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Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – After an extensive career in fund management, fixed-income specialist Fredrik Tauson has joined Swedish occupational pension provider AMF as a senior portfolio manager. Formerly a co-founder and portfolio manager at the hedge fund boutique Nordic Cross, Tauson will now oversee AMF’s credit portfolio, working closely with...

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Fredrik Tauson Transitions to Allocator Side with AMF

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – After an extensive career in fund management, fixed-income specialist Fredrik Tauson has joined Swedish occupational pension provider AMF as a senior...

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...

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...

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,...

Kari Vatanen Starts New Journey at Elo

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Kari Vatanen took on his new role as Head of Asset Allocation and Alternatives at Finnish pension fund Elo on November...

AP4’s Thematic Approach to Sustainability Investments

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – The AP funds, including AP4 – the Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, have a statutory duty to integrate sustainability into their...

RFP: UK Allocator Seeks Discretionary Global Macro Manager

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – A UK-based allocator at a global manager of managers is on the lookout for a fund manager specializing in discretionary global...

For Pension Capital, This is an Ideal Asset Class

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – The private markets universe, private equity in particular, has experienced significant growth in recent years. Private equity assets under management increased...

The Private Equity Allocation of a Smaller Institutional Player

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Alternative asset classes have gained popularity during the decade-long low-interest-rate environment as investors sought higher returns and diversification. However, the recent...

Iivo Paukkeri to Leave Aalto University Endowment After 15 Years

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Iivo Paukkeri is stepping down from his role as Head of Investments at Aalto University’s endowment fund in Finland to join...

Velliv’s Take on Private Markets: The Appeal of Private Credit

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Institutional investors, including those from the Nordic region, have steadily increased their allocations to private market asset classes such as private...

RFP: Nordic Institution Eyes Opportunistic Private Credit

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – A Nordic institution plans to allocate pproximately €10-15 million to a private credit fund focused on opportunistic or special situation direct lending....