The Nordic Brief
Traditional public market solutions such as syndicated leveraged loans and high-yield bonds mainly serve large-cap or larger mid-market corporates, which leaves a void for a mid-market lending strategy focusing on high-growth companies in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Oceania and the wider Asia-Pacific....
For years, portfolio design focused on growth, liquidity and diversification across markets. These remain important, but they no longer describe the full picture. A run of environmental shocks, disrupted supply chains and resource constraints has reminded investors that real economic systems have a direct bearing on long-term value......
We sat down with managing partner, Allan Lorentzen, to discuss Jentzen & Partners’ global equity manager selection strategy and process....
Inclusion into the EM index is not easy to come by. A country must meet size and liquidity requirements, as well as specific conditions for market accessibility. These requirements bode well for research coverage, governance, and liquidity … Read more
Long live volatility trading strategies The demise of the short volatility Exchange Traded Note (ETN) with ticker XIV, has led some media observers to suggest that the short volatility trade is dead. I would argue that many short-biased strategies continue to thrive, but trading volatility requires a more sophisticated ... Read more
Active investment management is often said to sit somewhere between art and science. It is also said that while scientists dream about doing great things it is engineers that actually do them. Having an engineer at the helm of its manager selection team Nordea Investment Management might be onto something. ... Read more
Day to day market movements often seem to suggest that emerging markets are highly correlated with developed markets, and in 2008 or 2011 emerging equity markets were not generally a useful place to hide. … Read more
There are fears that inflation is picking up in developed countries, after many years of being very subdued. How might investors look to protect themselves against – and profit from – inflation? … Read more
Outflows from hedge funds are accelerating. Hedge funds are now finding themselves on the defensive from poor performance, high fees, unfriendly legal structures, and an onslaught of negative publicity. Investors were already becoming more conscious of fees amid low nominal returns. Now a new dynamic is setting in: fear. ... Read more
Actively managed solutions can offer distinct advantages over individual stock picking, particularly in navigating the complexities and volatilities of the tech market. Janus Henderson’s Global Technology Leaders Team discuss why technology investing benefits from active management....
