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AP3 Hires Lynx’s Mattias Sundbom as Head of Portfolio Strategy

After spending the past decade at some of Sweden’s largest systematic asset managers, most recently at Lynx Asset Management, Mattias Sundbom has now moved...

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In-Depth: High Yield

Avoiding the Echo Chamber: Kraft’s Playbook in Tighter High-Yield Market

Delivering strong returns during a market rebound is one...

High-Yield Bonds Knock Out Stocks

Nordic high-yield bonds and the managers specializing in them...

Off-The Benchmark Approach in High Yield

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – After years of extremely low interest...

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Benchmark-Plus High-Yield Investing at LD Pensions

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Danish pension fund LD Pensions manages...

In-Depth: Emerging Markets

Veritas Looks Beyond Benchmarks to Frontier Markets for Carry

After several years of strong performance in fixed income,...

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

Emerging market equities outperformed developed markets in 2025 for...

Emerging Markets Back in Focus, but Still a Satellite Allocation at Folksam

Emerging markets have spent much of the past decade...

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AP2 Extends Systematic Approach to Emerging Markets Bonds

Systematic investing has become a widely embraced approach in...

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

Emerging market investing has never been a one-size-fits-all approach,...

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

With some SEK 460 billion under management across virtually...

AP3 Re-Enters Emerging Markets with a Fresh Lens

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Sweden’s buffer fund, AP3 Tredje AP-fonden,...

In-Depth: Diversification in a Correlated World

AP3’s Tactical Layer: A New Dimension of Diversification

Diversification is often discussed in terms of broad asset...

Diversifying with Gold and Silver: Why Miners Amplify Opportunity

In the institutional investor’s world, diversification is not a...

SilverDome One: Building Resilience in a Correlated World

In early 2023, two Swedes who had spent six...

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Trade-off Between Illiquidity and Rebalancing Premium

In the search for diversification and higher returns, institutional...

Diversification in the Era of Monetary Reset

Diversification has long been a cornerstone of investing, designed...

AP3’s Tactical Layer: A New Dimension of Diversification

Diversification is often discussed in terms of broad asset...

Diversifying with Gold and Silver: Why Miners Amplify Opportunity

In the institutional investor’s world, diversification is not a...

Navigating CLOs Through ETFs: Opportunities in AAA-Rated Tranches

By UBS Asset Management: Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) have long...

From Core to Alternatives: The ETF-Driven Approach of a Finnish Wealth Manager

Wealth managers are tasked with designing investment portfolios that...

The Awkward Problem with Managed Futures ETFs

By Andrew Beer, Co-Founder of DBi and Co-Portfolio Manager:...

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Schroders Brings Active Strategies to Europe Through UCITS ETFs

The Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) market in the United...

Tracking Trend: A Closer Look at Managed Futures Index Replication

By Kathryn M. Kaminski and Yingshan Zhao at AlphaSimplex...

Active Decisions in Passive Wrappers: Othania on ETF Innovation

Founded in early 2016 by brothers Vincent Dilling-Larsen and...

Navigating CLOs Through ETFs: Opportunities in AAA-Rated Tranches

By UBS Asset Management: Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) have long...

Powering Hedge Funds

Asset Tokenisation: Democratising Nordic Hedge Fund Access

By Johan Lindberg, CACEIS: The Nordic financial market, long recognised for its innovative approach to investment and technology, is facing its next big transformation....

A Fireside Discussion Between Stephen Roberts (CWAN) and Serge Houles (Tidan)

The Nordic hedge-fund market has long balanced innovation with prudence. As allocators push for transparency, customization and scale, that balance is being re-drawn. In...

From Spitfire to Concorde

I always had a fascination with planes. As a boy, I had model planes I put together myself hanging from my ceiling. Among them...

A Story of Data in the Age of Data Deluge

Transtrend started as a research project in 1989. We had bought data and computers, hoping something could be done with that. So, that’s what...

Building the Backbone: The Role of Operations in Boutique Managers

For strong-performing boutique asset managers, the spotlight usually shines on portfolio managers: the stars whose decisions drive returns. And deservedly so. Yet behind every strong...

Operational Challenges – A Summary

The Nordic COO Roundtable brought together a diverse group of operational leaders for a candid and wide-ranging discussion about the forces shaping their organisations....

From PDF to Platform: Why Governance Needs a System, Not a Folder

By Sofia Beckman – Co-founder, North House: “We manage billions with real-time systems,” one COO told me. “But our governance still lives in PDFs.”...

Service Is Critical In Complex Environments

By Sami Kellali, MAIA Technologies: Whether you’re a new manager launching, an established multi-strat or a single family office, today’s market environment is defined...

Allocator Interviews

Core, Satellite, and Structural Premiums: PensionDanmark’s Approach to Emerging Market Debt

Many institutional investors have gradually internalized mandates once awarded to external managers, seeking tighter cost control, greater transparency,...

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Beyond the Top Ten: Sweden’s Top-Performing Hedge Funds in 2025

While Denmark may have matched and even overtaken Sweden’s hedge fund industry in terms of assets under management during 2025, Sweden continues to stand...

Round Table: Operational Challenges

The role of the Chief Operating Officer in asset management continues to expand, as operational challenges grow in both scope and complexity. Once centred...

Taiga Defies Nordic Equity Headwinds with High Returns

While Nordic equities struggled to keep pace with global equity markets in 2025, Nordic small-cap-focused long/short equity fund Taiga Fund advanced 22.6 percent, marking...

Macro Calls and Timing Drive Excalibur’s 2025 Result

Low double-digit returns may not typically command the spotlight. For a low-risk fixed-income macro hedge fund, however, such an outcome can represent an achievement. Excalibur...

Former IPM Colleagues Reunite as Hanna Persson Joins Tidan

Fast-growing fund boutique Tidan Capital has appointed Hanna Persson as Head of Business Development and Investor Relations. The appointment reunites Persson with Serge Houles,...

Pasi Havia to Invest in Megatrend-Driven Stocks at United Bankers

After departing Helsinki Capital Partners (HCP) in late 2025 following more than a decade at the boutique, portfolio manager Pasi Havia is now joining...

The Grey Zone Between Long-Only and Hedge Funds Delivers in 2025

The universe of equity strategies spans a broad spectrum, ranging from passive investments in ETF wrappers to traditional long-only funds, as well as long/short,...

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...

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