The Lynx Program posted a strong first half of 2026, returning 25.9 percent, its second-best first-half performance in its 25-year history. Lynx Asset Management’s...
Private markets have expanded far beyond traditional private equity, private credit, and infrastructure investing. Among the more specialized corners of the alternatives universe sits...
Every day, households borrow money to buy homes, finance cars, pay for education, or fund everyday consumption. These mortgages, auto loans, consumer loans, and...
While parts of the private equity industry have faced a challenging dealmaking environment in recent years, Nordic mid-market buyout manager Summa Equity has navigated...
After years of explosive growth and strong returns, private credit is facing its first meaningful stress test, particularly within direct lending, which has become...
Private credit managers with exposure to software companies recently faced investor withdrawals as concerns mounted over how artificial intelligence could disrupt parts of the...
By Alexandra Voss, CFA at SEB: Private markets are no longer in retreat, but the rebound is selective and unevenly distributed. Returns were positive...
Infrastructure has traditionally been viewed as one of the more defensive corners of private markets, characterized by essential services, stable cash flows, and hard-asset...
By Bjarne Graven Larsen: For decades during the great moderation, the 60/40 portfolio was the institutional investor's Swiss army knife. Equities grew wealth; bonds...
By Fredrik Langenskiöld – Union Bancaire Privée: Multi-strategy funds are those that allocate to more than one alternative strategy or portfolio manager (PM) in...
Chinese futures in general add substantial diversification benefits to global futures - and the Chinese commodity futures that dominate certain Aspect Capital strategies also...
By Andrew Beer, Co-Founder of DBi: After a decade of studying CTAs, we have drawn three conclusions about the nature of their alpha generation. At the...
At first glance, CTA investing can appear deceptively homogeneous. Many managers trade the same liquid futures markets and rely on systematic, trendfollowing models that...
By Alexander Mende and Per Ivarsson at RPM Risk & Portfolio Management AB: For many investors, manager selection ultimately comes down to intuition, whether...
High-yield bonds have long functioned as a carry-driven return engine in institutional portfolios, offering enhanced income and access to the corporate credit risk premium....
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...
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...
Susanna Urdmark is stepping back into a primary portfolio management role, joining Handelsbanken Fonder as the new portfolio manager of Handelsbanken Europa after stepping...
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,...
Shareholder activism has been widely studied and is often associated with value creation, as activist investors push for changes in strategy, governance, or capital...
