A year after fixed-income boutique Carlsson Norén Asset Management and its investment team joined Meriti Capital, the Swedish asset manager is expanding its fixed-income...
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 Alexandra Voss, CFA at SEB: Private markets are no longer in retreat, but the rebound is selective and unevenly distributed. Returns were positive...
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...
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...
Every day, households borrow money to buy homes, finance cars, pay for education, or fund everyday consumption. These mortgages, auto loans, consumer loans, and...
After years of explosive growth and strong returns, private credit is facing its first meaningful stress test, particularly within direct lending, which has become...
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 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 Liam Hynes, PhD – S&P Global Market Intelligence: Systematic investing has always been a story of expanding information sets. Prices, then fundamentals, then...
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 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...
Chinese futures in general add substantial diversification benefits to global futures - and the Chinese commodity futures that dominate certain Aspect Capital strategies also...
May was another month characterized by reversals and cross-asset volatility. Strong momentum in U.S. equities contrasted with directionless moves across other markets, creating a...
Many of healthcare’s most transformative breakthroughs often originate not from established industry giants, but from smaller companies developing new technologies, therapies, and treatment approaches....
The origins of Always Opportunities can be traced back to a bond transaction involving mobility company Voi. What initially brought together founders, venture capital...
Hedge fund investing has become increasingly institutionalized and resource-intensive, requiring access to specialized managers alongside deep due diligence, portfolio construction, risk management, and ongoing...
At first glance, CTA investing can appear deceptively homogeneous. Many managers trade the same liquid futures markets and rely on systematic, trendfollowing models that...
Many institutional allocators spend years building portfolios of single-strategy hedge funds across different asset classes, geographies, and investment styles. Yet there is also a...
Global allocators are once again paying closer attention to multi-strategy and multi-manager hedge fund solutions. But unlike the years before the financial crisis, the...
A Swiss family office is seeking to allocate $5 million to liquid alternative investment strategies, including hedge funds, managed futures, commodities, and funds providing...
For much of the past decade, hedge funds struggled to compete against strong beta-driven markets fueled by ultra-low interest rates and abundant liquidity. But...
