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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...

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...

The Emerging Markets Revival and the Case for Systematic, Diversified Exposure

Emerging market equities outperformed developed markets in 2025 for the first time in several years, prompting investors to reassess the strategic role of the...

From Market Neutral to Long-Biased: Coeli Energy Opportunities at Three Years

After years of running energy-focused market-neutral strategies, portfolio managers Vidar Kalvoy and Joel Etzler pivoted to a long-biased long/short approach in early 2023 with...

Atlas Global Macro’s Commodity Conviction Delivers a Comeback

Macro hedge fund Atlas Global Macro, co-managed by CIO Lars Tvede and portfolio managers Jakob Due and Jakob Sabroe, had significant exposure to Russian...

Nordea’s Rates Strategy Turns Relative Value into Strong Returns

A supportive market backdrop and improving investor risk appetite in 2025 led to tightening spreads in covered bonds, providing a strong tailwind for Danish...

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...

Proxy P’s Bet on Traditional Utilities Amid AI-Driven Power Surge

Since its launch in late 2018, fund boutique Proxy P Management has managed a directional long/short equity fund focused on renewable energy and energy...

Diversification in the Era of Monetary Reset

Diversification has long been a cornerstone of investing, designed to balance risk across different markets and asset classes. But with fiat currencies under persistent...

Diversifying with Gold and Silver: Why Miners Amplify Opportunity

In the institutional investor’s world, diversification is not a slogan but an ongoing pursuit. While new strategies may come and go, some diversifiers have...

SilverDome One: Building Resilience in a Correlated World

In early 2023, two Swedes who had spent six years working together at one of the world’s largest sovereign wealth funds, the Abu Dhabi...

Hybrids: A Natural Extension of Norselab’s Credit Ambitions

New fund launches are often driven by a mix of market conditions and emerging opportunities, but for Norselab the introduction of its newest vehicle,...