"The quarter has undoubtedly been marked by turbulence, and we expect the landscape going forward to be more volatile than in previous years. However, we remain cautiously optimistic that some degree of stabilization will return in the financial markets, making a steady, long-term perspective more important than ever"
Storebrand Fastigheter AB has appointed Henrik Bastman as its new Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Marita Loft, who has chosen to retire after 13 years as CEO of the company.
10 years ago, Storebrand AM launched the world's first commercial green bond fund*, building on the World Bank’s issuance of the first-ever green bond in 2008. Since then, the market for green bonds has mushroomed, with more than US $1 trillion of sustainable bonds now being issued annually.
Positive inflow, and strong markets, and the integration of majority-owned AIP (95bn) contributed to Storebrand Asset Management’s AuM increasing to an all-time high of NOK 1 469 billion, as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2024.
Storebrand Asset Management (SAM) has made the strategic decision to transition all fund strategies currently registered in Norway to Swedish domicile. This significant step will commence in 2025 and underscores SAM’s commitment to strengthening its position in the Nordic financial market.
Storebrand Nordic Real Estate Fund (SNRE) has achieved another milestone with its second strategic acquisition, a high-quality logistics property located in the Viared logistics hub in Borås, Sweden. This latest investment further solidifies Storebrand's Nordic growth ambitions within the core-plus segment.
"We are particularly concerned by recent suggested amendments that would extend the delay in the EUDR’s introduction and undermine the content of the legislation, in particular traders exempted from the EUDR’s requirements, since they are key participants in the supply chains that need to be monitored".
COP 16 has concluded, leaving behind a mixed legacy of both progress and concern. While important agreements to support biodiversity were achieved, they failed to reach consensus on key issues related to finance. COP 16 suspended without the adoption of a resource mobilization strategy to scale up finance for biodiversity and mainstream biodiversity in the financial planning of governments.
Storebrand Asset Management recognized net revenue of NOK 733 million for the third quarter of 2024, including net performance revenues. Positive inflow and strong markets contributed to an increase in AuM. In total, AuM increased to an all-time high of NOK 1 347 billion.
Storebrand Infrastructure Fund has expanded its sustainable infrastructure portfolio by entering into an agreement to acquire a stake in the leading French independent power producer, VALOREM, in partnership with AIP Management. This investment supports Storebrand’s broader strategy to increase its presence in sustainable infrastructure and accelerate the green transition.
While long-term focus on transition aligned investments continues to grow, a central component in the transition towards net zero, electrical grid hardware, still lacks adequate attention from Paris-aligned investors, a report from Storebrand Asset Management reveals.
On August 30th 2024, Cubera Private Equity’s latest Nordic secondaries fund - Cubera X - had its final close. The fund had a target size of EUR 700m, which was significantly exceeded. At the final close the fund was oversubscribed at the hard cap of EUR 780m of external capital, which together with the GP commitment took the total fund size to EUR 807m.