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To be among the best in the market, Nykredit Wealth Management has cut down on organizational costs, meaning seven employees are leaving.
The Sweden-based financial group has appointed a Senior ESG Specialist who has previously worked at the firm.
The global asset manager recently announced that it would donate five percent of management fees from its listed impact funds to charity. Although this is positive for clients, it shouldn't be the sole reason for choosing its funds, Henrik af Donner, Co-Head of Client Group Nordics says to AMWatch.
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Chief Strategist David Bakkegaard Karsbøl has been fired as part of Sparinvest's merger with Nykredit, he writes on Linkedin. A number of other positions have also been eliminated.
The Swedish government has appointed Per Frennberg as new Chairman of the Board of the Seventh AP Fund. The government has also appointed two new deputy chairmen and a total of seven new members for the six AP fund boards.
The Swedish government has appointed Per Frennberg as new Chairman of the Board of the Seventh AP Fund. The government has also appointed two new deputy chairmen and a total of seven new members for the six AP fund boards.
The coronavirus has not slowed down growth at Forvaltningshuset, which aims to employ 33 new managers over the course of 2020.
A former Nordea CIO has landed yet another promotion since joining Danske last year in a new organizational change at Danske Wealth Management, which has led to the dismissal of six employees from the Investment Management department.
Valueinvest hires a new PM, Danske Bank snatches a Nordea analyst, Elo and the Icelandic Fund Association add new members to their board, Willis appoints a head of Nordics and and Lundbeckfonden hires ex Danske PM for senior role. These are some of this week’s job moves.
After his participation in last year's initial listing of EQT on Nasdaq in Stockholm, the private equity company's Director of Shareholder Relations has decided to accept a similar job at SEB.
New oil fund CEO will reduce his personal expenses when he takes over as head of the oil fund. Half a kilo of shrimp is enough for him.
Nordea Asset Management will soon wave goodbye to one of its cultural carriers for the past 15 years, as the chief operating officer within investments, Erling Skorstad, has decided to hand in his resignation letter. The experienced bond investor tells AMWatch about his decision.
Private equity company Trill Impact has added three new profiles to its team in Stockholm. A new CFO is joining the company from Danske Bank.
The largest Nordic asset manager has hired a product manager for its Fundamental Equities team
The portfolio manager at Fondsfinans Kapitalforvaltning believes the Nordics are a nose ahead of other regions when it comes to energy, and at the top of the class when it comes to technological development.
Norway is about to reveal whether the man chosen to run its EUR 906 billion (USD 1 trillion) wealth fund has passed a key test to prove he won’t be bogged down by conflicts of interest.
Swedish pension fund AP3 hires Swedbank Robur-profile to manage a global equity mandate. This is the Swedish state buffer fund's second fund management recruit in a week.
It is a big year for Niels Overgaard, who has become head of sustainability at PFA, bringing the former communications expert into a completely new area. At the same time, his debut book has been a hit among readers, and he can now call himself a best-selling author.
The future manager of the Norwegian oil fund Nicolai Tangen may be disqualified when making certain investment decisions because of his ties to the hedge fund group Ako, according to Norwegian legal experts.
Head of Equities at Europe’s largest asset manager Kasper Elmgreen takes defensive stance on equities -- but is eyeing up potential in the muddy waters, he tells AMWatch in an interview.
Career path: Per Künow moved to London in 1995 and has been there ever since. He tells AMWatch how a childhood fascination for finance turned into a long career working with Nordic sales at large international asset managers in the City.
Thomas Nielsen, portfolio manager at FIRST Fondene, thinks times of crisis are brilliant. He likes index funds as they cause incorrect pricing in the market, which makes it better for those who are good at active management.
Danske Bank hires new Head of Sustainability in Sweden but loses a high yield sales manager to one of Sweden's state buffer funds; a Client Operations Manager leaves CWW Asset Management and Söderberg appoints an interim CEO in Denmark. These are some of this week’s job moves.
Danish pension funds invest billions in companies which have owners registered in tax havens, Finans reports.
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.
