The Nordic financial group's pension wing Nordea Liv & Pension shuffles its board of directors, the managing director of Danish mutual fund Jyske Invest Fund Management announces retirement, a risk manager names head of global sales and a Norwegian becomes a member of supervisory board of EUR 475 billion asset manager.
Career Path: When Majken Hauge Johansen switched from the sell side to the buy side, her life changed. It made her able to plan her work hours and led to the job she has today as Head of Alternative Investments at Sampension.
For the past quarter of a century, Torben Möger Pederesen has seen Pensiondanmark's assets under management grow from zero to around EUR 31 billion under his management. The veteran Danish pensions boss tells AMWatch about some of the obstacles, changes and trends that happened on his watch.
After 11 years as Chief Executive of the Danish government's Export Credit Agency, Anette Ebnerhard has quit in order to join a large pension fund as head of alternative investments.
SEB expands market research department in Norway and creates international sales team in Denmark; Danske Bank makes more staff changes and Swedish subsidiary for Storebrand Asset Management names a new director.
Data shows that female fixed-income portfolio managers outperforms men. Still, just 14 US debt funds were female-managed in September 2017, against 47 in 2004.
SEB Asset Management launches international sales team to support global growth. The new team consists of sales professionals with a diversified mix of competencies, The head of Financial Institutions Coverage tells AMWatch, and, depending on its success, further hiring is possible.
When bank CEOs, heads of equities and stockbrokers quit high-salary roles for the life of an entrepreneur, it is often the dream of building their own business that drives them. But making the leap is not without its challenges.
Danske Bank makes a series of changes to its group management; the Swedish Investment Fund Association recruits an analyst from SEB and an ATP subsidiary hires its first CFO.
A.P. Møller Holding is hiring a Dane from private equity fund Blackstone to become its new Chief Investment Officer. The appointment marks a key step in the company's strategy, says CEO Robert M. Uggla.
The head of Danske Bank's Wealth Management unit, Tonny Thierry Andersen, has decided to leave the bank following a management reshuffle. The 53-year old manager says he declined a unspecified senior management position.
The former CIO of the Danish pension provider ATP and former co-CEO of the Danish investment bank FIH Bjarne Graven Larsen has resigned from his position as CIO and executive vice president of the Canadian pension fund Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
New portfolio manager at AMF; Nordea names Chief Information Officer and CBRE and Nordea Asset Management hires more people.
Norwegian emerging market specialist Hilde Jenssen is leaving Skagen Funds and is taking on new challenges at Nordea's fundamental equity department.
Nordea Liv & Pension poaches Danske Bank profile to become responsible for the construction of portfolios. Also, there have been several changes in the board of directors across Nordic banks, pension funds and non-profit funds.
Career Path: Timo Viherkenttä’s professional journey has taken many unexpected turns before he landed the job of the chief executive of The State Pension Fund of Finland (Valtion Eläkerahasto, VER) three years ago. A few years before that, he took the eyebrow-raising decision to voluntarily leave Finland’s Supreme Administrative Court judiciary — preferring a fresh start in a government role.
Danske Bank has lured Bo Bejstrup Christensen back to the fold as chief portfolio manager for its forthcoming "Global Macro Hedge Fund", which will launch later this year. Christensen declares himself thrilled to be part of the ambitious project.
Finnish bank's CEO steps down after just one year at the position, Danish pension fund names its new Chief Investment Officer and an entire portfolio team leaves mutual fund with ESG focus.
Appointing one of its own as its new chief investment officer has opened up a vacancy at Denmark's EUR 10 billion pension fund PBU. The fund now needs a new head of equities, and the investment team is set to expand with two young investment "talents", PBU's chief executive tells AMWatch.
Nordea Investment Management has lost most of its Emerging Stars investment team. While not confirmed, sources tells AMWatch that the team is joining a London-based independent asset manager. Nordea has already named a replacement team. (Corrected)
Benny Buchardt Andersen, the former Chief Investment Officer of the Danish pension fund, Pensam has become a new partner in the private equity fund, Greystone, while Henrik Heideby has resigned.
Deutsche Asset Management expands in the Nordic, Danish labor market pension fund names promotes two directors and Danske Asset Management hires Sampension strategist.
The crown prince of the Danish asset management firm, Sparinvest has always known what he wanted. Nonetheless, the career of the investment manager with an engineering degree has not always followed a straight path. His career took a large shift as early as 1996. "It came to define the rest of my life," he says.
Two major new sales hires for passive investments at Deutsche Asset Management are part of the firm's increased focus on sales in the Nordic region.
A long-held dream is coming true for three Danish portfolio managers. Having managed institutional funds and hedge funds for decades, the three money managers decided to start their own unleveraged hedge fund that uses thematic investing with an emphasis on structural changes.
Investment Specialist for Investments & Products - PFA
Investment Strategist - Bankinvest
Analyst for Alternative Investments, Ballerup - Nordea
Analyst for Back Office in Investment Operations, Ballerup - PFA
