The Lynx Program posted a strong first half of 2026, returning 25.9 percent, its second-best first-half performance in its 25-year history. Lynx Asset Management’s...
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 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...
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...
Every day, households borrow money to buy homes, finance cars, pay for education, or fund everyday consumption. These mortgages, auto loans, consumer loans, and...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
Lock-up periods for hedge funds are on the increase, and have largely been accepted as necessary way of life by investors March 23 (InstitutionalInvestor):...
Financial advisors and their clients are getting a lot more comfortable with hedge funds March 22 (Dow Jones): Financial advisors and their clients are...
A new Mercer survey shows the use of alternative investments continues to increase, in particular active management or so-called ‘alpha’ strategies. A new Mercer...
The Energy Hedge Fund Center has announced a major new multi-client study into global energy markets. The study will review all energy and environmental...
New initiative responds to growing concerns about illiquidity and opaque pricing of asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities in Europe March 20: Standard & Poor’s,...
