Hamlin Lovell

London

Contributing Editor at The Hedge Fund Journal

Contributing Editor at The Hedge Fund Journal, covering all hedge fund strategies & related service providers eg brokers, exchanges, lawyers, tech, data, & ESG.

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Climate benchmarks, expanded exclusions, and impact

1 month ago | nordic-am.com | Hamlin Lovell

By Hamlin Lovell, NordicInvestor Danish pension fund PenSam’s Head of ESG Mikael Bek has a 45-year career in the Danish financial sector that started aged 18. He was a portfolio manager for many years and has steadily transitioned to a substantially full time role in sustainability. Starting in CSR at one pension fund in the late 1990s he took on a part time ESG role at PFA while also managing Danish and global equities.
Is “sustainable investing” bureaucracy helpful?

2 months ago | nordic-am.com | Hamlin Lovell |Nordic Investor |Jonas Wäingelin

By Hamlin Lovell, NordicInvestor Skagen’s conceptual framework for ESG has not changed since the manager started running active value equities in 1993. Cosmetic “sustainable” labels“We use ESG principles to make good decisions. We do not split companies into binary buckets of sustainable and non-sustainable,” says Sondre Myge, Head of ESG at Skagen.
Andra AP-fondens (AP2) sustainability policies - Paris-alignment and impact-tracking

2 months ago | nordic-am.com | Hamlin Lovell |Nordic Investor

By Hamlin Lovell, NordicInvestor Andra AP Fonden (AP2) has four key focus areas within sustainability: climate, biodiversity, human rights and corporate governance. “They are all however interlinked. The philosophy is that a pension is not just about income in retirement. It is also about enjoying a good life in retirement, in society and nature and on the planet,” says Åsa Mossberg, Head of Communication and Sustainabilty at AP2 in Gothenburg, Sweden. She has been with AP2 since 2021.
A global perspective on transition, engagement and emerging markets

2 months ago | nordic-am.com | Hamlin Lovell |Nordic Investor |Jonas Wäingelin

By Hamlin Lovell, NordicInvestor Since 2021, Tredje AP-fonden’s (AP3) board, has defined a new sustainable investment policy prioritizing four areas: planet (climate and biodiversity), human rightsand corporate governance. The framework includes “double materiality” risks for its SEK 534,3 billion (USD 48 billion) of assets (per June 30 2024). “This structures and clarifies our focus on the biggest risks and how we influence society.
Future-Proofing Risk and Portfolio Management with AI and Gen AI

Dec 2, 2024 | hedgenordic.com | Hamlin Lovell

“As the product lead for MSCI, I am naturally biased, but I believe the AI is transforming at MSCI the analysis of risk. Using the improving power of generative AI, we can start to measure how events are propagating through markets.
BNP Paribas Ramping Up Nordic Alternatives Push

Dec 2, 2024 | hedgenordic.com | Hamlin Lovell

BNP Paribas is continuing to expand its presence in the Nordics, leveraging its extensive resources and expertise to provide a comprehensive range of services to Institutional clients in the region. With over 1,000 staff in the region, BNP Paribas has a strong footprint in the Nordics and is increasingly sought after for prime brokerage, fund services, and other market solutions.
Multi-Asset Investment Architecture (MAIA)

Dec 2, 2024 | hedgenordic.com | Hamlin Lovell

MAIA has been delivering its solution commercially for five years but its technology has been in the making for much longer. MAIA’s blueprint was developed by business, operational and technology practitioners at Fulcrum Asset Management, a leading London-based independent alternative investment manager specialising in macro-driven cross asset investment strategies. Following several successful years of use at Fulcrum, in 2019 MAIA spun out.
LocalTapiola’s Private Markets Allocations

Oct 28, 2024 | nordic-am.com | Hamlin Lovell |Nordic Investor |Jonas Wäingelin

By Hamlin Lovell, NordicInvestor This article forms part of our upcoming report on Private Assets in the NordicsNordicInvestor interviewed Tero Pesonen, Director of Private Equity and Private Credit, to hear more about the firm’s focus areas in private equity and private credit, where it is finishing fundraising for its private credit fund of funds and recently held first closing for Private Equity fund of funds.
The Versatile Role of Commodities in CTA Portfolios

Sep 30, 2024 | hedgenordic.com | Hamlin Lovell

London (HedgeNordic) – CTA is an acronym for commodity trading adviser, because the first futures markets were in commodities. Yet some CTAs nowadays can be dominated by equities, bonds, interest rates and other financial contracts while others still allow potential for commodities to make up as much as half of their risk.
SMN’s Blend of Continuity and Change

Jun 2, 2024 | hedgenordic.com | Hamlin Lovell

London (HedgeNordic) – Austrian CTA manager SMN, located just a few meters from St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna, is committed to its style of trend following. The manager utilizes distinctive risk management overlays that have operated for over a decade, and their IT systems have always been built in house. The main area of recent innovation has been trading more markets.