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...
Private credit managers with exposure to software companies recently faced investor withdrawals as concerns mounted over how artificial intelligence could disrupt parts of the...
Every day, households borrow money to buy homes, finance cars, pay for education, or fund everyday consumption. These mortgages, auto loans, consumer loans, and...
By Alexandra Voss, CFA at SEB: Private markets are no longer in retreat, but the rebound is selective and unevenly distributed. Returns were positive...
Private markets have expanded far beyond traditional private equity, private credit, and infrastructure investing. Among the more specialized corners of the alternatives universe sits...
After years of explosive growth and strong returns, private credit is facing its first meaningful stress test, particularly within direct lending, which has become...
As businesses stay private for longer, an increasing share of value creation now happens away from public exchanges, forcing investors to rethink where they...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Contango Fund Management Company has launched Contango Commodity Fund, a new multi-strategy commodity hedge fund with an unique investment approach in the Nordic region....
After starting up an alpha/beta separation investment programme, AP7, the Swedish government pension fund, is going to reduce its hedge fund allocation by half....
According to a Cevian executive, Christer Gardell and his Cevian funds have long been looking at Danish exchange-listed companies to spot potential companies to...
The founder and share majority holder in Danish security services provider Group4Securicor is not happy with his new hedge fund shareholder colleagues. The British...
Increased transparency within the hedge fund industry may in turn lead to a dampening of hedge fund outperformance potential, industry researcher State Street believes....
Archipel, a global quantitative market neutral hedge fund within the Brummer stable of hedge funds, has joined the Nordic Hedge Fund Index (NHX). The...
Today, Birger Durhuus assumes his new position as Head of Alternative Investments at Danske Capital. Danske Capital has today welcomed Birger Durhuus as the...
