PenSam's Head of ESG, Mikael Bek, talks to us about the Danish pension funds balance between exclusions and engagement as well as how the firm adapts to new regulations and an ever changing landscape....
We sat down with Danske Bank Asset Management´s Head of Frameworks & Governance, Stine Lehmann Schack, to talk about the firms sustainability policies and priorities....
Åsa Mossberg, Head of Sustainability & Communications, talks to us about the Swedish buffer funds priorities and methodologies in making portfolios align with sustainability goals......
Whitecroft argue that bank risk sharing (also known as SRT) could deliver returns as good or even better than high yield or leveraged loans, but with a portfolio of mainly investment grade assets. The market is booming but deal selection is key....
Jyske 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. Allan Willy Larsen, Head of Mortgage Bonds, talks to us about the strategy which has outperformed it´s benchmark over the last decade.......
Jonas Thulin, recently appointed CIO of the third Swedish buffer fund, talks to us about re-entering emerging markets and the importance of letting tactical work complement strategic allocations to drive returns.... ........
The Dutch insurance giant continues to add innovative strategies to an already impressive range of alternative credit products. We spoke to Frank Drukker and Peter Slob to find out what they are bringing to the Nordics......
Fallen 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. We look at why........
As impact investing is picking up increasing interest amongst Nordic investors, we look at some of the nuances and specifics that should be considered when defining strategies......
Traditional public market solutions such as syndicated leveraged loans and high-yield bonds mainly serve large-cap or larger mid-market corporates, which leaves a void for a mid-market lending strategy focusing on high-growth companies in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Oceania and the wider Asia-Pacific....
