A part of Watch Media

AMWatchSunday29 January 2023

  • Search
  • Log in
  • Fund Management
  • Pension
  • Responsible Investing
  • People
  • Search
  • Log in
  • Latest
  • Search
  • Log in
  • Fund Management
  • Pension
  • Responsible Investing
  • People
22/05/2017at 11:57

Danish institutional investors win accolades for property investments

Several players on the Danish property market have won prizes at an investor conference in Munich.
Anders Schelde, Chief Investment Officer at Nordea Liv & Pension and chairman of the board of directors in Nordea's property companies. | Photo: Lars Krabbe
by HANS LØGSTRUP POULSEN, FREDERIK JENSEN

Nordea Real Estate, Pensiondanmark, and SEB Pension each won titles for their property investments at a large investor conference in Munich on May 16, according to the investors' separate press releases.

International media IPE has written to the institutional investors behind the conference, where Nordea Liv & Pension's strategy for property investments was crowned the best in the Nordics.

"It's a seal of approval for our work and the results that we have generated through several years for both our pension customers and our tenants," says a proud Anders Schelde, Chief Investment Officer at Nordea Liv & Pension and real estate chairman in Nordea's press release.

The real estate company invests in offices all over Denmark, logistic properties in the Copenhagen metropolitan area, and retail trade in the form of smaller shopping centers and supermarkets, but also residences in the form of development projects and PPP projects (Public-Private Partnership projects) constitute a growing percentage of the DKK 16 billion portfolio.

Pensiondanmark named investor of the year in the Nordics

Pensiondanmark was also awarded a title in the category "Nordic Real Estate Investor of the Year".

"We are very proud to receive this award. These years we are working to develop our investments in properties which can generate good, stable, long-term returns above the bond interest rate for our members. We focus on sustainability in all our building activities, which benefits both us as investor, our tenants, and the climate and environment. This title is an acknowledgment of our work," says Torben Möger Pedersen, CEO of Pensiondanmark, in the press release.

Pensiondanmark's property investments currently make up about DKK 16 billion with another DKK 5 billion worth of investments in the pipeline. Focus is on investments both in existing properties and new property development in business, residence, hotels, retail, and PPP projects.

SEB Pension proud of gold award

The property company under SEB Pension in Denmark won a 'Gold Award'  in the category "Medium Size Property Company". Solveig Rannje, head of properties at SEB Ejendomme, is, unsurprising, very proud of the achievement.

"It doesn't get any more distinguished in this competition, which attracts international pension funds, insurance companies, and funds. At SEB Ejendomme, we have chosen a strategy where we primarily focus on direct investments in modern, energy-friendly properties – mostly offices –in Denmark in attractive areas near the largest cities. We believe that this type of asset secures the best returns in the future. The award is an outstanding acknowledgment of our work method where we strategically build a long-lasting property portfolio," she says in a press release.

SEB Pension currently enjoys approximately DKK 7 billion total in property investments, of which DKK 6.3 billion are in Denmark. The portfolio's returns were at 8.1 percent in 2016.

English Edit: Marie Honoré

Sign up for our newsletter

Stay ahead of development by receiving our newsletter on the latest sector knowledge.

!
Newsletter terms

Front page now

Pension firms can play a significant role in steering companies into a more sustainable direction, says SPP and Storebrand Head of Sustainability, Johanna Lundgren Gestlöf. | Foto: Jonas Eng
AMNews

Two additional pension firms join the green club in Swedish sustainability rankings

Swedish unit-link insurance companies have undergone their annual sustainability assessment by insurance brokers, Söderberg & Partners. Several have moved up and down the rankings.
  • Alecta goes from amber to red in sustainability report
  • New sustainability report: Higher quality in fund offerings from Swedish unit-link insurance companies

For subscribers

Maunu Lehtimäki, CEO of Evli. | Foto: PR Evli.
AMWatch

Alternative sales grow and net flows start to stabilize at Finland's Evli

For subscribers

Speed is of the essence when launching new investment products, CFO Masih Yazdi says. | Foto: PR / SEB
Fund Management

