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Nordic CTAs: So Far, So Good

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Nordic CTAs performed strongly during the first half of February, based on figures from nine of the 15 members of the...

Building ‘Sales’ Muscle

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Two of the Nordic hedge fund industry’s asset managers are expanding their investor relations staff. Oslo-based hedge fund platform Sector Asset...

Estlander & Partners Expands Fund Family

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Finnish systematic asset manager Estlander & Partners has expanded its fund range with the launch of Estlander & Partners Glacies AIF,...

Three Wins for Nordic Hedge Funds

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – For several consecutive years now, Nordic hedge funds have been awarded at the distinguished EuroHedge Awards. This year was no exception....

New AI-Powered Fund on the Arena

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Finnish insurance firm Mandatum Life has launched Mandatum Managed Futures Fund, an artificial intelligence-assisted fund that seeks to achieve positive absolute...

Insuring Against Equity Market Drawdown

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – A systematic long/short equity fund under the umbrella of Mandatum Life, a Finnish insurance firm and financial services provider, has now...

January’s Leaders Amid Dispersion

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – After returning 6.4 percent on average last year, Nordic equity hedge funds gained 0.3 percent in January (92 percent reported). There...

Shining When Things Turn Ugly

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – The risk-off environment in January triggered by the coronavirus outbreak played into the hands of Volt Diversified Alpha Fund, a Stockholm-based...

Frost Frozen to New Investors

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Frost, the hedge fund launched by former employees at the now-closed Nektar at the beginning of January, has been closed to...

Asgard´s Bet Against Tesla Bonds

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Copenhagen-based Asgard Credit Fund has amassed credit-default swaps on Tesla’s bonds, betting that the electric-car maker’s bonds are too expensive. “Tesla...

Brummer Highlights Nordic ESG-DNA at SBAI Panel

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – On February 4, the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (SBAI) held the Nordic Institutional Investor Day in Helsinki, where managers, investors...

Banner Month for Formue Nord

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – January was a good month for Danish asset manager Formue Nord with the hiring of a new analyst, its special situations...