Storebrand’s chief investment officer Jan Erik Saugestad tells Caroline Liinanki about trends in the Norwegian institutional market and how the industry is adapting to Solvency II

Nordea’s Sasja Beslik tells Caroline Liinanki why ESG integration should be seen as a risk management exercise and why Nordic investors need to rethink their exclusion policies

Panagora Asset Management’s CEO Eric Sorensen tells Spencer Anderson how to overcome the weaknesses of quant strategies and why quant managers were not to blame for the financial crisis

Torkell Tveitevoll Eide, portfolio manager of Skagen Global, tells Caroline Liinanki why regional and sector analysis are poor starting points for investing, and why stockpicking is king

Karine Hirn, founding partner of Swedish eastern Europe specialist East Capital, tells Caroline Liinanki about the firm’s plan to expand eastward into China following its acquisition of Asia Growth Investors

Pertti Vanhanen, recently promoted to head of direct property Europe at Aberdeen Asset Management, discusses the renewed Nordic interest in foreign real estate with Caroline Liinanki

Jan Eggertsen at T. Rowe Price tells Caroline Liinanki about misconceptions of the Nordic region and why he thinks foreign asset managers are falling short in their efforts to establish a presence

Christian Elsmark, managing director, Europe, at SWIP, tells Caroline Liinanki why pension funds must take a more proactive approach to asset allocation and about the importance of asking questions

After strengthening its Nordic position last year by acquiring a Finnish asset manager, Danske Capital is optimistic about the future, but is also well aware of its limitations in the market. Caroline Liinanki speaks to CEO Niels-Ulrik Mousten about plans for the future