SEB aims for speedy product launches to make up for huge AUM drop in 2022

For subscribers

Foto: Thomas Borberg/Ritzau Scanpix
Responsible Investing

Danes' equity holdings shrank by 9% in 2022

For subscribers

Foto: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
AMNews

Investors are missing earnings data after 2022 IPO collapse

For subscribers

Karl C. W. Mathisen fills position as head of equities at Folketrygdfondet on Feb. 1. | Photo: Folketrygdfondet
People

Folketrygdfondet finds new head of equities in own ranks

For subscribers

Further reading

Timo Löyttyniemi, CEO of the State Pension Fund of Finland (VER). | Foto: PR VER.
AMWatch

Finnish state pension fund looks at boosting private assets exposure

”Taking into account how large changes have been taking place in the world during the past three years, we have made surprisingly few adjustments within our portfolio,” says Timo Löyttyniemi, CEO of Finland’s EUR 21.3bn State Pension Fund. 

For subscribers

Marlene Nørgaard Carolus has joined Formue as associated partner. | Foto: PR Formue.
AMNews

Norwegian wealth advisor to open Danish office

Formue, wealth consultant based in Norway, plans to open an office in Copenhagen, thereby gaining presence throughout Scandinavia.

For subscribers

Simon Cooke is the portfolio manager for BNY Mellon's new Responsible Horizons EM Debt Impact Fund. | Foto: PR/ BNY Mellon
Fund Management

BNY Mellon launches EMD impact fund as issuances take off

One of the world’s largest asset managers has launched a new emerging market debt impact fund, and expects the Nordics to take part as one of its largest investor groups, Portfolio Manager Simon Cooke tells AMWatch.

For subscribers

Latest news

  • Two additional pension firms join the green club in Swedish sustainability rankings – 27 Jan
  • Investors are missing earnings data after 2022 IPO collapse – 27 Jan
  • Danes' equity holdings shrank by 9% in 2022 – 27 Jan
  • SEB aims for speedy product launches to make up for huge AUM drop in 2022 – 27 Jan
  • Alternative sales grow and net flows start to stabilize at Finland's Evli – 27 Jan
  • Folketrygdfondet finds new head of equities in own ranks – 27 Jan
  • Global clean-energy investments match fossil fuel for the first time – 27 Jan
  • Here is how Norwegian fund managers performed in 2022 – 26 Jan
  • Morgan Stanley fines its bankers over messaging breaches – 26 Jan
  • Slight recovery in SEB’s AUM in fourth quarter – but outflow continues – 26 Jan
See all

Jobs

  • PenSam søger en jurist med interesse for den finansielle sektor

  • Porteføljemanager til danske ejendomme i PenSam

Watch Jobs

  • Head of Business Development

  • Tilbudschef - NCC Renovering Vest

  • Product Owner – vær med til at forvalte IT-systemer midt i den grønne omstilling

  • Revisor med minimum et par års erfaring

  • People and Operations Partner

See all jobs

Jobs

  • PenSam søger en jurist med interesse for den finansielle sektor

  • Porteføljemanager til danske ejendomme i PenSam

See all jobs

Colophon

AMWatch
Search

Sections

  • Fund Management
  • Pension
  • Responsible Investing
  • People
  • Sitemap
  • RSS feeds

Editor

Anne Louise Houmann

alh@amwatch.dk

Tel.: +45 2830 5142

Editor-in-chief

Anders Heering

Publisher

JP/Politiken Media Group Ltd

Advertising

annoncering@infowatch.dk

Tel.: +45 7077 7491

Advertising

Job Advertising

job@infowatch.dk

Tel.: +45 7077 7491

Jobs

Subscription

Try AMWatch or get an offer for a subscription meeting the exact needs of you or your company.

amwatch@infowatch.dk

Tel.: +45 7077 7491

Learn more about subscriptions here

Address

AMWatch

Rådhuspladsen 37

1785 Copenhagen K, Denmark

Tel.: +45 3330 8382

Guidelines

  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © AMWatch — All rights reserved

Microsoft is in the process of discontinuing Internet Explorer – and so are we.
For a better experience, we recommend using one of the following browsers.

Kind regards,
AMWatch

Google ChromeMozilla FirefoxMicrosoft Edge