Nordea passes half trillion AUM mark but records modest flows
Thursday, July 16,2026,07:20
The largest Nordic asset manager grows its AUM significantly but sees outflows in its investment products, not least due to “a single large outflow in the international institutional business.” .. read more..
Analysis: Financing poses a greater challenge than wind turbine prices
Thursday, July 16,2026,06:53
Even in Europe, financing costs are twice as high as in North America, according to a report by the International Renewable Energy Agency. .. read more..
Norway's Commenda partners with Drift Energy for 50 energy-harvesting vessels
Thursday, July 16,2026,05:56
The deal between Norway’s Commenda Capital Partners and UK-based Drift Energy aims to support the commercialisation of the first energy-harvesting vessels. .. read more..
BlackRock exceeds Q2 expectations, passes USD 15trn AUM mark
Wednesday, July 15,2026,12:25
The world’s largest asset manager reports better-than-expected results and reaches a record-high AUM level. .. read more..
NKT supplies reusable cable system to German grid operator
Wednesday, July 15,2026,12:18
The temporary 400 kV cable system is intended to ensure the power supply while the German grid operator upgrades parts of the transmission grid. .. read more..
Maj Invest: "The real tech bubble is investors' expectations"
Wednesday, July 15,2026,11:25
AI and tech are not a bubble, but investors risk buying overvalued pipe dreams. That’s the assessment of Jeppe Christiansen, who expects more massive IPOs, but also tougher competition. .. read more..
Norway's oil strike over – dispute goes to voluntary wage arbitration board
Wednesday, July 15,2026,10:21
“All employees will return to work as soon as practically possible,” says Raymond Midtgård, union leader at SAFE .. read more..
Wind power supplier posts its highest revenue ever
Wednesday, July 15,2026,09:55
Jupiter Bach has laid out a cautious yet ambitious strategy for the future and is riding high on a successful year. But the wind energy market still faces volatility, the CEO warns. .. read more..
Battery startup intends to challenge China’s dominance: "We’re going to make ...
Wednesday, July 15,2026,09:22
”We are talking to virtually all the major refining companies in Europe,” says CEO of Nordic Salt Cycle. .. read more..
Sweden’s PPM system contributes to major AUM hike for Handelsbanken
Wednesday, July 15,2026,08:43
The Swedish asset manager grew its AUM by 13.8% in Q2 and maintained positive flows although these were lower than in Q1. .. read more..
Storebrand AM reports "healthy growth" in Q2 despite outflow from one major c...
Wednesday, July 15,2026,08:06
AUM rose to NOK 1.658bn, while the outflow of a single large customer with NOK 13bn in assets under management contributed to a negative net flow. .. read more..
Aker BP boss sees three changes incoming on Norway's continental shelf
Wednesday, July 15,2026,08:01
“There’s no doubt that consolidation is continuing,” says Karl Johnny Hersvik. .. read more..
Energy Cluster Denmark: The green transition is no longer primarily about dev...
Wednesday, July 15,2026,07:19
Summer series: “The big challenge is to develop value chains, markets, and partnerships that will make these technologies commercially viable,” says the COO of Energy Cluster Denmark. .. read more..
SEB reaches milestone by exceeding SEK 3trn AUM mark
Wednesday, July 15,2026,07:13
SEB sported positive flow figures in Q2, although the majority of the company’s AUM growth was market-driven, its interim report shows. .. read more..
Siemens Energy changes its name as license expires
Wednesday, July 15,2026,06:26
Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa will merge under a single name when a rebranding initiative is launched later this year. .. read more..
Sampension’s female clients increase risk more than men
Wednesday, July 15,2026,06:00
Women are increasingly willing to take risks when investing their pension savings, Denmark’s Sampension says. .. read more..
Shortly before ban: Europe buys hefty amount of gas from Russian facility
Tuesday, July 14,2026,13:55
In the first half of 2026, Europe purchased nearly all of the output from Russia’s Yamal facility shortly before the EU’s ban on Russian gas took effect. .. read more..
DNB to expand thematic fund offering with three new launches
Tuesday, July 14,2026,13:26
Norway’s largest asset manager is preparing several new fund launches centred on women’s health, European energy security and enhanced index investing. .. read more..
Big Q2 boost for Avanza as customers’ risk appetite strengthens
Tuesday, July 14,2026,11:03
Avanza’s fund savers left European funds and increased their exposure to global and tech funds as well as emerging market funds in the second quarter, CEO Gustaf Unger says. .. read more..
Cotes CEO after EUR 56m sale to Italians: "We will continue as before"
Tuesday, July 14,2026,10:52
“This is a positive development and will strengthen the company,” says CEO about the sale to the Italian Carel group. .. read more..
European Energy connects two battery facilities to Denmark's power grid
Tuesday, July 14,2026,10:34
The group has installed new battery systems with a total capacity of 152MWh at its solar farms in Stouby and Agersted. .. read more..
Ørsted awaits "concrete plans" for Danish state's biomass phase-out
Tuesday, July 14,2026,09:54
Some of the CO2 that Ørsted is contractually obligated to capture comes from imported wood pellets. The developer will not comment on the government’s phase-out goals until they become more specific. .. read more..
Venture partner: China’s battery sector has surged ahead, but Europe still ha...
Tuesday, July 14,2026,09:00
There are areas where Europe’s battery sector has an opportunity to compete with China, says Jonas Ahm-Lundgren. He highlights the company Nordic Salt Cycle as an example. .. read more..
Finland's Evli considers "expanding Nordic footprint" by opening Norway office
Tuesday, July 14,2026,08:45
The Finnish asset manager will also register funds in Luxembourg to support the company’s ”growth and efficiency.” Evli recorded ”stable growth” during the first half of the year. .. read more..
