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Capital Four Reaches Hard Cap for Fifth Private Debt Vintage

Copenhagen-based credit specialist Capital Four has reached the hard...

Nordic Investors Point to Private Markets and Equity Exposure as Top Priorities

Nuveen has published the results of its annual Global...

A Strategic Lever for Investors Seeking Exposure to Gold

The gold market has started 2025 with remarkable momentum,...

Benchmark-Plus High-Yield Investing at LD Pensions

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Danish pension fund LD Pensions manages...

Länsförsäkringar Taps Cecilia Kellner to Lead Asset Management

Swedish insurance company Länsförsäkringar has announced the appointment of Cecilia Kellner as its new Head of Asset Management, effective June 1. She joins from a similar role as Chief Investment Officer at Nordea Life and Pension. Kellner will succeed...

Velliv Axes Alternatives Team Amid Strategic Overhaul

As part of its shift from active management to passive strategies, Danish pension provider Velliv has announced the dismissal of 18 employees from its investment and IT departments, including the entire Alternatives team. Head of Alternatives Christoph Junge confirmed...
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Capital Four Reaches Hard Cap for Fifth Private Debt Vintage

Copenhagen-based credit specialist Capital Four has reached the hard cap of €3 billion for its fifth private debt vintage, Private Debt V – Senior....

Länsförsäkringar Taps Cecilia Kellner to Lead Asset Management

Swedish insurance company Länsförsäkringar has announced the appointment of Cecilia Kellner as its new Head of Asset Management, effective June 1. She joins from a similar role as Chief Investment Officer at Nordea Life and Pension. Kellner will succeed...

Velliv Axes Alternatives Team Amid Strategic Overhaul

As part of its shift from active management to passive strategies, Danish pension provider Velliv has announced the dismissal of 18 employees from its investment and IT departments, including the entire Alternatives team. Head of Alternatives Christoph Junge confirmed...

Hedge Fund Performance in February Reflects Market Volatility

February proved to be a turbulent month for hedge funds, as shifting trade and tariff policies introduced heightened volatility across financial markets. Equity markets,...

The Rise of Semi-Liquid Funds: A Gateway to Private Markets

Private markets have gained popularity and appeal in the not-so-distant low-interest- rate environment, attracting investors with the promise of higher returns and portfolio diversification. What was once an exclusive universe for institutional investors is now becoming more accessible through...

An Ideal Asset Class For Pension Capital

The private markets universe, private equity in particular, has experienced significant growth in recent years. Private equity assets under management increased from $4.1 trillion in mid-2019 to $5.8 trillion by the end of 2023, with projections estimating they could...

Private Credit: “A Natural Part of Our Portfolio”

Alternative investments such as private equity and private credit have become core components of institutional portfolios, offering a significant source of diversification and the potential for enhanced returns. Swedish insurance company Afa Försäkring, which oversees more than $20 billion in assets, allocates approximately 20 percent of its total portfolio to alternatives, with about 20 percent of this allocation dedicated to private credit. “The objective of our private credit program is to add diversification across our overall portfolio, but more specifically to complement traditional corporate credit, in addition to achieving higher returns compared to liquid fixed income and credit markets,” explains Marie Lindskog, Head of Alternative Investments...

Länsförsäkringar Taps Cecilia Kellner to Lead Asset Management

Swedish insurance company Länsförsäkringar has announced the appointment of Cecilia Kellner as its new Head of Asset Management, effective June 1. She joins from a similar role as Chief Investment Officer at Nordea Life and Pension. Kellner will succeed Göran Laurén, who is retiring from his position as Head of Asset Management after 13 years at Länsförsäkringar. This role oversees the management of all assets within Länsförsäkringar AB, including those in its non-life and life-assurance companies. “It is with great pleasure that I welcome Cecilia to the important role of Head of Länsförsäkringar AB’s joint asset management,” says Jakob Carlsson, CEO of Länsförsäkringar, in a statement on...

