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For insurers, fixed income must do more than generate returns. It needs to provide stability, preserve liquidity, and help match investments to liabilities. At Bliwa Livförsäkring, these considerations shape an approach that prioritizes diversification and capital preservation while leaving room for selective risk-taking. Fredrik Fors, CIO of the Swedish...

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Beyond the Yield Premium: Finding Value in Nordic High Yield

The Nordic high-yield market combines shorter maturities, a high share of floating-rate bonds, stronger creditor protections in many transactions and a persistent yield premium...

When Equities Falter, Methodica Turns to FX

Equity investors have long sought ways to participate in the stock market’s long-term gains without bearing the full impact of occasional sell-offs. Copenhagen-based Methodica...

Coda Looks for Cracks Beyond the AI Investment Boom

Coda Global Opportunities, an opportunistic long/short equity fund, seeks to identify winners and losers around major investment themes, or what the team calls ‘profit...

Nordic Investor Plans $40 Million Initial Allocation to Multi-Strategy Fund

A Nordic institutional investor is searching for a diversified multi-strategy fund, with an initial allocation of $40 million in the first year and plans...

Nordic CTAs Give Back Gains After Strong Late-Summer Run

After two particularly strong months in August and September, the NHX CTA Index took a breather in October, posting a loss as setbacks in...

Fenja Capital Hires Investment Manager to Pursue European Opportunities

Danish boutique Fenja Capital, which specializes in providing tailored financing solutions to listed micro-, small- and mid-cap companies in a market-neutral setting, has strengthened...

Gersemi Shipping Rallies on Shift Towards Short-Term Trading

After a challenging first eight months of the year, Joakim Hannisdahl’s shipping-focused long/short equity fund, Gersemi Shipping Fund, has staged a strong recovery since...

Agmentum Expands Shipping Expertise Into Nordic High Yield

Soon after appointing Kostas Theodoropoulos as portfolio manager, Norwegian asset manager Agmentum Capital is expanding beyond shipping equities into credit markets with the launch...

Hedge Funds Break the Midterm Pattern

Hedge funds have delivered their strongest first nine months of a US midterm election year since 2006, despite a historical tendency for the second...

Quants and CTAs Lead VER’s Hedge Fund Portfolio in Volatile Q3

The State Pension Fund of Finland (VER) delivered double-digit returns from its hedge fund portfolio in both 2024 and 2025, and entered the second...

€10 Million Mandate Up for Grabs in U.S. Equity Long/Short

A France-based investor is seeking a manager for a U.S.-focused equity long/short strategy, with an expected allocation of €10 million. According to a request...

Beyond 60/40, Part II: The Fourth Building Block

By Alexandra McGuigan, Head of APAC, Qblue Balanced: Over the past year, pension funds, sovereign investors and family offices across Asia-Pacific and Europe have...