Proxy Renewable Long/Short Energy gained 44 percent through the end of May, propelled by a 14-month rally in the renewable energy investment universe that...
Private markets have expanded far beyond traditional private equity, private credit, and infrastructure investing. Among the more specialized corners of the alternatives universe sits...
By Alexandra Voss, CFA at SEB: Private markets are no longer in retreat, but the rebound is selective and unevenly distributed. Returns were positive...
As businesses stay private for longer, an increasing share of value creation now happens away from public exchanges, forcing investors to rethink where they...
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...
Private credit managers with exposure to software companies recently faced investor withdrawals as concerns mounted over how artificial intelligence could disrupt parts of 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...
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 Fredrik Langenskiöld – Union Bancaire Privée: Multi-strategy funds are those that allocate to more than one alternative strategy or portfolio manager (PM) in...
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 Alexander Mende and Per Ivarsson at RPM Risk & Portfolio Management AB: For many investors, manager selection ultimately comes down to intuition, whether...
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 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...
According to a prominent Norwegian law firm, hedge fund legislation delayed until 2007, questions its significance anyway. Comments made by Peter Hammerich, Partner...
According to Swedish hedge fund firm Whitebeam Fonder AB, adverse market conditions will make it more difficult for long/short equity funds to make money,...
Despite all asset classes taking a beating following the market correction in May, Norwegian investors, like their Swedish neighbours, have kept their faith in...
The Swedish banking corporation SEB has been granted permission to conduct asset management business in Norway. There, it will soon launch a new Nordic...
While not agreeing with the ECB’s recent comparison between hedge funds and bird flu, Norwegian hedge fund manager Peter Warren concedes that hedge funds...