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After nearly four decades at PKA, including 25 years as Chief Investment Officer, Michael Nellemann Pedersen is stepping down from the helm of one of Denmark’s largest institutional investors, the Healthcare Professionals’ Pension Fund in Denmark. He will be succeeded by Mads Skaaning, who joined PKA in 2017 and...

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Ridge Capital’s Mantra: “Never Lose Money”

Nordic high-yield-focused fund Ridge Capital Northern Yield has emerged as one of the standout newcomers on the Nordic fund scene. Since launching in January...

Symmetry Builds Out Team with Two Analyst Additions

The Aalborg-based boutique Symmetry Invest has expanded its investment team at the start of the year, with the additions of Thomas Richard from Paris...

Mandatum’s CTA Wins UCITS Hedge Award

Mandatum Managed Futures Fund has been named Best Performing Fund in the “CTA Trend Following” category among funds with less than $150 million in...

Susanna Urdmark Back at Handelsbanken to Lead Europa

Susanna Urdmark is stepping back into a primary portfolio management role, joining Handelsbanken Fonder as the new portfolio manager of Handelsbanken Europa after stepping...

Hafnium Caps One-Year Mark with Strongest Month Yet

The strength of multi-strategy investing lies in diversification: rarely do all strategies struggle at once, helping protect the downside. But in the right environment,...

Shadow Activism: Capturing the Value Creation of Activist Campaigns

Shareholder activism has been widely studied and is often associated with value creation, as activist investors push for changes in strategy, governance, or capital...

Nordic Hedge Funds Continue Positive Run in February

With the turmoil stemming from events in the Middle East, February already feels like a distant memory. Yet looking back briefly, Nordic hedge funds...

Beyond Shipping: Gersemi Develops Crypto Strategy

With years of experience as a sell-side analyst and later as a fund manager, Joakim Hannisdahl has developed deep expertise in shipping sectors and...

Danske Bank AM Claims Top Honor as Nykredit Wins Fixed Income

Nordic managers were strongly represented at this year’s EuroHedge Awards, sweeping the nominations in the Fixed Income category. With the entire “Fixed Income” field...

AP3 Hires Lynx’s Mattias Sundbom as Head of Portfolio Strategy

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...

Colosseum’s Rollercoaster Start Gives Way to Strong Rebound

Early investors in the freshly launched Colosseum Global Alpha have experienced a rollercoaster ride in recent months, though the latest stretch has been largely...

Nordic CTAs Thrive in February’s Volatile Macro Landscape

February proved to be another favorable month for Nordic CTA managers, leaving CTAs as the best-performing sub-strategy in the Nordic Hedge Index so far...