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Growing Presence at EuroHedge Awards

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – The updated list of nominees for the upcoming 2020 EuroHedge Awards features more Nordic names. Fixed-income relative-value fund Frost, which was...

Can Higher Leverage be Consistent With Lower Risk?

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Formuepleje’s Penta strategy, incepted in 1995, can leverage up to 500% and typically has around 400% gross exposure. The portfolio was...

Diversification is in the DNA

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Achieving true diversification along with better risk-adjusted returns requires a strong pursuit of uncorrelation. Yet truly uncorrelated investments are hard to...

The SEB Quant Team Leaves

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – The SEB Global Quant team led by Hans-Olov Bornemann (pictured) is leaving SEB Investment Management on December 31, which served as...

Due for a Comeback

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – This year’s turbulence in global financial markets has provided hedge funds with an opportunity to shine. Although Nordic hedge funds as...

The Healthy Organism of the Industry

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – When asked to highlight some unique features of the Nordic hedge fund industry, we most often point out that the industry...

Fail Fast to Succeed

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Quantitative asset management firm OQAM out of Sweden’s southern town of Malmö is celebrating the two-year anniversary of its first –...

Formuepleje’s 2020 Performance Turnaround

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Formuepleje’s Fokus fund is up by 7.11% for the year to November 11th, after a drawdown in the first quarter. In...

A Stellar Year for Fixed Income – Volatile for Credit

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Since launch in 2003 the Asgard Fixed Income strategy has amassed returns of more than 725% corresponding to an impressive compound...

One Replacement for Fixed Income

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Fixed income has long been serving as an essential asset allocation component within most diversified portfolios. Amid historically low interest rates,...

Sector Hires Legal and Compliance Officer

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Multi-boutique asset manager Sector Asset Management has appointed Jens Fredrik Bøen as its new Chief Legal and Compliance Officer. Bøen joined...

Thriving Amid Liquidity Crunches

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – In today’s unique environment of ultra-low bond yields, fixed income is mostly used by institutional investors in a defensive capacity, for...