The Lynx Program posted a strong first half of 2026, returning 25.9 percent, its second-best first-half performance in its 25-year history. Lynx Asset Management’s...
After years of explosive growth and strong returns, private credit is facing its first meaningful stress test, particularly within direct lending, which has become...
Private markets have expanded far beyond traditional private equity, private credit, and infrastructure investing. Among the more specialized corners of the alternatives universe sits...
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 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...
Private credit managers with exposure to software companies recently faced investor withdrawals as concerns mounted over how artificial intelligence could disrupt parts of the...
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...
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...
By Alexander Mende and Per Ivarsson at RPM Risk & Portfolio Management AB: For many investors, manager selection ultimately comes down to intuition, whether...
By Fredrik Langenskiöld – Union Bancaire Privée: Multi-strategy funds are those that allocate to more than one alternative strategy or portfolio manager (PM) in...
Chinese futures in general add substantial diversification benefits to global futures - and the Chinese commodity futures that dominate certain Aspect Capital strategies also...
By Liam Hynes, PhD – S&P Global Market Intelligence: Systematic investing has always been a story of expanding information sets. Prices, then fundamentals, then...
At first glance, CTA investing can appear deceptively homogeneous. Many managers trade the same liquid futures markets and rely on systematic, trendfollowing models that...
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...
After only two months as co-manager of the Swedish equity hedge fund Pecunia, Pia Rudengren has left the management company Peter Edwall Kapitalförvaltning. ...
Hedge fund research company and index provider Hedge Fund Research has launched the HFRX Volatility Index, the first index tracking hedge funds investing in...
The election committee has nominated Autoliv exec Lars Westerberg for a seat in Volvo’s board at upcoming elections, bypassing hedge fund manager Christer Gardell....
Governments should discuss the risks that hedge funds pose to the global financial system, according to EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner...
