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Commercial pension company Velliv has joined the fight for savers with a focus on sustainability. Its new product uses the UN sustainable development goals as a starting point.
Swedish pension and insurance group Folksam has invested EUR 237 million in green bonds issued by local government funding agency Kommuninvest.
Danish fund management company Bankinvest has recruited a new ESG analyst for fixed income products. She has previously held a similar role at domestic rival Sparinvest.
ESG portfolios have weathered the corona crisis more effectively than others according to some asset managers.
Investors must use the current crisis to build back better and ensure that recovery from covid-19 is sustainable, green, and inclusive, believes UN PRI CEO Fiona Reynolds.
During the first quarter, Swedish insurance group Länsförsäkringar has increased its holdings of sustainable bonds to more than ten percent of its capital under management.
Nordic-based green bond platform Green Assets Wallet is expecting to get 150 issuers on board by the end of the year. The project recently became an independent company and expects to introduce fees for investors who are looking for a time saving solution to measure the impact of their green investments.
US asset manager Blackrock voted against environmental resolutions at Australian oil groups, despite CEO Larry Fink's new sustainability focus, reports the Financial Times.
Realdania, a Danish philanthropic organization, is searching for a global equity manager qualified to make impact investments in listed markets. The equity mandate is expected to consist of EUR 23-46 million.
Sustainability ratings matter to wealthy private investors, underlines recent Oxford University research.
Canadian and Brazilian firms will be affected.
The fact that the Bank of Finland has decided to create a new role within responsible investments reflects its dedication to focus more on the theme, Ilmarinen's head of responsible investments, Anna Hyrske, says to AMWatch. Hyrske is joining the central bank in the summer.
Denmark's largest commercial pension fund has signed up to the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance. The 2019 initiative aims for zero carbon emissions from investments and had Nordic investors including Alecta, AMF Pension, Folksam, Nordea Life and Pension, Storebrand and Pensiondanmark among its founders.
SEB is the largest microfinance fund provider in the Nordics, and a new fund launch is imminent. But will the historically reliable asset class withstand the impact of a global economic shutdown? Swiss microfinance firm Symbiotics sees investment opportunities emerging from the crisis - and different types of investor are starting to embrace the asset class.
The French asset manager has decided to pledge five percent of impact funds’ management fees to charity.
Columbia Threadneedle has acquired a majority stake in a data center located in a former mine in Norway for one of its sustainable funds. The US asset manager expects strong growth in the data center market.
With the inclusion of sustainability adviser Malene Bason in its partnership circle, Atrium Kapitalforvaltning is ready to take a stand in the name of sustainability. Part of the vision is to launch a Nordic venture fund with sustainable startups. "It can really make a difference," the new partner says.
The bank-owned asset manager is gradually expanding its alternatives offering, and head of asset management sales Denmark recently saw his Copenhagen-based team grow by a client executive with green credentials as part of this process.
International pension funds and investors may invest billions more in green assets, says former PKA boss and current IIGCC chairman Peter Damgaard Jensen, after a meeting with Nordic climate ministers and Nordic investors including Storebrand, AP4 and Varma.
It is a misconception that high ESG ratings mean positive impact - impact and ESG are fundamentally different concepts, and shouldn’t be confused with one another, according to fresh report by The Upright Project.
Interest in the corona-related bonds issued by the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has been intense, NIB Senior Director tells AMWatch.
A dozen companies that extract tar sand have ended up on Industriens Pension's exclusion list.
Ethical investment funds have fared better than the general stock indexes during the recent market turmoil. Sectors favored by ESG managers like tech, telemedicine and distance learning are trending whereas oil and energy sectors are dragging down the general indexes.
Directors and board members should take a pay cut during the corona crisis if employees have their wages reduced or get fired, investors say.
Nordea Asset Management's (NAM) Head of Responsible Investments Eric Pedersen discusses a Swedish retail giant and its plans to make the business more sustainable.
