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...
After years of explosive growth and strong returns, private credit is facing its first meaningful stress test, particularly within direct lending, which has become...
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 markets have expanded far beyond traditional private equity, private credit, and infrastructure investing. Among the more specialized corners of the alternatives universe sits...
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...
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...
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 Liam Hynes, PhD – S&P Global Market Intelligence: Systematic investing has always been a story of expanding information sets. Prices, then fundamentals, then...
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...
The Swedish equity hedge fund Edge has purchased 750.000 shares in the Swedish stone residence construction company Roxi Stenhus. Of a total of 1.600.000...
Patrik Hertsberg has been appointed head of Handelsbanken Asset Management. At the same time he has been appointed Executive Vice President of Handelsbanken and...
Lífeyrissjóður Starfsmanna Ríkisins, Iceland's state pension fund, is to allocate 10% of its portfolio to alternatives, including hedge funds. January 17 (HedgeWorld/Infovest21): Lífeyrissjóður Starfsmanna...
While some industry observers are predicting an imminent crash in the commodities markets, Norwegian hedge fund manager Peter Warren disagrees, saying that the present...
According to Merill Lynch’s monthly survey, fund managers remain optimistic about the performance capability of the global equity markets. January 17 (MarketWatch): The Merrill...
Niels Sindal, the party business industry spokesman for the Danish Social Democrats, has voiced support for the initiative made by the German EU-presidency to...
