Dorrit Vanglo became CEO of LD Pensions in 2011, and signed a contract agreeing to close down the pension fund. However, circumstances changed rapidly, and she had to break that clause, heading into retirement with the firm still going strong.
Some alternative asset classes followed the downturn in listed equities and bonds in the first quarter, while others came through the period with positive returns. Christoph Junge, Head of Alternatives at Velliv, provides a detailed overview in this column.
The past two quarters have been like night and day for some of the biggest Nordic asset managers, AMWatch’s quarterly comparison shows. The outlook for the current quarter is bleak, to put it mildly.
A new Chief Sustainability Officer at the Nordic is joining the manager’s private equity subsidiary from Allianz.
The head of sustainability at EQT will be joining UBS to lead its European ESG advisory team.
On Aug. 1, a new head of alternative investments will join Nykredit Asset Management.
The Head of Active Equity and Fixed Income Management is one of three top-level employees that Sweden’s second largest fund manager has lost to Coeli in a short space of time. He brought the two others onboard to launch a new fund at Coeli after the summer.
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.
House of Reach has hired a former Danske Bank AM’s Chief Portfolio Manager as COO in order to boost Danish business, and Nordic operations as a whole.
Quintet Private Bank has already found a replacement CEO, who will lead the company ”into the next stage of its long-term growth,” the company writes in a statement.
The new partner nominations highlight the success and growth ambitions within the company’s home markets, Ermitage Partners says in a statement.
A senior sustainability analyst and engagement lead is taking on a management role, despite having only joined Handelsbanken from Skandia in February.
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.
Having spent around 13 years with Norges Bank Investment Management, a senior portfolio manager has decided to leave the USD 1.4trn sovereign wealth fund and go back to Cape Town where he has previously spent three years of his career.
Earlier this year, ThomasLloyd hired Nordic sales professional Gianluca Cerami to establish a footprint in the Nordics. Cerami was inspired to go into finance by observing his father’s experiences in 1980s Manhattan, and his own sons take center stage as he considers the environment in his new role.
The social infrastructure investor owned by three of the Swedish AP funds has named new chief executive.
Robert Mikkelstrup, CEO of Danske Invest, is set to formally become chair of the Danish Investment Association, which is part of Finance Denmark, during an AGM on Tuesday.
The real assets manager has recruited a new professional to implement a Nordic transaction strategy.
Career Path: AP3’s new head of sustainability Fredric Nyström believes that working in the financial sector has allowed him to make more of a positive contribution than working with international aid.
Varma has identified the successor to Reima Rytsölä who recently announced his departure.
Invesco has hired a new senior sales manager for its Nordic team after the recent departure of two members.
The Nordic high-yield specialist has launched funds in Luxembourg and made key hires. The next step is to obtain its own investment management license and develop a platform for other types of credit strategies.
The Norwegian manager’s Swedish division has brought in an experienced sales professional from Carneo.
Career Path: Anna Jakobson returned to being an employee after branching out on her own, and is pleased with the decision due to what she describes as Alfred Berg’s ”willingness to try new things.” She is currently working on a fund launch.
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