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...
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...
Private markets have expanded far beyond traditional private equity, private credit, and infrastructure investing. Among the more specialized corners of the alternatives universe sits...
Private credit managers with exposure to software companies recently faced investor withdrawals as concerns mounted over how artificial intelligence could disrupt parts of the...
After years of explosive growth and strong returns, private credit is facing its first meaningful stress test, particularly within direct lending, which has become...
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 Alexander Mende and Per Ivarsson at RPM Risk & Portfolio Management AB: For many investors, manager selection ultimately comes down to intuition, whether...
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...
Hedge funds had another good month in February, but performance slipped from January March 24 (Reuters): According to a Eurohedge survey, hedge funds had...
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...
