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...
As businesses stay private for longer, an increasing share of value creation now happens away from public exchanges, forcing investors to rethink where they...
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...
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...
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 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...
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 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...
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...
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...
The Greenwich-Van Global Hedge Fund Index returned -0.10% in February March 9 (BusinessWire): The Greenwich-Van Global Hedge Fund Index returned -0.10% in February according...
Emerging-markets hedge funds have generated big returns so far in 2006 following surging Latin American stock markets. March 8 (MarketWatch): The Hennessee Hedge...
Pension funds and their advisers are becoming more open to the idea of increasing use of alternative products and investment techniques to reduce deficits,...
According to Hennessee Group, hedge funds advanced ahead of the broad equity markets in February. The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index rose +0.73% (+4.25% YTD)....
