Storebrand AM downgrades global equities to neutral following oil price surge
A sharp rise in oil and gas prices following the attack on Iran has prompted Storebrand Asset Management to downgrade global equities from overweight to neutral.
A sharp rise in oil and gas prices following the attack on Iran has prompted Storebrand Asset Management to downgrade global equities from overweight to neutral.
The fourth quarter of 2025 was characterized by heightened market volatility amid rising geopolitical tensions, renewed tariff uncertainty, and slowing global growth momentum. Our multi‑asset approach keeps us well positioned to help clients navigate this uncertainty through simple access to diversification.
Storebrand Real Estate has acquired a residential portfolio of 13 residential assets totaling 999 apartments in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area through its core plus fund, Storebrand Nordic Real Estate Fund II (SNRE II).
Storebrand Nordic Real Estate Fund II (SNRE II) completed its second closing on 19 December 2025 and is now increasing its target size to a level closer to the fund’s hard cap of EUR 500 million. Two and a half months after the fund’s launch, more than 80 per cent of the available capital has already been invested.
In response to investors' growing interest in the Nordic real estate market, Storebrand has chosen to streamline its corporate structure and gather its expertise in real estate in an independent company, Storebrand Real Estate.
Storebrand Real Estate, through its core plus fund Storebrand Nordic Real Estate II (SNRE II), has acquired two residential properties in Espoo, Finland.
Storebrand Real Estate is strengthening its presence in the Danish residential market through the first acquisition made by its recently launched Storebrand Real Estate Fund II.
New analysis confirms Nordic companies outperform global peers on nature-related impacts, but growing risks in key sectors demand targeted investor action.
The third quarter of 2025 saw a strong rebound in global equities. Interest rate expectations and macro data continued to drive volatility, while markets responded positively to improved sentiment and earnings momentum. Storebrand Asset Management increased its AuM by NOK 54 billion, with NOK 15 billion in net positive flow, ending the quarter at NOK 1.561 billion.
Building on the success of its first Nordic fund, Storebrand Real Estate is now launching its successor, Storebrand Nordic Real Estate Fund II (SNRE II). The new fund has a target size of €300 million, of which approximately two-thirds has already been committed.
Storebrand Asset Management recognized net revenue of NOK 507 million for the third quarter of 2023. Despite financial markets declining in the quarter due to renewed concerns about interest rates, affecting AuM negatively, we nonetheless experienced inflows totalling NOK 15 billion, ending the period with NOK 1131 billion in Assets under Management (AuM), an increase of NOK 111 billion in 2023.
MILAN OCTOBER 11 - European Business and Nature Summit is the largest conference dedicated to crafting sustainable business models. This year’s edition comes one year before COP16 and will put special focus on empowering businesses to take decisive transformative action to implement biodiversity targets and lead the way towards a nature-positive society.
Nature Action 100 is a global investor engagement initiative focused on driving greater corporate ambition and action to reduce nature and biodiversity loss. Investors participating in the initiative engage companies in key sectors that are deemed to be systemically important in reversing nature and biodiversity loss by 2030
A group of 36 financial institutions, representing over EUR 3.3 trillion of combined assets, have released a new joint statement urging governments to protect the ocean and not proceed with deep-sea mining until the environmental, social and economic risks are comprehensively understood, and alternatives to deep-sea minerals have been fully explored.
Storebrand Asset Management recognized net revenue of NOK 483 million for the second quarter of 2023. Overall, results in the quarter were impacted by positively trending markets and the weakening of the NOK against most currencies. In the quarter, we experienced inflows totalling NOK 10billion, ending the period with NOK 1143 billion in Assets under Management, an increase of NOK 124 billion.
Storebrand Asset Management, AkademikerPension, APG & statement after Toyota AGM 2023 - Responding to the climate lobbying vote results We are glad to see so many investors supporting our resolution on disclosure of Toyota’s lobbying activities. The high backing should serve as a clear wake up call for the company to focus on being competitive in the transition to the net zero society instead
A group of investors comprising of Storebrand Asset Management, Man Group, Corporate Action Japan (CAJ) and the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR), has been co-engaging with Nippon Steel in recent months with a focus on enhancements to decarbonisation.
Today, three shareholders are announcing that they have filed a climate lobbying-related resolution for Toyota Motor Corporation’s Annual General Meeting (June date TBC). The filing comes after a long period of active engagement led by Danish pension fund, AkademikerPension (US$20 bn in AUM), along with Norwegian financial services company, Storebrand Asset Management (US$120 bn in AUM), and Dutch
"Our sustainability position and multi-boutique business model have been important to our growth and positive institutional inflows. In the current investment climate of persistently high interest and inflation rates, the importance of building a resilient portfolio with diversified assets is underlined." - Jan Erik Saugestad CEO Storebrand Asset Management.
Storebrand Infrastructure Fund is pleased to announce the acquisition of an equity stake in He Dreiht, a construction-ready 960 MW offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. Storebrands strategic infrastructure partner, AIP, has formed a consortium with Allianz Capital Partners (ACP) and Norges Bank (NBIM) acquiring 49.9% of the project.