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...
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...
As businesses stay private for longer, an increasing share of value creation now happens away from public exchanges, forcing investors to rethink where they...
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 Alexandra Voss, CFA at SEB: Private markets are no longer in retreat, but the rebound is selective and unevenly distributed. Returns were positive...
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...
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 Liam Hynes, PhD – S&P Global Market Intelligence: Systematic investing has always been a story of expanding information sets. Prices, then fundamentals, then...
Chinese futures in general add substantial diversification benefits to global futures - and the Chinese commodity futures that dominate certain Aspect Capital strategies also...
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...
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...
Norwegian fund boutique Sissener has long been associated with its flagship hedge fund, built around a flexible mandate and multi-sector expertise. Seeking to capitalize...
By Jerry Parker, Founder and CEO of Chesapeake Capital: The growth of CTA and trend following ETFs has expanded access to systematic strategies, but it...
Stock-picking boutique Alcur Fonder has appointed Per Flöstrand as Chief Investment Officer, with the portfolio manager taking over the role from co-founder and long-time...
Archipelago Investments is strengthening its investment team with the appointment of Anders Fagerlund as Senior Analyst and Head of Research. Bringing 15 years of...
Around the same time last year, Lynx Asset Management marked the 25-year anniversary of its flagship strategy. This April, it is Excalibur Asset Management’s...
On the surface, Morten Christensen, Chief Financial Officer at Norwegian family office Aars, and Jonas Thulin, Chief Investment Officer at Sweden’s AP3, may appear...
By Andrew Beer, Co-Founder of DBi: Managers of CTA hedge funds and mutual funds often argue that complexity leads to higher alpha generation. After all, why...
