By Alexandra Voss, CFA at SEB: Private markets are no longer in retreat, but the rebound is selective and unevenly distributed. Returns were positive...
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...
Private credit managers with exposure to software companies recently faced investor withdrawals as concerns mounted over how artificial intelligence could disrupt parts of the...
Private markets have expanded far beyond traditional private equity, private credit, and infrastructure investing. Among the more specialized corners of the alternatives universe sits...
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...
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 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...
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 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 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...
At first glance, CTA investing can appear deceptively homogeneous. Many managers trade the same liquid futures markets and rely on systematic, trendfollowing models that...
According to new figures from Copenhagen Business School, hedge funds offered by Danish banks fall behind professional funds when it comes to returns. ...
Rapid changes in institutional investment strategies will result in a strong decline of traditional low-risk, long-only mandates leading to further significant changes at investment...
VER, Finland’s government pension fund, increased its alternative investments in 2006. In February, the fund strengthened its analyst team in order to...
Bergsgård Petersson Nordic Hedge, Bergsgård Petersson Macro Hedge and Bergsgård Petersson Fond-i-Fond, the three new fund offerings from Swedish hedge fund manager Bergsgård Petersson...
The number of hedge funds entering into the 12 leading industry databases rose by 61% during 2006. PerTrac Financial Solutions has published the aggregate...
The global equity long/short hedge fund Whisper Hedge and the Nordic focussed macro/fixed income hedge fund Northern Spirit have joined The Nordic Hedge Fund...
