In addition to its high-profile equity funds, stock-picking boutique Protean Funds has quietly managed a market-neutral version of its opportunistic hedge fund, Protean Select,...
Danish pension provider Velliv has recently overhauled its investment strategy, placing greater emphasis on low-cost, index-based strategies in response to shifting client preferences. In...
The Manager Selection team at SEB Asset Management published their annual Private Markets Report in early April, which explores the shifting momentum across private...
By Christoph Junge: Over the course of my career working with strategic asset allocation and alternative investments, I’ve often found myself reflecting on a...
“Every financial innovation starts in the United States, then moves to Europe after five to ten years, and eventually reaches emerging markets another decade...
Infrastructure across many parts of the world is either decades old or, in some regions, barely existent. Against this backdrop, the need for infrastructure...
Infrastructure investment is often viewed as a public sector responsibility, heavily influenced by political priorities. However, the growing need for new infrastructure projects –...
During the era of near-zero or negative interest rates, traditional fixed income delivered minimal returns, prompting investors to turn to private credit for higher...
Private equity has matured into a mainstream – if not cornerstone – allocation for institutional investors. Following years of record fundraising and valuation expansion,...
According to index provider Dow Jones, the continued sophistication of institutional investors within the hedge fund space will soon lead them to need stronger...
Gustav Karner, the head of asset allocation at Sweden’s Lansforsäkringar pension fund, plans to increase the fund’s exposure to alternatives to 25%. However, hedge...
The Swedish hedge fund management company Öhman Alternative Investments, a division of investment bank Öhman, has launched a macro/fixed income fund with a Scandinavian...
According to press reports, American hedge fund Amaranth, recently hit by a performance meltdown, is close to shutting down completely. According to reports in...
Recently, Swedish independent financial consultant Indecap released its rankings of Swedish hedge funds. In the following, Indecap’s Niklas Lundberg elaborates on the characteristics of...
Recent weeks have seen the implosion of two large and prominent hedge funds, American fund Amaranth and Swedish fund Latitude. Now, Danish financial industry...
According to a new industry survey, European financial service providers are ready for the implantation of MiFID next year. However, the sector is very...