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...
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...
After years of explosive growth and strong returns, private credit is facing its first meaningful stress test, particularly within direct lending, which has become...
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...
As businesses stay private for longer, an increasing share of value creation now happens away from public exchanges, forcing investors to rethink where they...
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...
By Alexander Mende and Per Ivarsson at RPM Risk & Portfolio Management AB: For many investors, manager selection ultimately comes down to intuition, whether...
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...
Chinese futures in general add substantial diversification benefits to global futures - and the Chinese commodity futures that dominate certain Aspect Capital strategies also...
By Fredrik Langenskiöld – Union Bancaire Privée: Multi-strategy funds are those that allocate to more than one alternative strategy or portfolio manager (PM) in...
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...
Hedge funds are cooking up new strategies in the loans, oil derivatives and agricultural futures markets to satisfy investor appetite for higher returns March...
The Carnegie Asset Management fund manager Andreas Tholstrup has decided to leave the hedge fund he helped make one of Scandinavia’s best performers in...
The novelty of hybrids is wearing off among investment-grade investors. March 15 (MarketWatch): The novelty of hybrids, securities that carry both equity and debt...