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High-Yield Bonds Knock Out Stocks

Nordic high-yield bonds and the managers specializing in them have delivered strong returns in recent years, even outperforming local equity markets. Jarle Sjo, Head...

EM Corporate Bonds: Could Trump’s Tariffs Create Opportunities?

By Toke Hjortshøj, Senior Portfolio Manager at Impax Asset Management: Emerging market (EM) corporate bonds are on the frontline of the tariff war that...

The Road Ahead: Tundra Fonder on Frontier Markets’ Recovery

Frontier markets have faced significant challenges in recent years, particularly from mid-2022 onward, as aggressive rate hikes by central banks – especially the Federal...

Emerging Market Debt Investment Views

By Abdallah Guezour, Head of Emerging Market Debt and Commodities at Schroders: Emerging market debt (EMD) continues to perform well despite the “aggressive Trump” scenario...

Beyond the Benchmark: Aktia’s Active Approach to EM Local Currency Debt

Passive strategies have reached nearly every segment of financial markets, including the more remote corners of emerging market (EM) local currency debt. While passive...

AP2 Extends Systematic Approach to Emerging Markets Bonds

Systematic investing has become a widely embraced approach in equities and other liquid asset classes, yet its adoption in fixed income – particularly in...

Veritas Rethinks Emerging Market Exposure: Shift to “Ex-China” Allocations

Emerging market investing has never been a one-size-fits-all approach, and China’s sheer size and role has only added to the complexity. As the world’s second-largest...

AP2’s Quant Approach to EM Equities: Balancing Risk, Return, and Sustainability

With some SEK 460 billion under management across virtually every asset class and region, Andra AP-fonden (AP2) stands as one of the largest pension...

Cusana Targeting Fat Right-Tails in Emerging Markets

Wealth creation in equity markets often comes from a small subset of stocks. This phenomenon holds true both in the U.S., where tech giants...

Emerging and Frontier Markets Outlook 2025 – Another Alpha Year?

By Jacob Grapengiesser and Peter Elam Håkansson at East Capital: 2024 was a solid year for emerging and frontier markets, both returning 12% in...

Laura Wickström Refines Diversification Strategy at Veritas

In late 2024, Laura Wickström concluded her first annual planning cycle as Chief Investment Officer at Veritas Pension Insurance Company, which shaped the investment...

A Smarter Governance Model for Hedge Funds

By Sofia Beckman – North House: Over the past two decades, hedge funds have faced an increasingly complex regulatory landscape. Each wave of new...