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A review of some of the news that caught our attention during this week.
William Paus, head of wealth & asset management at SEB, writes on LinkedIn that the bank is planning to open a branch for the asset management operation in Norway. “We will make the full range of great products and mandates available to institutional clients, together with our wealth management unit also the private segments and obviously to all family offices”. On Tuesday this week, Amazon backed AI company Anthropic announced that they are launching Claude for financial services, pitching it as “the first unified intelligence layer for institutional finance”. The solution will include real-time access to financial information from firms such
Geopolitical turbulence reduces importance of sustainability
2026-06-17
Geopolitics and market concentration are two themes that’s top of mind among investors globally according to the Global Investor Insights Survey released by Schroders today. Only a quarter of investors view sustainability outcomes as a...
A contrarian view on Asia ex-Japan equities
2026-08-19
James Cook, investment director, emerging market equities at Federated Hermes, talks about what it means to be a contrarian investor in Asian equities and why he’d rather own a cheap Ford than an expensive Ferrari.
Private for longer – what does it mean?
2026-08-18
Alan Coffey, a director in the private companies’ team at Baillie Gifford, talks about private growth equities - an asset class within private equity that emerged because of the trend where companies are staying private...
Söderberg & Partners in strategic partnership with Grieg
2026-06-30
Today, Söderberg & Partners and Norwegian Grieg Group announced that they have entered a strategic partnership where Grieg Investor and Gabler Investments will be merging into a joint venture.
Considerations when investing in natural capital
2026-06-29
In a Q&A with Mads Jensen, founder of Danish investment consultancy Jentzen & Partners, we explore the interest among Nordic investors in natural capital, balancing diversification and return characteristics with broader societal benefits and the...
Research in practice – latest findings on systematic investing and beyond
2026-06-25
Mamdouh Medhat, research director and vice president at Dimensional Fund Advisors, talks about the importance of efficient implementation, how defining your investable universe slightly differently can be quite material over the long term and how...
Increased competition in upcoming FTN procurements
2026-06-22
FTN, the Swedish Fund Selection Agency, has released its preliminary procurement plan for 2027. What stands out is potential increased competition in the target-date and balanced funds category.
Knowing what earnings stream you’re paying for
2026-06-16
During the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Media Summit, hosted in London in May, we sat down with Karen Ward, chief market strategist EMEA, who talked about opportunities in Europe, not knowing if tech is a...
Taking a systematic approach to emerging market equities
2026-06-08
Jeroen Hagens, a client portfolio manager at Robeco, talks about their systematic approach to investing in emerging market equities and highlights the importance of risk management and stability for long-term outperformance.
Local presence still important in emerging markets
2026-06-05
Claus Born, head of client portfolio management EMEA & Latin America at Franklin Templeton, talks about the importance of having a local presence, why it’s not too late to add to the EM allocation and...