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Capital Four Reaches Hard Cap for Fifth Private Debt Vintage

Copenhagen-based credit specialist Capital Four has reached the hard cap of €3 billion for its fifth private debt vintage, Private Debt V – Senior. With this latest vintage, Capital Four now manages €8 billion across its Private Credit Platform,...

Nordic Investors Point to Private Markets and Equity Exposure as Top Priorities

Nuveen has published the results of its annual Global Institutional Investor Survey, revealing that 58 percent of the 40 surveyed Nordic investors plan to significantly boost their equity exposure in 2025, compared to just 23 percent in 2024. Additionally,...

A Strategic Lever for Investors Seeking Exposure to Gold

The gold market has started 2025 with remarkable momentum, driven by a combination of economic and political turbulence. The return of Donald Trump to the U.S. presidency, ongoing inflation concerns, and central banks' aggressive gold purchases have reinforced gold’s...

Benchmark-Plus High-Yield Investing at LD Pensions

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Danish pension fund LD Pensions manages two separate pension funds, each with different investment horizons. While the allocation across equities, investment-grade bonds, and credits varies between the two funds, a common feature is that high yield...
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Nordic Investors Point to Private Markets and Equity Exposure as Top Priorities

Nuveen has published the results of its annual Global Institutional Investor Survey, revealing that 58 percent of the 40 surveyed Nordic investors plan to significantly boost their equity exposure in 2025, compared to just 23 percent in 2024. Additionally,...

Benchmark-Plus High-Yield Investing at LD Pensions

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Danish pension fund LD Pensions manages two separate pension funds, each with different investment horizons. While the allocation across equities, investment-grade bonds, and credits varies between the two funds, a common feature is that high yield...

Veritas Rethinks Emerging Market Exposure: Shift to “Ex-China” Allocations

Emerging market investing has never been a one-size-fits-all approach, and China’s sheer size and role has only added to the complexity. As the world’s second-largest economy and a major part of emerging market (EM) indices, China presents both opportunities and...

Wickström Refines Veritas´ Diversification Strategy

In late 2024, Laura Wickström concluded her first annual planning cycle as Chief Investment Officer at Veritas Pension Insurance Company, which shaped the investment strategy for 2025. A key topic during this process was the “need for diversification,” particularly...

An Ideal Asset Class For Pension Capital

The private markets universe, private equity in particular, has experienced significant growth in recent years. Private equity assets under management increased from $4.1 trillion in mid-2019 to $5.8 trillion by the end of 2023, with projections estimating they could...

A Growing Asset Class for Icelandic Investors

The size of the Icelandic pension funds, relative to GDP, is now larger than the combained market value of the country’s banks and insurers, with enough capital to buy all the listed equities and bonds of ISK6 trillion (Euro40.7billion)...

Gard’s Playbook for Short-Duration Fixed-Income Investing

Different asset allocators often have varying objectives that shape their investment allocation decisions. For instance, institutional investors such as protection and indemnity (P&I) insurance providers may prioritize shorter-term fixed-income investments to match the shorter-duration nature of their liabilities. Norwegian...

Private Credit: “A Natural Part of Our Portfolio”

Alternative investments such as private equity and private credit have become core components of institutional portfolios, offering a significant source of diversification and the potential for enhanced returns. Swedish insurance company Afa Försäkring, which oversees more than $20 billion...

NBIM Eyes Interest in Long/Short Equity

Investor interest in long/short equity strategies appears to be making a comeback as market volatility and stock dispersion – driven in part by higher interest rates – create fresh opportunities for active managers. According to MandateWire of the Financial Times,...

Velliv Axes Alternatives Team Amid Strategic Overhaul

As part of its shift from active management to passive strategies, Danish pension provider Velliv has announced the dismissal of 18 employees from its investment and IT departments, including the entire Alternatives team. Head of Alternatives Christoph Junge confirmed...