When Peter Sandahl was young, he wanted to become a geologist because he loved nature and the environment. His new job as head of sustainability at Nordea Life & Pensions in Sweden has moved him a little bit closer to his passion.
Career path: It is rare to meet a portfolio manager who has worked in Kabul at a private equity fund. Or taught economics to South African parliamentarians, for that matter. But the lead manager of Nordea's newest Stars fund, Thede Christoph Rüst, is such a person.
Two management teams are reshuffled; three new heads and a deputy head are put in place; a new PM and a new analyst are hired, and Sampension makes a promotion.
Career Path:The new head of sustainability at Nordea Life & Pensions Sweden, Peter Sandahl, has never had a five-year plan for his career. But he has always been led by one guiding principle when starting a new role: The challenge must be a new one.
PensionDanmark was one of the first institutional investors in Denmark to test alternative investments, dipping first a toe and later a whole leg in the water. AMWatch met Claus Lyngdal, the pension fund's head of alternative investments since 2008, as he heads to Rome with colleagues to compete for the title of best European alternatives team.
A new alternative investments analyst for AFA Kapitalförvaltning; an FSA director changes sides and joins Mercer; a Nordnet gains a new board member Finland's Evli takes on two new private bankers.
The Swedish financial group is set for a reunion with previous employee Javiera Ragnartz, as the AMF Pension asset management chief returns to head up SEB's fund management firm.
One of the world's largest asset managers is broadening its executive committee. An effect of the move is to improve business conditions for its Nordic chief, AMWatch learns.
Career path: AMWatch quizzes the newly-appointed co-CIO at Danske Asset Management Christian Heiberg about his career.
CEO and chairman steps down; hedge fund reorganizes PMs; new director at DWS in Stockholm and new head of markets.
Sustainability is not high enough on the agenda to retain Skandia's CIO after pension fund merger.
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The world's largest asset manager has promoted executive David Giordano to global head of renewable power.
More non-European institutional investors should join the Transition Initiative Platform (TPI), according to the platform’s new director Nadine Viel Lamare.
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After 11 years at Industriens Pension, the Danish pension fund's director of private investments is leaving to set up his own business. He will be targeting Nordic institutional clients looking for collaboration around real assets such as infrastructure, real estate and more.
More responsible investment hirings, a new company launch, a real estate manager, a new equity head in SEB -- and an investment fund icon reaches the end of his life.
Sweden's largest fintech startup, Stockholm-based Klarna, is growing even stronger with the backing of US rap legend Snoop Dogg -- financially as well as on YouTube.
The founder of the Vanguard Group, John C. Bogle, died Wednesday at his home situated approximately 25 kilometers northwest of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania US. He was 89 years old.
The Helsinki-based pension insurance company has found a specialist from a local asset management firm to work on responsible investment -- at a time when demand is hotting up for experts in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) field.
Pensiondanmark is hiring a new head of responsible investments after the pension fund's former head of ESG left the to work at Danske Bank.
A 32-year-old commercial real estate agent has clinched the top job at one of northern Europe's largest commercial real estate firms. The CEO of his new firm describes him a cross between soccer stars Zlatan and Messi. The Dane will now spearhead the development of Heimstaden's new investment arm for the entire group in Copenhagen.
Organisation change within Danske Wealth Management, a new CEO in Svenska Fondhandlareföreningen, and Engagement International expands its US team.
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In connection with organizational restructurings at Danske Wealth Management, one of Danske Bank's long-time portfolio managers has opted to leave the bank, AMWatch's sister site FinansWatch reports
Held by Anders Svennesen for several years, Danske Bank is now moving to divide the role of CIO into two. Svennesen will stay but find himself with a double.
A new investment strategy put in place in the late fall of 2018 at Kirk Kapital has led to the family-owned investment firm parting company with its CFO.
New staff from Colliers, Aberdeen Standard, Nordea Ejendomme, Steen & Strøm and KFI are joining the real estate firm's asset management team and will report to CEO Benny Buchardt Andersen.
Corporate finance analyst for group treasury - Bunker Holding
Asset Manager to Thylander Gruppen A/S
