World’s largest ‘dark green’ fund propels Swedish manager to global ESG stage

Handelsbanken Fonder manages three of the ten largest Article 9 funds in the world. The Swedish fund manager’s Head of Products explains the reasons behind their success to AMWatch.

Emma Viotti is Deputy CEO and Head of Products at Handelsbanken Fonder. | Photo: Handelsbanken / PR

by KIM WIESENER

The world’s largest “dark green” investment fund reached a milestone earlier this year as it surpassed the EUR 10bn mark in assets under management.

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