The Swedish FSA has granted permission to let custodian SEB take over management of winding-down Brummer fund Latitude. The transition will be made no...
Following the recent meltdown of the large American multi-strategy fund Amaranth, research institute EDHEC has examined the anatomy of Amaranth’s downfall and has concluded...
According to Danish pension fund executives, infrastructure has become an attractive investment opportunity. Also, they generally see alternative investments increasing among Danish pension funds...
According to index provider Dow Jones, the continued sophistication of institutional investors within the hedge fund space will soon lead them to need stronger...
Gustav Karner, the head of asset allocation at Sweden’s Lansforsäkringar pension fund, plans to increase the fund’s exposure to alternatives to 25%. However, hedge...
The Swedish hedge fund management company Öhman Alternative Investments, a division of investment bank Öhman, has launched a macro/fixed income fund with a Scandinavian...
According to press reports, American hedge fund Amaranth, recently hit by a performance meltdown, is close to shutting down completely. According to reports in...
Recently, Swedish independent financial consultant Indecap released its rankings of Swedish hedge funds. In the following, Indecap’s Niklas Lundberg elaborates on the characteristics of...
Recent weeks have seen the implosion of two large and prominent hedge funds, American fund Amaranth and Swedish fund Latitude. Now, Danish financial industry...
According to a new industry survey, European financial service providers are ready for the implantation of MiFID next year. However, the sector is very...
