As businesses stay private for longer, an increasing share of value creation now happens away from public exchanges, forcing investors to rethink where they...
After years of explosive growth and strong returns, private credit is facing its first meaningful stress test, particularly within direct lending, which has become...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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 Alexander Mende and Per Ivarsson at RPM Risk & Portfolio Management AB: For many investors, manager selection ultimately comes down to intuition, whether...
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,...
The Danish fixed income hedge fund Danske Hedge European Nordic Mortgage Arbitrage Fund is the newest fund to join the Hedgenordic index and database....
Inaccuracies are legion in analysis reports, yet investors still put faith in them. March 19 (Charlotte.com): Despite public humiliation for a handful of analysts...
Credit-rating analysts and other risk watchers are worried about smaller prime brokers, according to the Wall Street Journal. In an effort to challenge established...
Offshore fund domiciles will likely face competition in the future from their onshore counterparts March 20 (InvestmentNews.com): Offshore fund domiciles might face increased...
The equity hedge fund Nordea Nordic Equity Hedge Fund was launched by Nordea, one of Scandinavia’s biggest banking corporations, in February. The fund has...
