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Sweden is an export country, and this is something that needs to be considered in context of equity investments, according to Albert Hæggström, head of Swedish equity, and Johan Ågren, portfolio manager at Alfred Berg, the Nordic investment specialist that is part of BNP Investment Partners.
22 May 2013
There is a growing propensity for Swedish manufacturing firms to consider shifting production to Sweden from low wage countries in Eastern Europe and Asia, according to a discussion hosted by Handelsbanken (in Swedish).
21 May 2013
A TNS Gallup survey on behalf of Finland's OP-Pohjola Group has found that two-thirds of those questioned believe financial planning needs to continue post-retirement.
21 May 2013
The Swedish Investment Fund Association has launched an App that promises users an overview of their funds "in less than a minute".
21 May 2013
With an aggregated rebate worth SEK2.6bn (€303m) set to be paid out to long term savers invested through the PPM system, the Swedish Investment Fund Association has again called for more clarity around relevant performance tables - which still do not reflect the impact of the rebate.
17 May 2013
Unibet, the Nasdaq OMX listed provider of gambling services across Europe, has started offering bets on residential house prices in Sweden, which point to asset prices rising sharply in the coming year.
17 May 2013
Reporting on the performance of its Kon-Tiki fund through April, Norwegian manager Skagen has highlighted Chinese holding Great Wall Motors.
17 May 2013
Documents relating to guarantees sought by Finland during the bailout of Greece agreed in early 2012 cannot be held secret, according to a ruling from Finland's Supreme Administrative Court today.
14 May 2013
Finansiel Stabilitet, the state owned company set up to run off assets and wind up businesses of distressed banks in Denmark, has commenced a process to sell off property company exposures.
14 May 2013
Mattias Martinsson, deputy CEO, CIO and portfolio manager at Tundra Fonder in Sweden, which offers a Pakistan equity fund, has said the election outcome in Pakistan this past week is a significant boost for investors.
14 May 2013
Data from the Swedish Investment Fund Association points to continued demand from investors for most types of funds, as total net sales for the month of April hit SEK10.7bn (€1.24bn)
13 May 2013
Skandia has set up a portal that its corporate customers can use on behalf of their own staff who are seeking to volunteer for charities or other similar organisations.
07 May 2013
Delphi Funds, the Norwegian manager, has rolled out a global emerging market Ucits, which is initially seeking sales in Nordic markets and the Netherlands, but which will be available to institutional investors beyond these markets.
03 May 2013
Denmark's Nationalbank is expected to follow the ECB's lead and announce an interest rate cut of its own to between 0.15%-0.25%, said Danske Bank.
02 May 2013
Norway's household debt has hit an average level of 200% of disposable income, which has forced Fitch Ratings to reconsider the impact of external shocks such as higher unemployment on investors in covered bonds.
29 Apr 2013
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Strong demand for emerging market debt and equity assets should remain, according to experts in the field.
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A selection of key moments caught on camera from InvestmentEurope's recent Pension Fund Forum in Zurich have been published.
A selection of key moments caught on camera from InvestmentEurope's recent Fund Selector Forum in Geneva have been published.
