This report from SEB examines whether the world can handle the pressure of the debt burden. It suggests the concepts of high and low risk will acquire new meanings, and the traditional truths about risk must be examined.

In its May 2010 investment outlook, Sweden’s SEB shows hedge funds are continuing to perform well, with 2010 a better year than normal.

The ZEW-Zephyr M&A-Index declines to 110 points in March 2010, standing above its starting point of 100 points in January 2000. However, it now stands considerably below its long-time average of 126 points. This release from Bureau van Dijk and ZEW suggests hope of a quick recovery of worldwide mergers and acquisitions could be illusory.

Following the onset of the financial crisis, late 2008 and early 2009 saw a number of institutional investment portfolios enter a state of disharmony and distress, reveals alternative assets data provider Preqin in this 2010 market review.