The NHX CTA Index rebounded strongly in August, supported primarily by gains in currencies and equity markets. Most managers and sub-strategy groups finished 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...
Private markets have expanded far beyond traditional private equity, private credit, and infrastructure investing. Among the more specialized corners of the alternatives universe sits...
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 Alexandra Voss, CFA at SEB: Private markets are no longer in retreat, but the rebound is selective and unevenly distributed. Returns were positive...
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...
As businesses stay private for longer, an increasing share of value creation now happens away from public exchanges, forcing investors to rethink where they...
Private credit managers with exposure to software companies recently faced investor withdrawals as concerns mounted over how artificial intelligence could disrupt parts of the...
Chinese futures in general add substantial diversification benefits to global futures - and the Chinese commodity futures that dominate certain Aspect Capital strategies also...
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 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...
Sydinvest, the asset management division of Danish banking corporation Sydbank, has launched its high yield hedge fund to investors. The fund is the first...
Terra Kapitalforvaltning ASA, the asset management division of Norwegian financial corporation Terra Gruppen, will soon launch its first hedge fund. Terra Kapitalforvaltning ASA,...
According to Norwegian hedge fund manager Peter Warren, no dramatic market downturn is afoot, more likely a long correctional phase. He urges investors to...
According to the latest version of State Street’s institutional investor hedge fund survey, the boards holding the deciding mandate concerning investment strategies of institutions...
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the hedge fund and alternative investment industry association, has issued a new Guide to Sound Practices for Hedge...
A long/short equity portfolio constructed by students at the Stockholm School of Economics as part of a Master thesis returned 18.65% above the risk...
