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Private credit managers with exposure to software companies recently faced investor withdrawals as concerns mounted over how artificial intelligence could disrupt parts of the sector. Annika Henriksson, Head of Private Equity and Private Credit at Finland’s fourth-largest bank, S-Bank, finds it somewhat ironic that concerns have focused primarily on...

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When Diversification Fails: Qblue’s Case for Alternative Risk Premia

The notion that a traditional 60/40 portfolio offers meaningful diversification has long been questioned by practitioners. When implementing the Total Portfolio Approach at Danish...

Tidan NOVA Profiting from Volatility Skew as Market Participants Seek Protection

Tidan Capital’s evolution into a multi-strategy platform reflects a broader effort to deliver complementary sources of alpha, with its NOVA strategy serving as a...

Ress Launches Euro Feeder as Life Settlements Enter a Higher-Return Regime

In the decade leading up to 2023, Ress Life Investments generated annualized returns in excess of 6 percent in a persistently low interest rate...

From Market Neutral to Long-Biased: Coeli Energy Opportunities at Three Years

After years of running energy-focused market-neutral strategies, portfolio managers Vidar Kalvoy and Joel Etzler pivoted to a long-biased long/short approach in early 2023 with...

Macro Calls and Timing Drive Excalibur’s 2025 Result

Low double-digit returns may not typically command the spotlight. For a low-risk fixed-income macro hedge fund, however, such an outcome can represent an achievement. Excalibur...

Atlas Global Macro’s Commodity Conviction Delivers a Comeback

Macro hedge fund Atlas Global Macro, co-managed by CIO Lars Tvede and portfolio managers Jakob Due and Jakob Sabroe, had significant exposure to Russian...

Nordea’s Rates Strategy Turns Relative Value into Strong Returns

A supportive market backdrop and improving investor risk appetite in 2025 led to tightening spreads in covered bonds, providing a strong tailwind for Danish...

SilverDome One: Building Resilience in a Correlated World

In early 2023, two Swedes who had spent six years working together at one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, the Abu Dhabi...

Hybrids: A Natural Extension of Norselab’s Credit Ambitions

New fund launches are often driven by a mix of market conditions and emerging opportunities, but for Norselab the introduction of its newest vehicle,...

Beyond Plain-Vanilla: Ridge Capital Navigates Three Distinct Market Years

In a traditional high-yield bond fund, the yield-to-maturity often serves as a rough indicator of expected returns. Ridge Capital, however, operates with a more...

Macro Matters Again and Nordkinn is Built for It

“Macro is back and matters.” The phrase has become a recurring headline in financial media. Macro is back and so is the ability to...

Zetterquist Leads Antiloop’s Reset as Cygnus and Atlas Gain Momentum

After helping build and later steer the operations of fund boutique Norron, first as COO and then as CEO, Alexander Zetterquist is embarking on...