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Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Kari Vatanen took on his new role as Head of Asset Allocation and Alternatives at Finnish pension fund Elo on November 1, following his four-year tenure as Chief Investment Officer at Veritas Pension Insurance. In his role at Elo, Vatanen oversees the allocation and alternative investments...

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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....

Velliv and ATP: Leveraging Commodities for Portfolio Diversification

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Commodities often behave differently from traditional financial assets due to their cyclical nature, as their performance is heavily influenced by the...

Finnish Pension Funds’ Hedge Fund Investments Top €25 Billion

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Finnish institutional investors achieved solid returns from their hedge fund portfolios in the first half of this year, with returns ranging...

Annika Luoto’s Full-Circle Return to Ilmarinen

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Annika Luoto has joined pension insurance company Ilmarinen as senior portfolio manager, following a brief tenure of just over a year...

Nordic Investors Join Call for Hedge Funds to Implement Cash Hurdles

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – A coalition of institutional investors, led by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, is gaining more support, including from Nordic investors,...