The NHX CTA Index rebounded strongly in August, supported primarily by gains in currencies and equity markets. Most managers and sub-strategy groups finished 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...
After years of explosive growth and strong returns, private credit is facing its first meaningful stress test, particularly within direct lending, which has become...
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...
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...
Private credit managers with exposure to software companies recently faced investor withdrawals as concerns mounted over how artificial intelligence could disrupt parts of the...
As businesses stay private for longer, an increasing share of value creation now happens away from public exchanges, forcing investors to rethink where they...
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...
By Alexander Mende and Per Ivarsson at RPM Risk & Portfolio Management AB: For many investors, manager selection ultimately comes down to intuition, whether...
Chinese futures in general add substantial diversification benefits to global futures - and the Chinese commodity futures that dominate certain Aspect Capital strategies also...
By Fredrik Langenskiöld – Union Bancaire Privée: Multi-strategy funds are those that allocate to more than one alternative strategy or portfolio manager (PM) in...
By Liam Hynes, PhD – S&P Global Market Intelligence: Systematic investing has always been a story of expanding information sets. Prices, then fundamentals, then...
By Scott Schefrin, Portfolio Manager at AB Hedge Fund Solutions: After a series of slower years for deal activity, merger arbitrage has re-emerged as a compelling strategy...
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 Thomas Babbedge at GreshamQuant: I first went to the Exeter Racecourse when I was thirteen years old with the girl next-door. I don't remember where...
A trio of founders from Aarhus, Denmark, is launching a fund built around a systematic long/short strategy for digital asset markets. After almost two...
Swedish alternative investment boutique Atlant Fonder has made two appointments over the summer, hiring Mark Mehtonen as portfolio manager and Rikard Östback as chief...
Norwegian boutique Norselab Credit Management is launching its fourth fund in less than four years, expanding its credit platform into the highly cyclical shipping,...
Stockholm-based boutique manager Ridge Capital has strengthened its investment team with the appointments of Oliver Eliassen as Senior Portfolio Analyst and Olivia Berg Wadsten...
Danish boutique asset manager Asset Adviser has appointed Frank Sørensen as Senior Strategist, less than a year after Stonehenge Fondsmæglerselskab, the Danish asset manager...
