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TISFD Enlists Nordic-based Human-Rights Expert

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On May 21, 2025, the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) announced the formation of four Regional Councils (covering...

Sustainability Champion CEO to Retire

Stockhom (NordSIP) - Timo Löyttyniemi, CEO of Finland's State Pension Fund (VER), will retire in early 2026, having reached retirement age at the end...

Candriam Continues Nordic Expansion

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Otto Hedenstierna was appointed Senior Sales Manager for the Nordics at Candriam, a global multi-specialist asset manager focused on sustainable investments....

New Head of Sustainability Communications at AP7

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Dr. Emma Sjöström has joined Sweden’s €116 billion Seventh AP Fund (Sjunde AP-fonden AP7) as its new Head of Sustainability Communications. In...

IKEA Promotes New Chief Sustainability Officer from Within

Stockholm (NordSIP) – According to a press release from the Inter IKEA Group, Lena Julle has been appointed as the new incoming Chief Sustainability...

Danske Bank Finds New Chief ESG Specialist

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Maria Nordqvist has been appointed Chief ESG Specialist at Danske Bank Asset Management (AM). She will be a part of the...

Changing of the Guard at the Top of BlueOrchard

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The Board of BlueOrchard has made some changes to its leadership team. At the executive level, it appointed Michael Wehrle (Pictured,...

BNP Paribas Hires Sustainability Veteran to Head Nordic Sales

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Despite the ongoing greenrinsing efforts of some asset managers, the prevailing feeling is that their European investors remain committed to sustainability....

Länsförsäkringar Liv Unveils New CIO

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Swedish insurance company Länsförsäkringar Liv has revealed Cecilia Kellner as its incoming Chief Investment Officer (CIO). Kellner currently holds the same position...

J. Safra Sarasin Partners to Conquer Nordics

Stockholm (NordSIP) - At the end of January, J. Safra Sarasin Group appointed Nordicus as its wholesale and institutional asset management distribution partner in...

Nordic Institutional Investors Continue to Believe in Sustainability

Stockholm (NordSIP) - As sustainable investments face increasing opposition, especially following last year’s U.S. elections, it’s becoming more critical for asset managers to understand and...

Candriam Hires New Nordic Head of Distribution Amid Expansion

Stockholm (NordSIP) - As part of its strategy to expand its presence in the Nordics, Candriam has announced it hired Cristina Lugaro as its...

Handelsbanken Loses Sustainability Head

Stockholm (NordSIP) - After hours on January 23, Catharina Belfrage Sahlstrand, a leading figure in sustainability within the financial sector, has announced her departure...

Federated Hermes Welcomes New Nordic Champion

Stockholm (NordSIP) - At the start of November, Christine Bergstedt Jorgensen (Pictured) was appointed Director for Business Development in the Nordics at Federated Hermes....

Aalto University Appoints New Head of Investments

Stockholm (NordSIP) - At the start of January, Lauri Ehanti was appointed Head of Investments at Aalto University Endowment, in Espoo, Finland. He started...

AP2 Appoints New CIO

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Sweden’s Second AP Fund (Andra AP-Fonden - AP2) has named Anna Hammer as its new Chief Investment Officer (CIO).  She replaces...

Council on Ethics Appoints New Chair

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Fredric Nyström, Head of Sustainability and Governance at AP3, has been appointed as the new Chairperson of the Council on Ethics...

Providing Bespoke Sustainability Solutions

As the landscape for sustainable finance continues to evolve, the preferences of institutional investors become increasingly detailed and specialised. To assist clients with their...

Wiklund’s New Horizons

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Major career moves are a good inflection point at which to take a step back and reflect on the state of...

Active Management and Sustainability are Key to Vontobel

Stockholm (NordSIP) - At the start of August, international investment manager Vontobel appoined Erik Norland as Head of Sales, Nordics and Netherlands. Norland joins...

NordSIP’s Gustafsson Appointed AFII Chair

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII) announced the appointment of Aline Gustafsson as its new Board Chair today 17 September 2024. ...

