Starting next year, companies will be required to divulge the proportion of investments and revenue which can be classed as sustainable. This is meant to provide institutional investors with far better means to push carbon-intensive businesses in a greener direction, says ATP about vastly improving its active ownership.
The most popular trade in emerging markets this year -- betting on commodity-exporting nations -- is losing its appeal. One of the manages that has made changes recently is Nordea.
Generally, reported client satisfaction with pension companies has dropped this year, but the fall is smaller than last year’s. The first and last place holders remain the same.
The premium pension system’s fund procurement agency officially started operations this week, and the first procurement begins during the fall. A key hire has also been made.
Through a partnership with Max Matthiessen and its fund firm Navigera, Swedish customers can get access to one of Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s active equity strategies. It’s one that is based on the rise of a powerful consumer force, portfolio manager Laura Destribats says during a Stockholm press meet.
LGT Capital Partners’ first impact-focused private equity fund has been embraced by the Danish investment community.
Based on the benchmark indexes OMX Copenhagen 25TM and OMX Helsinki 25TM, the new indexes consist of the 25 most traded securities listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and Helsinki but include some alterations.
Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates has built a USD 10.5bn bet against European companies, almost doubling its wager in the past week to its most bearish stance against the region’s stocks in two years.
After more than a decade at the bank, Saxo’s head of Nordic activities is stepping down. His replacement has been found.
A Nordic fund of hedge funds plans to make several changes to its portfolio in bid to maintain momentum. Head of Hedge Funds Jeppe Blirup knows what he wants to add – and what the red flags are for managers within the space.
Despite challenging market conditions, BankInvest’s second alternative retail fund is fully subscribed after its first emission.
Norway’s biggest pension fund now has 14 people dedicated to sustainability across its different departments. According to the firm’s director of social responsibility, integrating sustainability in corporate governance is key.
For the third year in a row, Alfred Berg receives the highest Prospera ranking from institutional investors and fund distributors in Norway. Director of institutional clients, Kristoffer Sønnervik, points to its Nordic-focused funds as reason for the top rankings.
The Nordic banking group has found a deputy CEO for its private wealth management and family office unit.
Mackenzie Investments has said that the higher prices on green bonds could be reduced if the ethics of the purchases were considered.
The asset manager Maj Invest has made a fourth investment through its fund that focuses on financial services in developing countries. The fund had its first close in April after millions of euros were committed.
In a market on its way down, the CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Firi, Thuc Hoang, is positive about the future.
The managers behind Didner & Gerge’s global equity fund are taking a step back to analyze how inflation is ushering in a new normal for investments. One of the portfolio manager duo tells AMWatch about who the future winners are and what to avoid.
“Bonds tend to perform well during recessionary periods, and if the Fed succeeds in bringing inflation lower, it could create an even stronger backdrop for fixed-income investments,” says Marc Seidner, chief investment officer of non-traditional strategies at Pimco.
The pension fund has hired a senior portfolio manager, who has previously worked for Goldman Sachs and, most recently, at an US hedge fund.
The pension investor has made its first acquisition in the area by taking over five properties. According to an advisor, some investors are sticking to their strategies despite market turbulence.
Christian Klarskov, who has previously been a portfolio manager at Nordea Invest and CIO at IR Invest, has now gained a new job as partner of Integritet Invest, which offers investment advice to wealthy families.
Nordic fund markets saw significant outflows in May, except for the Swedish market, which was aided by special deposits. AUM in the Nordics kept declining, bringing one country back to 2018 levels, AMWatch’s monthly review shows.
With the purchase of Handelsbanken’s Danish activities, Jyske Bank takes over 130,000 customers and thereby gains a tidy double-digit sum in DKK billions for the Danish bank’s asset management unit.
The largest asset manager in the Nordics, Nordea Asset Management, has opened an international hub to serve clients in southern Europe and Latin America.
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