The previous head of institutional clients in Sweden is taking a step back but will remain at the organization. Anna Jönsson, who has been at the firm for five years, is stepping into his role.
Net inflows have exceeded expectations at BankInvest in Q1. The EUR 20bn manager has been criticized for some of the investments in its sustainable flagship product, but CEO Lars Bo Bertram is proud that the EUR 12bn fund has managed to beat its benchmark despite massive gains for oil and gas.
Some of the UK’s biggest money managers are launching new funds and investment products aimed at generating profits from a long-overlooked corner of green finance: biodiversity.
A senior sustainability analyst and engagement lead is taking on a management role, despite having only joined Handelsbanken from Skandia in February.
The Swedish insurer has changed to Paris-aligned indices which the firm believes will cut the CO2 emissions of the portfolio in half.
Denmark’s third-largest asset manager has started engaging with the Danish mortgage banks to achieve greater transparency on CO2 emissions.
The asset manager has poached profiles from BlackRock and Nykredit to accelerate growth across several business segments. Head of Nordics and Benelux Christoffer Hedberg believes his new team is set up for something big.
The Swedish sustainability profile spills the beans on why he is leaving Danish pension company PFA after six months. He tells AMWatch why the opportunity from Japan was too good to turn down and why he’s sick of industry greenwashing.
Selected equity and mortgage strategies are some of the tools Nykredit focuses on selling to institutional investors, says Chief Client Manager Christine Bergstedt Jørgensen.
While returns were not poor compared to the general market development, it’s a far cry from last year’s levels. But AUM drops were fairly muted, with Folksam faring the best overall.
The market value of MAM’s investments fell in the first quarter of 2022, but net inflows were so strongly positive they made up for more than half of the losses. A large part of Mandatum’s fixed income allocation also yielded a positive returns, CEO Lauri Vaittinen says to AMWatch.
Petter Johnsen, who is the highest paid executive at the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, the oil fund, will now work to strengthen the active management of equities at Norges Bank in a newly created role.
Europe’s desire to break away from Russian gas, oil and coal will increase the demand for renewable energy, which will support our private asset management business in the long term, says CEO of Finland’s Taaleri Peter Ramsay.
Despite a turbulent quarter, assets under management at Sparinvest increased by 2.7%, partially fueled by a strong performance from value strategies, which also booked a net inflow. However, head of Nykredit Wealth Management Peter Kjærgaard is getting worried about Q2 investor sentiment.
OP Asset Management has weathered a difficult Q1 with inflow from retail and outflow from institutional clients.
Finns have flocked to back NATO membership after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, bucking years of skepticism. The ETLA Research Institute says membership may make the country more attractive to investors.
Head of transactions for the Nordic region is waiting in suspense to see how the market will react to the costs of financing almost tripling within three months, but says he has no intention of reducing investments in Nordic real estate.
Norway’s largest asset manager is content with a muted AUM drop in Q1, helped by strong inflows in its Swedish operations as well as growing appetite for its value strategies and real assets, CEO Jan Erik Saugestad tells AMWatch.
During the turbulent first quarter of 2022, positive net sales from both the institutional and retail segments as well as satisfactory returns helped Denmark’s third-largest asset manager to fare better than the majority of its Nordic peers.
Nykredit Wealth Management reports ”highly satisfactory positive growth” in the assets of subsidiary Sparinvest during the challenging first quarter of 2022.
Relying on a specific sector such as tech to build an ESG portfolio has exposed investors to unnecessary losses.
The challenging market environment during the first quarter of 2022 had a negative impact on the Finnish manager’s instititional and mutual fund segments.
Volatile markets and a stronger Norwegian krone affected the manager’s assets under management negatively, though Q1 inflows cushioned the blow slightly.
Due to investor demand, the head of DNB Asset Management Håkon Hansen expects Norway’s second largest asset manager to increase its number of Article 9 funds.
The real assets manager has recruited a new professional to implement a Nordic transaction strategy.
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