Having recently moved to limit inflows into its opportunistic long/short equity fund, Protean Funds Scandinavia is now expanding on another front, strengthening its investor relations function as it prepares to launch a new global equity product. Amid growing interest in its broader product suite, the Stockholm-based stock-picking boutique has appointed Lydia Larsson as Investor Relations Manager.
“Very happy to welcome Lydia Larsson to Protean Funds!” the team announced on LinkedIn. Larsson, in turn, confirmed her new role, stating that she is stepping in as Investor Relations Manager at Protean Funds Scandinavia, with “full focus on turning up the pace together with the Nordic region’s sharpest team.”
Larsson joins from Gilion, where she worked as an investment manager providing growth capital to technology companies. Prior to that, she spent nearly eight years at Pareto Securities in a range of roles, including five years as a credit research analyst. Earlier in her career, she also held a role within institutional sales and client relations at Swedbank Robur.
“As the Aktiesparfond-concept is off to a good start and will get a sibling in the Global product this fall, Lydia Larsson will be tasked with professionalizing our investor communications and relationships with distributors and investors.”
While the hedge fund Protean Select is nearing its capacity limit, the firm is simultaneously preparing to expand its product range on the long-only side. Protean Funds is set to launch a Global Aktiesparfond later this year, a low-cost, actively managed global equity fund. The new fund builds on the firm’s existing Protean Aktiesparfond Norden, managed by Richard Bråse, which aims to combine the cost efficiency of passive vehicles with the alpha potential of active stock-picking.
“As the Aktiesparfond-concept is off to a good start and will get a sibling in the Global product this fall, Lydia Larsson will be tasked with professionalizing our investor communications and relationships with distributors and investors,” notes the team.