As businesses stay private for longer, an increasing share of value creation now happens away from public exchanges, forcing investors to rethink where they...
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...
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...
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 credit managers with exposure to software companies recently faced investor withdrawals as concerns mounted over how artificial intelligence could disrupt parts of 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 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 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...
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 Liam Hynes, PhD – S&P Global Market Intelligence: Systematic investing has always been a story of expanding information sets. Prices, then fundamentals, then...
Chubb Insurance Company of Europe has launched an insurance policy aimed specifically at hedge funds. May 1 (HedgeWeek): Chubb Insurance Company of Europe has...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the SEC are proposing rules that will permit trading of futures on debt indexes. April 28 (HedgeWeek):...
Swedish fund commissioner Mangold has acquired the Swedish hedge fund management company Adeos. The Swedish fund commissioner Mangold AB has acquired the Swedish hedge...
New research provides investors with vital tools for evaluating the potential longevity, or possible liquidation, of hedge funds April 26, 2006: New research funded...
According to a senior industry insider, long/short equity hedge funds are the best candidates for stellar returns production in the coming years. April 26...
According to industry sources, the SEC inspection of registered hedge funds is far more stringent than was expected. April 25 (MSNBC/Financial Times): The Securities...
