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Keva Appoints Maaria Kettunen as Chief Investment Officer

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On September 17, Keva, Finland’s largest pension fund with approximately €73 billion in assets under management, announced the appointment of Maaria...

AllianceBernstein Hires New Head for Nordic Business

Stockholm (NordSIP) - In the middle of August, AllianceBernstein announced the appointment of Stefan Behring as Head of Nordics. In this role, he will...

AMF Head of Equities Moves on

Stockholm (NordSIP) - On August 14, AMF, one of Sweden’s largest mutual pension fund managers with SEK 850 million under management (approx. €76 billion),...

Dewi Dylander Appointed CEO of EAC Foundation and Asia House

Stockholm (NordSIP)  — Dewi Dylander has been named CEO of both the EAC Foundation (ØK‑Fonden) and Asia House, effective 1 September 2025, a role...

Kåpan Sees Leadership Shift

Stockholm (NordSIP) - Kåpan Tjänstepension, Sweden’s state-sector pension fund managing approximately SEK 165 billion (approx. €15 billion), has announced that Marie Giertz is stepping down as...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

New CEO to Restore Confidence in Alecta

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Swedish pension giant Alecta has been through a lot lately. The considerable losses that its portfolio suffered due to overweight positions...

Storebrand Fonder’s New CEO Committed to Sustainability

Stockholm (NordSIP) - At the beginning of the year, Länsförsäkringar Fondförvaltning revealed that they had recruited Åsa Wallenberg, Storebrand Fonder’s Chief Executive Officer, as their...

New Members Join GCNS Board

Stockholm (NordSIP) – UN Global Compact Network Sweden (GCNS), a Swedish business community collaborative initiative, has been around since 2018, providing a natural meeting...

Another Senior Expert Joins AFII

Stockholm (NordSIP) – Non-profit think tank Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII), the research organisation dedicated to empowering fixed income investors to drive the climate...

Alecta’s CEO Steps Down

Stockholm (NordSIP) – What a difference a few days make! “Alecta’s equity management needs a fresh start and new management,” CEO Magnus Billing commented...

Seasoned CIOs to Help Alecta Change

Stockholm (NordSIP) – In the aftermath of the recent bank turbulence in the US, Swedish pension giant Alecta has been making headlines worldwide. Alecta’s...

Anna Magnusson Joins AP1

Stockholm (NordSIP) - The Swedish public pension fund, AP1, announced the appointment of Anna Magnusson as its new Chief Active Ownership Officer on March...

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