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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...

New Vice Chair Joins Norwegian Advisory Board for Impact Investing

Stockholm (NordSIP) - This week, the Norwegian Advisory Board (NorNAB) for Impact Investing announced that Jonas Skattum Svegaarden, CEO and co-founder of Norwegian venture...

New Specialist Joins CB Fonder

Stockholm (NordSIP) - At the end of last week, CB Fonder - manager of one of Sweden's equity funds classified as Article 9 (Dark...

Meet Church of Sweden’s New Head of Sustainable Investing

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Late last year, sustainable investing veteran Gunnela Hahn left the Church of Sweden after a decade and a half of leading...

Another AP3 Star to Join Alecta

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The revamp of Alecta’s investment organisation continues in the aftermath of the dramatic events at the beginning of the year. On...

Norling Goes Private

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Less than a week into her position as Impact Director at Summa Equity, Emelie Norling seems already remarkably at ease in...

Storebrand: An Insurer’s Climate Perspective

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The dual exposure to climate risk that insurance companies have through their underwriting activities and their portfolio investments adds another level...

Nordea Sustainability Veteran Returns ‘Home’

Stockholm (NordSIP) – It is time for the next step in Katarina Hammar’s career, less than a year after joining Lannebo as Head of...

Danish Insurer Appoints ESG Specialist as CIO

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Danish insurance company Alm. Brand has announced the appointment of Thorsten Meyer Larsen as new Chief Investment Officer (CIO) on 14...

Nordea’s Climate General in Action

Stockholm (NordSIP) – At the beginning of the year, Nordea, the Nordic region’s biggest bank, announced the establishment of a new Climate and Environment...

Experienced CIO Joins Alecta

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The summer holidays did not deter Swedish pension giant Alecta from persevering in its efforts to restore confidence in the aftermath...

Wiklund Goes to Church

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Back from the summer holidays, it appears that not all of us in the sustainable finance community have been indulging in...

Franklin Templeton Expands Nordic Coverage

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Franklin Templeton has taken the opportunity of the quieter Nordic holiday period to strengthen its Nordic distribution team.  Amsterdam-based Remco van...

Conor Kehoe Lined Up As Next PRI Chair

Stockholm (NordSIP) – The United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) organisation has announced a nominee to succeed current Chair Martin Skancke, whose third...

The Art of Procuring Sustainable Funds

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Since its launch a little over a year ago, the Swedish Fund Selection Agency (Fondtorgsnämnden, or FTN), responsible for selecting funds...

Existential Questions for a Sustainable Trailblazer

One of the early trailblazers in Swedish sustainable investing, Gunnela Hahn, joined Nordea last autumn leaving behind the Church of Sweden where she spent...

Storebrand Sweden Names New CEO

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Recognising and promoting talent seems to be high up on the agenda at Nordic asset manager Storebrand. Only recently, the fifth largest...

AP7 Recruits New CIO

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Earlier this year, Swedish buffer pension fund AP7’s CIO and deputy CEO, Ingrid Albinsson, confirmed that she would be stepping down...

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