We catch up with Jussi Tanninen, Head of Private Debt and Real Estate, to talk about the strategy for the firms balance sheet as well as external client portfolios.....
Head of Hedge Funds and Private Debt, Cian Walsh, talks to us about how allocations are responding to the new market climate....
Thor Abrahamsen of Gard, Tomi Viia of OP and Frank Meijer of Aegon Asset Management joined us to discuss how they are seeking acceptable returns, risk, diversification and Solvency II compliance, from public and private fixed income and credit markets.....
Most insurance companies need to generate income from exposure to alternative and private credit, and have some ability to earn illiquidity and other premiums. We were joined by Fredrik Ehn of SPP, Erik Ranberg of Gjensidige and Rens Ramaekers from Aegon Asset Management to discuss the big shift from traditional assets into alternatives......
We spoke to Emmanuel Deblanc, of Allianz Global Investors, to find out where he sees opportunities in the private debt markets......
Timo Salminen, Head of Capital Management at Fennia in Helsinki, heads a team which manages around EUR 2.8 billion for both Fennia’s non-life insurance and life insurance units. We spoke to him about about their investment strategy......
Many institutional investors have been attracted in recent years by the potential for high yields on mortgage investments. Exposure to the mortgage market can be achieved in various ways. In this article, we compare Danish mortgage bonds with direct investments in Dutch mortgage loans.......
Trade finance and supply chain finance are broad strategy groups that have become popular amongst Nordic investors, not least insurance companies. The collapses of Greensill Capital highlights some risk factors of these strategies. We spoke to one manager to discuss how risk factors can be managed and mitigated.....
We take an in-depth look at how asset managers can, and perhaps should, offer hedging to investors in illiquid strategies. Safe to say, it requires a bespoke approach......
We talk to Marjo Koivisto, Investment Associate and Head of ESG, for an in-depth discussion about how the firm integrates ESG in their private credit strategies....
