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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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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.
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May 29, 2024 | 
nordic-am.com | Hamlin Lovell |Nordic Investor
By Hamlin Lovell, NordicInvestorJyske Bank’s independent asset manager, Jyske Capital, is the first manager we have seen applying quantitative style factors as part of its process for selecting Danish mortgage bonds. It is also unleveraged. NordicInvestor interviewed Head of Mortgage Bonds, Allan Willy Larsen (pictured above), who leads a team of four other senior portfolio managers, one quantitative analyst and two backup quants.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
nordic-am.com | Hamlin Lovell |Nordic Investor |Jonas Wäingelin
By Hamlin Lovell, NordicInvestorHow can investors combine exposure to cutting edge venture capital investing, with daily liquidity? A new hybrid vehicle, combining a fund of funds with direct investments into private companies, could be a solution. Peter Dahlgren, a seasoned banking and insurance leader in the Nordics, has developed a real passion for technology ventures, investing his own family office capital, alongside 50 other high net worth individuals – with spectacular success.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
nordic-am.com | Hamlin Lovell |Nordic Investor
By Hamlin Lovell, NordicInvestorWithin the global Aegon Group, Aegon Asset Management is a specialist asset manager managingc. EUR 305 billion, of which roughly one quarter is captive money for its own entities, and three quarters is external or third party money. Aegon’s main focus is on institutional clients, such as pension funds, insurance companies, family offices and banks (though some products may be distributed to retail investors via platforms).
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Feb 9, 2024 | 
nordic-am.com | Hamlin Lovell |Nordic Investor |Jonas Wäingelin
By Hamlin Lovell, NordicInvestorFallen angels – or high yield bond issues that were formerly investment grade – have seen an extraordinary run of outperformance, through multiple credit market and sector specific cycles over the past two decades.
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Oct 26, 2023 | 
nordic-am.com | Nordic Investor |Hamlin Lovell |Hamlin Lowell
By Hamlin Lowell, NordicInvestorWhile the growth of impact investing has accelerated, definitions and approaches vary widely. Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) has a clear definition for impact, as discussed in their White Paper published this summer: Investing for meaningful impact in private markets. The approach is to seek measurable evidence of companies’ positive impact on environmental and social goals, and to this end companies are grouped into three categories.
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Jun 14, 2023 | 
nordic-am.com | Jonas Wäingelin |Nordic Investor
By Jonas Wäingelin, NordicInvestorAn increasingly varied universe, private markets may offer interesting entry points for investors amid volatility in public markets and demand for capital. Allianz Global Investors hosted their annual Private Markets Day in late May and we highlight three areas to consider. 1. Private credit: evaluate opportunities in two areasEuropean mid-cap lending; with balance sheets under pressure, banks could prioritise lending to investment-grade companies.