Swedbank Robur’s Gisgård Stands for PRI Board Election

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Pia Gisgård, Head of Sustainability and Corporate Governance at Swedbank Robur, has been nominated as an investment manager candidate for the...

Kristensen Joins Impax

Stockholm (NordSIP) -  Impax Asset Management (“Impax”), the specialist asset manager investing in the transition to a more sustainable economy, announced the appointment of...

Flodén to Take Over as AMF CEO in 2025

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Sweden’s €71 billion occupational pension provider AMF Tjänstepension AB (AMF) announced several senior-level appointments on 19 July 2024. The AMF Board announced...

Axelsson Putting Theory Back Into Practice

Stockholm (NordSIP) – NordSIP took the opportunity of the quieter post-Midsummer period to catch up with Swedbank Robur’s Julia Axelsson.  Following a successful four-year...

AP Funds’ Board Reshuffle

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Two of Sweden’s four main state pension buffer funds have announced the appointment of new board chairs.  The Swedish government has appointed...

Folksam Finds New Head of Sustainability Amid Changes at the Top

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Swedish insurance group Folksam ended May with a number of changes at the top of its management group, not least of...

Dansif Appoints New Chairperson

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The Danish sustainable investment forum Dansif has appointed Eric Christian Pedersen as its new Chairperson.  This decision was made on 21...

SLB Handbook at the Rescue

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On the occasion of the publication of the ‘Sustainability-Linked Bond Handbook: A practitioner’s guide’ by the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII), NordSIP...

Robeco Expands Sustainable EMD Team

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Dutch asset management firm Robeco has expanded its emerging markets debt (EMD) capabilities with the acquisition of an experienced team of...

New ESG Head Takes Over at P+

Stockholm (NordSIP) – P+, the €21.5 billion Danish pension fund for academics, has appointed Christina Gordon Christiansen as its new head of responsible investments. ...

Pragmatic Sustainable Leader Moves On

Stockholm (NordSIP) - To NordSIP’s regular readers, Tiina Landau is hardly a stranger. Her book, Sustainable Investing: Beating the Market with ESG, co-authored with...

Cisana Joins Eurosif Board

Stockholm (NordSIP) -  At its Annual General Meeting and General Assembly, on April 11th, Eurosif elected four new members to its Board Directors representing...

Payden & Rygel Bet on Nordics

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Despite being one of the largest independent asset managers in the world, Los Angeles-headquartered Payden & Rygel Investment Management (Payden) is...

Meet ODIN’s New Head of ESG in Sweden

Stockholm (NordSIP) - A month into his new assignment as Head of ESG for Norwegian boutique asset manager ODIN Fonder’s Swedish branch, Nikolay Burdakov...

A Sámi Take on Just Transition

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Most responsible investors in the Nordics recognise the challenging balance between the simultaneous needs to accelerate the green transition and uphold...

Muzinich Makes a Star Hire in the Nordics

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Once again, Kristina Najjar-Wahlgren finds herself at the threshold of exciting new opportunities. This week, the seasoned Swedish investment professional revealed...

A Man on a Mission: Conflict Minerals

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Tin, tantalum, tungsten, cobalt, gold – these are some of the indispensable ingredients that are powering the green transition. Unfortunately, most...

AP2 Appoints New Head of Sustainability

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The second Swedish Public Pension Fund (AP2) announced that Åsa Mossberg had been appointed as the new Head of Communication and...

Robeco Grows Nordics Team

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Rotterdam-headquartered global asset management firm Robeco has expanded its Nordic client coverage with the appointment on 1st March 2024 of Jesper...

“Much More Needs to be Done to Reach Net-Zero”

Stockholm (NordSIP) - As the financial industry continues its journey towards climate change mitigation it can often appear as though every old hurdle that...

Another Senior Hire at Worthwhile Capital

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Stockholm-based Worthwhile Capital Partners, a boutique placement agent focusing on sustainability, continues to expand. After successfully recruiting AP1’s former CIO Mikael...

