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After spending the past decade at some of Sweden’s largest systematic asset managers, most recently at Lynx Asset Management, Mattias Sundbom has now moved to the institutional investor side. Sundbom has joined the Third Swedish National Pension Fund (AP3) as Head of Portfolio Strategy and Sustainability, in a move...

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Hedge Fund Allocations Briefly Cross 10% in Finland

Hedge funds continue to play a meaningful role in the portfolios of Finland’s largest pension investors. Combined hedge fund allocations across six major institutional...

VER’s Hedge Fund Portfolio Up Double Digits Again

The State Pension Fund of Finland (VER) allocates just over €1 billion to hedge funds and systematic strategies, representing a modest 4.3 percent of...

A High Bar: Swiss Family Office Seeks Proven Hedge Fund Manager

A Swiss family office is currently seeking to allocate capital to a manager specializing in liquid hedge fund strategies, with an initial commitment of...

Turning Distressed Loans Into Returns

While most credit investors aim to avoid defaults, Swedish investors Gustav Hultgren and Tobias Thunander have built a career on the opposite: buying non-performing...

Lucerne Teams with Ex-Danske Derivatives Head on Covered-Call Fund

U.S.-based investment manager Lucerne Capital Management has announced the launch of the Lucerne European Income Select Fund (LEISF), an actively managed strategy aiming to...

Hedge Funds Catch the Attention of Swedbank’s Research Team

Although Swedbank Robur does not manage hedge funds in-house, Swedbank’s manager research team continues to find selective external hedge funds attractive for client portfolios....

Hedge Funds Pay Off for the State Pension Fund of Finland

Finland’s largest institutional investors remain committed allocators to hedge funds, yet the State Pension Fund of Finland’s (VER) hedge fund allocation stood out as...

State Pension Fund of Finland Sees Strong Hedge Fund Gains

The first half of 2025 brought a complex market backdrop shaped by shifting macroeconomic trends, tariffs, geopolitical uncertainty, and volatile investor sentiment. Although returns...

Varma’s Hedge Funds Show Steady Performance

The first half of 2025 was far from smooth sailing for investors, hedge fund managers included. Varma, Finland’s largest hedge fund investor, nevertheless reported...

BNY Debuts Tail-Risk Overlay Fund

BNY Investments Newton, the specialist multi-asset and equity management arm of BNY Mellon, has launched the BNY Adaptive Risk Overlay Fund – a tail-hedging...

Quirky Questions for Harold De Boer (Transtrend)

Not every conversation in the hedge fund world needs to revolve around alpha, trend signals, or trading models. In HedgeNordic’s Quirky Questions series, we ask industry...

Brevan Howard Winds Down Volatility Fund Managed by Ville Helske

Brevan Howard Asset Management is winding down a volatility-focused hedge fund run by high-profile Finnish portfolio manager Ville Helske. Helske, formerly Head of Allocation...