As Brummer Multi-Strategy (BMS) approaches its 25-year anniversary, Brummer continues to develop its multi-strategy model, combining the conviction of specialist investment teams with 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...
After years of explosive growth and strong returns, private credit is facing its first meaningful stress test, particularly within direct lending, which has become...
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...
By Alexandra Voss, CFA at SEB: Private markets are no longer in retreat, but the rebound is selective and unevenly distributed. Returns were positive...
Private markets have expanded far beyond traditional private equity, private credit, and infrastructure investing. Among the more specialized corners of the alternatives universe sits...
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 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...
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...
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 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...
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 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...
The asset management arm of Finnish investment services corporation FIM has established a special unit to handle alternative investment operations. The unit will service...
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...
