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...
Private credit managers with exposure to software companies recently faced investor withdrawals as concerns mounted over how artificial intelligence could disrupt parts of the...
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 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...
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...
By Alexander Mende and Per Ivarsson at RPM Risk & Portfolio Management AB: For many investors, manager selection ultimately comes down to intuition, whether...
Chinese futures in general add substantial diversification benefits to global futures - and the Chinese commodity futures that dominate certain Aspect Capital strategies also...
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 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...
According to U.S. Treasury Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions Emil Henry, the rise of pension plan investment in hedge funds could prove mutually beneficial...
The possible influence of large cash inflows upon management style is becoming a concern in the European fund industry. April 18 (IFI Global Online):...
Iceland most likely will see the highest bond prices in six years when it sells government bonds this week as the central bank raises interest rates and hedge funds stir...
A Denver investment firm has sued hedge fund consultant Hennessee Group LLC over advice regarding investments in Bayou Management LLC's hedge funds. April...
According to a new Merill Lynch report, hedge funds’ diversifying power has severely diminished. April 10 (MarketWatch): Stocks, real estate, gold, commodities and other...
