Norwegian boutique Norselab Credit Management is launching its fourth fund in less than four years, expanding its credit platform into the highly cyclical shipping,...
By Alexandra Voss, CFA at SEB: Private markets are no longer in retreat, but the rebound is selective and unevenly distributed. Returns were positive...
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...
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...
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 credit managers with exposure to software companies recently faced investor withdrawals as concerns mounted over how artificial intelligence could disrupt parts of 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...
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 Fredrik Langenskiöld – Union Bancaire Privée: Multi-strategy funds are those that allocate to more than one alternative strategy or portfolio manager (PM) in...
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...
According to a professor of finance, hedge fund alpha can be defined as a finite commodity totalling $30 billion each year. March 13 (Investmentnews.com):...
The Swedish FSA has contested the second motion of inhibition made by Swedish hedge fund management company Kullberg & Spiik. According to the company,...
Investors may have underpriced or mispriced country risks and are now highly vulnerable to a sell off, according to analysts. March 10 (Reuters): Heady...
Pension funds making a foray into commodities in search of uncorrelated returns might face correlation risk March 10 (GlobalPensions): Pension funds making a foray...
Nearly two-thirds of pension funds and their advisers polled by Henderson Global Investors would consider greater use of alternative investments and investment methods to...
Only one in three hedge fund investors are concerned about funds' infrastructures, a study by industry consultants finds. March 9 (CNN/Reuters): Even as hedge...
Hedge funds delivered tiny gains in February after starting the year off with strong returns in January March 8 (Reuters): Hedge funds delivered only...