Transparent Nordic ESG Data for All

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Access to high-quality ESG data is often quoted by responsible investors as one of their biggest challenges. Sourcing, cleaning, and validating...

Schroders Bolsters Nordic Team

Stockholm (NordSIP) – After over three decades of uninterrupted presence in the Nordics, Schroders continues strengthening its client relationship capabilities in the region. On...

Danish ESG Expert joins Neuberger Berman

After 5 years as Senior ESG Manager at Denmark’s EUR 53.7 billion pension provider PKA, Louise Aagard Jensen is taking on a new role...

Council on Ethics Completes New Team

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The Council on Ethics of the Swedish National Pension Funds has followed up its recent recruitment of Alexander Elving with the...

Looking for Biodiversity Champions

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Investment firm Federated Hermes Limited is known for its commitment to nature. The asset manager has been running an Article 9...

Council on Ethics Strengthens Team

Stockholm (NordSIP) – After four and a half years specialising in responsible investments at insurer Länsförsäkringar, Alexander Elving has moved to a new position...

Kaasinen Veers Towards Banking

Stockholm (NordSIP) - After more than fifteen years of working with responsible investments, most recently as Engagement Director at the Council on Ethics of...

IMAS New CEO: a Man on a Mission

Stockholm (NordSIP) – IMAS is one of a trio of foundations, alongside INGKA and IKEA, established by IKEA’s visionary founder, Ingvar Kamprad. While all...

GIIN Appoints New President

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) announced on 9 January the appointment of Sapna Shah as president of the organisation. In...

Elo Makes Interim CIO Permanent

Stockholm (NordSIP) - In the last mover of the year, Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company appointed Jonna Ryhänen (Pictured) as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) and...

PFA Appoints New Head of ESG Investing

NordSIP (Stockholm) - In the first move of the year, PFA Asset Management has appointed Rasmus Bessing (Pictured) to head of ESG Investing and...

Celebrating Excellence x 2

Stockholm (NordSIP) – As always, the end of the year provides plenty of occasions to look back, sum up, and celebrate achievements. It is,...

Forever Sustainable Gains Another Investment Expert

Stockholm (NordSIP) – In the last couple of years, combined consultancy, think-tank, and professional network Forever Sustainable has attracted several talented professionals, such as...

What is the Link Between Energy and ESG Investing?

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On Wednesday, November 20th, a group of Swedish investors gathered at Nobis Hotel to hear from Paul Jackson, Global Head of Asset...

Nordea’s Pedersen Joins ISSB Advisory Group

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The Nordic Region’s influence over the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) took another step forward with the addition of Nordea’s Eric...

AP Pension Finds New CIO Committed to Sustainability

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Danish AP Pension has been on the lookout for a new Chief Investment Officer since June this year when it became clear...

Climate and Nature Focus at Danske Bank AM

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Scientific evidence underscores the interconnectedness of climate change and biodiversity, calling for a unified approach to address both crises. Danske Bank Asset...

Changing Focus at the Council on Ethics

Stockholm (NordSIP) – For responsible investors in the Nordics and beyond, the Council on Ethics, the joint corporate engagement arm of four of the...

KLP Goes to China

Stockholm (NordSIP) – For a sustainable asset owner, investing in China presents a conundrum. The country often holds the key to solving the global climate...

Sustainability Veteran Joins Penser

Stockholm (NordSIP) - One of the early champions of ESG in the Swedish finance industry, Christina Kusoffsky Hillesöy, the newly appointed Head of Sustainability at...

Thulin Appointed New CIO of AP3

Stockholm (NordSIP) -  The Third Swedish National Pension Fund (AP3) has appointed Jonas Thulin as its new Chief Investment Officer. Thulin is currently Head...

Alecta’s Chair Resigns

Stockholm (NordSIP) - In the latest of a series of executive restructurings, coming on the heels of its exposure to the downfall of US...

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