit

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Institutional investors, including those from the Nordic region, have steadily increased their allocations to private market asset classes such as private...

RFP: Nordic Institution Eyes Opportunistic Private Credit

Deadline: October 10, 2024

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – A Nordic institution plans to allocate pproximately €10-15 million to a private credit fund focused on opportunistic or special situation direct lending....

Niche Opportunities in Private Credit Amid Record Dry Powder Levels

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – The evolution of private credit as an asset class has been remarkable, attracting increasing allocations from investors. Assets under management by...

Private Debt: A Compelling Alternative to Equities for AP2

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Following a change in legislation, the four Swedish national pension buffer funds, AP1-AP4, were granted the opportunity to invest in private...

Private Credit is Core Component for Ericsson Pensionsstiftelse

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Investing in private credit has grown increasingly appealing to many institutional investors seeking alternative avenues beyond traditional fixed-income assets. The potential...

Alecta Brings in Private Debt Expertise

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Swedish pension giant Alecta has appointed Erik Kaukas as a Portfolio Manager focused on fixed income and credit. Kaukas has more...

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