The Nordic Brief
For years, portfolio design focused on growth, liquidity and diversification across markets. These remain important, but they no longer describe the full picture. A run of environmental shocks, disrupted supply chains and resource constraints has reminded investors that real economic systems have a direct bearing on long-term value......
Gjermund Grimsby, Chief Advisor on Climate Change at Norway’s largest private pension fund, KLP, spoke to us about the goal to reach net zero through proactive collaboration and a focus on transition.......
A core equity portfolio focused on the premiums can go beyond a market index and help retirement investors achieve better outcomes, says Dimensional´s Mathieu Pellerin.....
Outi Kalpio, Director of Portfolio Management and ESG at LocalTapiola, details how ESG is both a part of risk management and a driver of long-term equity and fixed income returns......
We caught up with Tapio Koivu of Veritas´Pension Insurance Company to discuss the firms equity strategies and how they build portfolios in line with long-term outlooks........
PBU´s Head of ESG, Rasmus Juhl Pedersen, talks to us about the firms sustainability priorities as well as simplifying processes and directing resources where real impact can be made....
Anita Lindberg heads ESG across all of Skandia´s entities, which share resources, processes, philosophy and criteria for sustainability. She spoke to us about Skandia´s goals and the challenges of foreseeing the outcome of climate agendas of countries and companies.....
Anders Lyngaa Kristoffersen, Head of Impact Investments at The Velux Foundation, talked to us a bout the funds proprietary sustainability framework and how they are focusing priorities to create real world impact.....
The appeal of low expense ratios and broad diversification has contributed to the growth of index funds. Yet those appealing qualities can come at a cost. Index funds primarily seek to match the performance of an index but research across US and international indices shows that index-tracking funds may incur trading costs tied to reconstitution that hurt returns......
Norwegian investment consultant Grieg Investor’s Head of Sustainable Finance, Lars Erik Mangset, talks to us about the challenges of formulating investment strategy, setting guidelines for sustainable investing, management of sustainability risk, as well as sustainability analysis & reporting....
