Danica portfolio manager juggles millions every day: "If you don't thrive under pressure, this isn't the job for you"

Esben Saxbeck Larsen is senior portfolio manager at Danica Pension. Having thousands of people's pension savings in your hands requires a certain mindset, he says.
Danica Pension's headquarter in Lyngby, North of Copenhagen. | Photo: Mogens Flindt
Danica Pension's headquarter in Lyngby, North of Copenhagen. | Photo: Mogens Flindt
BY SILLE WULFF MORTENSEN

Imagine this: You are responsible for assets worth DKK 140bn (EUR 18.8bn). How you invest those assets will affect 800,000 people's retirements.

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