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PKA Names New CIO as Long-Time Investment Chief Retires

After nearly four decades at PKA, including 25 years as Chief Investment Officer, Michael Nellemann Pedersen is stepping down from the helm of one...

AP3 Hires Lynx’s Mattias Sundbom as Head of Portfolio Strategy

After spending the past decade at some of Sweden’s largest systematic asset managers, most recently at Lynx Asset Management, Mattias Sundbom has now moved...

Climate-Focused Credit Specialist Returns to AP4

After nearly a decade away from the institutional investor side of the market, Ulf Erlandsson is returning to the Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund...

Keva Names Maaria Kettunen as CIO

Finland’s largest pension fund, Keva, has named long-serving executive Maaria Kettunen as its new Chief Investment Officer, ahead of current CIO Ari Huotari’s retirement...

Lauri Ehanti to Leave Aalto University Endowment After 14 Years

Lauri Ehanti is leaving Aalto University’s endowment fund after 14 years in various roles, most recently as Head of Investments. His responsibilities will be...

Ex-Velliv PM Joins Lærernes Pension

After Danish pension provider Velliv dismissed its entire alternatives team earlier this year as part of a broader strategic shift towards passive strategies, its...

Länsförsäkringar Taps Cecilia Kellner to Lead Asset Management

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Swedish insurance company Länsförsäkringar has announced the appointment of Cecilia Kellner as its new Head of Asset Management, effective June 1....

Velliv Axes Alternatives Team Amid Strategic Overhaul

As part of its shift from active management to passive strategies, Danish pension provider Velliv has announced the dismissal of 18 employees from its...

Industriens Pension Appoints Marselis CIO as Head of Real Assets

Industriens Pension has named Peter Mikkelsen as its new Head of Real Assets. Mikkelsen, who has served as co-owner and Chief Investment Officer at...

LGT CP Appoints Ingrid Albinsson to Advisory Board

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – LGT Capital Partners, a global specialist in alternative investing, has announced the appointment of Ingrid Albinsson, the former Deputy CEO and...

Lauri Ehanti Steps Up to Lead Aalto University’s Endowment

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Aalto University’s endowment fund in Finland has appointed Lauri Ehanti as its new Head of Investments, filling the vacancy left by...

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...