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Stockholm-based AMF's Swedish equity investments pulled in a return of 7.2% in H1 this year. | Photo: Pexels: Nadine Wuchenauer.

AMF appoints new manager for Swedish equities

The new manager for Swedish equities has previously worked for three Nordic banks.
  • Swedish FSA reprimands troubled pension giant
  • Swedish pension giant yields subpar return despite strong equity performance

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At the end of H1, Kyrkans Pension managed assets totaling approximately SEK 24.3bn (EUR 2.06bn). | Foto: (Photo by: Kerstin Stickler / Svenska kyrkan)

Sweden's church pension fund finds new head of sustainable investing

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Polar Capital has appointed Markus Mikkola as its regional sales executive. | Foto: PR/Polar Capital

UK boutique manager opens Nordic office

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Torben Möger Pedersen has been CEO of PensionDanmark throughout the entire lifetime of the Danish pension fund.

Departing CEO receives two years' salary in exit package from PensionDanmark


US alternative investment firm Angelo Gordon manages USD 73bn | Foto: PR/Angelo Gordon

Alternative investment firm hires Swede to establish Nordic presence

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Christoffer Hedberg is the new head of Nordics at Barings. | Foto: Pr / Nuveen

Former Nuveen head of Nordics finds new job at Barings

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  • Magnus Tell will become Alecta's new head of equities no later than November 28th. | Foto: Peter Phillips / AP3 / PR

    AP3’s head of equities to join the fund’s departing CIO at Alecta

    Months of personnel uncertainty at Alecta may soon be resolved as the troubled pension giant has hired two new major investment figures from the AP3 buffer fund.

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  • Hanna Hiidenpalo led Elo’s investment operations since the company was established in 2014 from the merger of LocalTapiola Mutual Pension Insurance and Pension Fennia. Prior to that, she was CIO for LocalTapiola Mutual Pension Insurance. | Foto: PR Elo.

    Elo's CIO announces departure after decades of service

    Finland’s EUR 29bn Elo Mutual Pension Insurance has kicked off the process of finding a new CIO after its long-term CIO announces she is leaving the company.

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  • Jan Erik Saugestad is the CEO of Norways largest asset manager Storebrand Asset Management. | Foto: PR/Storebrand

    Storebrand CEO proposes investor alliance based on Nordic values

    ”We need more collaboration between Nordic investors to bring about meaningful change on the path to a just transition,” the CEO of Storebrand AM, Jan Erik Saugestad, argues. 

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  • Foto: Pr/brookfield Oaktree

    Canadian manager's wealth arm hires former Swedbank head to lead Nordic operation

    The former sales director has been poached from Savills Investment Management in Stockholm. 

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  • Katja Einesalo. | Foto: PR Uhma Solutions.

    Consumer impact platform hires Elo's former director of responsible investments

    Katja Einesalo formerly worked as Elo’s director of sustainable investments, but left the role in the summer of 2021 when she moved to Switzerland.

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  • Billionaire John Fredriksen is born in Olso,, Norway, and now a naturalized Cypriot citizen. | Foto: Ints Kalnins/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

    Norwegian investment firm loses 63% of its capital after billionaire pulls out

    A Norwegian billionaire is pulling out all his capital deployed to Aeternum Capital, established in 2020 by former Odin fonder manager Vegard Søraunet. Recently, the firm lost a top-ranking manager. 

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  • Lars Eibeholm assumes the position as Global Head of Sustainable Debt Capital Markets at SEB on October 1st.

    SEB's new head of sustainable debt wants to take sustainable finance to the next level

    The former head of treasury and sustainability at the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has been with SEB for three years and is now appointed as Global Head of Sustainable Debt Capital Markets.

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  • Henrik Carlman has left Vegard Søraunet’s investment company Aeternum Capital. | Foto: PR Aeternum.

    Norwegian firm loses top manager to Swedish boutique

    Swedish wealth management firm has poached Henrik Carlman from Vegard Søraunet’s Aeternum Capital.

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  • The Helsinki Cathedral. The evangelical church on the Senate Square in the city centre is the most famous landmark of the Finnish capital. | Foto: Martin Meissner/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

    Church Pension Fund poaches equity manager from Bank of Finland

    The new equity portfolio manager at the Church Pension Fund comes from Finland’s central bank.

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  • Ralf Magnussen is the CEO of Nykredit Asset Management. | Foto: PR/APPension

    Nykredit ramps up on distribution and alters equity team

    Denmark’s second-largest asset manager has gone on a hiring spree to expand its sales team.

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  • Juhani Lehtonen will take over Ville Talasmäki’s role as CIO of Mandatum later this year. | Foto: PR Mandatum.

    Mandatum picks new CIO from its own ranks

    Mandatum’s current CIO Ville Talasmäki will become CIO of Sampo Group following the planned completion of the partial demerger of Sampo Plc later this year.

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  • Eva-Lotta Stridh is leaving SBB after seven years at its CFO. | Foto: PR / SBB i Norden

    SBB CFO quits in new blow to troubled Swedish property owner

    SBB, the landlord at the center of Sweden’s property crisis, suffered yet another setback after its chief financial officer for the past seven years announced she would be leaving.

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  • Foto: PR / CIP

    Equity director leaves Kirkbi for new job at CIP

    A former frequently quoted macroeconomist for one of Denmark’s larger banks is now leaving one of the country’s largest and oldest family offices for a position at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners. 

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  • Foto: PR S-Bank: Nina Kaverinen.

    Fund management veteran joins S-Bank from Danske

    The Finnish finance company has appointed a new senior portfolio manager for its US equity fund. He joins S-Bank from Danske.

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  • Anders Preisler Skovgaard is returning to Bankinvest where he used to work as an fixed-income analyst | Foto: PR/ Capital Four

    Fixed income specialist leaves Capital Four to join Danish asset manager

    Vice president at the credit specialist Capital Four has been poached by the Danish asset manager Bankinvest. 

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  • Alm. Brand's new chief investment officer has previously worked for the Danish Ministry of Finance, the Danish National Bank, Bankinvest and most recently as an external consultant for asset management in Nykredit. | Foto: PR/Alm Brand

    Former investment chief at central bank finds new job as CIO

    The new investment head at Alm. Brand has most recently been associated with Nykredit Wealth Management. The previous investment manager left before the summer vacation. 

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  • Peter Kjærgaard joined Formuepleje as CEO at the beginning of 2023. | Foto: PR/Formuepleje

    Challenged Danish manager undergoes major transformation

    Despite changes in strategy and employees, the decline of Formuepleje’s AUM continued at the start of 2023 due to clients selling out of their portfolios, the manager says in AMWatch’s summer series.

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  • Nicolas Tousgaard has moved on to SEB as portfolio manager (TAA) for institutional clients. | Foto: PR / BankInvest

    BankInvest strategist to manage balanced portfolios with a former colleague at SEB

    At SEB, the former BankInvest investment strategist will become a portfolio manager. 

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  • Christine Bergstedt joins UBS Wealth Management Denmark as a director. | Foto: PR

    Former chief client manager at Nykredit joins UBS

    Last year, Christine Bergstedt returned to Denmark after 14 years abroad, mostly in London. 

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  • Antti Törmänen (l.) and Jussi Kallasvuo, general partners at Antler. | Foto: PR Antler.

    Startup investor with Nordic roots expands into Finland, kicks off new fund

    Startup investment company Antler aims to invest in more than 6,000 companies by 2030 and is determined to involve Finnish institutional investors.

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