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Systematic investing has become a widely embraced approach in equities and other liquid asset classes, yet its adoption in fixed income – particularly in emerging market bonds – remains relatively limited. While discretionary strategies continue to dominate, Andra AP-fonden (AP2) is challenging that norm. Under the leadership of Kristian...

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AP2 Extends Systematic Approach to Emerging Markets Bonds

Systematic investing has become a widely embraced approach in equities and other liquid asset classes, yet its adoption in fixed income – particularly in...

Veritas Rethinks Emerging Market Exposure: Shift to “Ex-China” Allocations

Emerging market investing has never been a one-size-fits-all approach, and China’s sheer size and role has only added to the complexity. As the world’s second-largest...

AP2’s Quant Approach to EM Equities: Balancing Risk, Return, and Sustainability

With some SEK 460 billion under management across virtually every asset class and region, Andra AP-fonden (AP2) stands as one of the largest pension...

Laura Wickström Refines Diversification Strategy at Veritas

In late 2024, Laura Wickström concluded her first annual planning cycle as Chief Investment Officer at Veritas Pension Insurance Company, which shaped the investment...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...