On Wednesday this week, Allianz Global Investors and PenSam announced that they are entering a strategic partnership in infrastructure. In a press release the companies outlines that the partnership, a mandate amounting to EUR 300 million on an initial three-year investment cycle, will be allocated to global infrastructure projects with a particular focus on Europe. “We have high expectations for a partnership with AllianzGI, a globally recognized asset manager with strong expertise in infrastructure and ESG. The collaboration will support PenSam’s ambition to deliver solid, long-term returns for our members,” says Jeppe Starup, Head of Private Capital and Real Assets at PenSam.
Statistic from the Norwegian Fund and Asset Management Association this week outlines that Norwegian retail customers continued the trend of net buying Norwegian mutual funds in September. Total net purchases amounted to NOK 1 billion last month (inflows of NOK 2.1 billion to equity funds and NOK 0.2 billion into balanced funds with outflows of some NOK 1.2 billion from fixed income funds).
So far this year, Norwegian retail customers have been net buyers of equity funds with Norwegian mandates amounting to NOK 6.2 billion and been net sellers of global equity funds (NOK 7.9 billion).
Inflows from Norwegian institutional customers amounted to NOK 5 billion in September (NOK 3.7 billion into fixed income and NOK 1.2 billion into equity funds). So far this year, Norwegian mutual funds have been net purchased for about NOK 148 billion in all customer groups. Of this, NOK 70.1 billion has been invested in equity funds, and NOK 78 billion has been invested in various fixed income funds. Total assets now total NOK 2,724 billion, an increase of 11 per cent so far this year.
Closer to home, we are currently finalizing the next issue of Nordic Fund Selection Journal and preparing for some upcoming events. First, a roundtable in Oslo together with American Century, DWS and Janus Henderson will be talking about small cap equities together with Norwegian investors.
We are of course also looking forward to our annual Nordic Fund Selection Awards, hosted in Stockholm on November 19. Read more about the event here.
On Wednesday this week, Allianz Global Investors and PenSam announced that they are entering a strategic partnership in infrastructure. In a press release the companies outlines that the partnership, a mandate amounting to EUR 300 million on an initial three-year investment cycle, will be allocated to global infrastructure projects with a particular focus on Europe. “We have high expectations for a partnership with AllianzGI, a globally recognized asset manager with strong expertise in infrastructure and ESG. The collaboration will support PenSam’s ambition to deliver solid, long-term returns for our members,” says Jeppe Starup, Head of Private Capital and Real AssetsIf you’re new to Tell Media Group, create an account.
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