Record inflows lift DNB Asset Management to new AUM high
Tuesday, July 14,2026,07:48
Quarterly net inflows more than doubled to a record NOK 46.3bn, pushing assets under management above their previous peak with one large institutional mandate accounting for much of the increase. .. read more..
Oil prices hit a four-week high following new attacks
Tuesday, July 14,2026,07:30
Early Tuesday morning, the price of both Brent crude oil and West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose. .. read more..
Industriens Pension CIO targets evergreen funds lending to European growth co...
Tuesday, July 14,2026,07:25
Nordic Pension CIOs : The Danish pension fund recently invested in a new emerging market equity mandate with US asset manager Artisan Partners. .. read more..
Wind energy supplier sold to Italy's Carel
Tuesday, July 14,2026,06:21
The climate technology group Carel aims to strengthen its position through the acquisition of Danish company Cotes, which has made a name for itself in the offshore wind industry. .. read more..
Swedish fund company CIO is getting ready for an AI crash
Tuesday, July 14,2026,06:03
Simon Blecher, chief investment officer at Sweden’s Carnegie Fonder, believes that the very high concentration of US tech stocks could end badly. .. read more..
Eurowind has been on an acquisition spree in recent months
Monday, July 13,2026,13:37
Eurowind has made purchases four times in the past seven months — a significantly higher rate than in the previous year. .. read more..
Home bias remains a defining feature of Danish pension fund portfolios as Eur...
Monday, July 13,2026,12:08
Although Denmark accounts for just 0.4% of global GDP, nearly four in ten of Danish pension companies’ investments remain at home. Meanwhile, investments in Europe grew faster than those in the US. .. read more..
Eurowind Energy acquires EnBW's Swedish business
Monday, July 13,2026,10:52
The acquisition strengthens Eurowind’s presence in Sweden with a well-established business that includes operational wind turbines and project development. The company has not disclosed the price. .. read more..
Schneider Electric: Data centers must demonstrate their value
Monday, July 13,2026,10:36
Summer series: Data centers’ energy consumption and the long wait for grid connections dominate the debate, while their their potential to actively contribute to the energy system are overlooked. .. read more..
Sweden "truly understands" senior loans, Nuveen executive says
Monday, July 13,2026,10:36
“Nuveen is seeing strong interest in credit investments in a strategically important market,” Scott Caraher of Nuveen tells FinansWatch. .. read more..
Vestas' price target raised by Svenska Handelsbanken
Monday, July 13,2026,09:59
The price target for the wind turbine manufacturer has been raised from DKK 195 to DKK 210. .. read more..
Ørsted expects to fall short of agreed-upon CCS target in 2027
Monday, July 13,2026,09:36
Ørsted director does not wish to comment on the financial consequences of once again failing to meet the targets for captured CO2 as part of the agreement with the Danish government. .. read more..
Northern Trust focuses on converting prospectives pipeline into mandates
Monday, July 13,2026,08:45
International Asset Managers: Petra Sjögerås sees significant opportunities to strengthen Northern Trust’s position in the Nordic market by expanding into new client segments. .. read more..
Norway's Troll field produces more than 10% of Europe's gas consumption
Monday, July 13,2026,08:25
The Troll field is the largest supplier of gas to Europe. Here are the ten largest gas fields in Norway. .. read more..
Floating wind is in a "fragile state": Two players' two cents on the market
Monday, July 13,2026,07:55
Forecasts for floating offshore wind build-out were once again scaled down in 2026. To Aqualis Group’s growth director, the hype has met reality. At Hexicon, the CEO hopes it has hit rock bottom. .. read more..
Danish pension assets have skyrocketed – old agreement is behind the trend
Monday, July 13,2026,07:29
The explanation for the trend dates back to 1987, when the Danish tripartite agreement became a reality, a consumer economist tells Finans. .. read more..
Danske Commodities closes deal on British battery plant
Monday, July 13,2026,07:07
The Danish energy trader reportedly views the United Kingdom as a core market. .. read more..
Sampo's CFO joins the board of directors at Industriens Pension
Monday, July 13,2026,06:08
The pension fund’s new board member has held executive positions in the financial sector since 2019. .. read more..
Tax bill pushes TotalEnergies’ Danish operations into the red
Saturday, July 11,2026,04:30
Despite a stronger pre-tax result, TotalEnergies’ Danish operations reported a loss after being hit by a multibillion-kroner tax bill. .. read more..
Ørsted signs PPA with Gode Wind 1 owners
Friday, July 10,2026,13:45
The agreement covers a period of seven years. .. read more..
The Danish Utility Regulator challenges the decision to drop criminal case ag...
Friday, July 10,2026,13:25
After the NSK decided not to press charges against a number of energy traders, the complainant, the Danish Utility Regulator, has now decided to appeal the decision. .. read more..
NATO wants more loans and investments in defense: Danske Bank is ready to mee...
Friday, July 10,2026,13:05
The bank would like to help meet NATO’s call for more loans and investments in the European defense and security industry. But the task is seemingly not entirely straightforward. .. read more..
Wind energy consultancy recruits experienced professional from Statkraft
Friday, July 10,2026,12:30
Danish Wind Power Lab has hired its new chief blade expert from Norwegian energy company Statkraft. .. read more..
Finland’s top court overturns FIN-FSA ban on Ermitage Partners
Friday, July 10,2026,12:26
The Supreme Administrative Court has delivered a final ruling that overturns both the regulator’s decision and a previous court judgment. .. read more..
Vestas secures financing for Japanese wind turbine factory
Friday, July 10,2026,12:19
“We will continue to support the expansion of wind energy in Japan,” Vestas states. .. read more..
Equinor wins its Sverdrup field appeal
Friday, July 10,2026,11:35
The Norwegian Environment Agency has reversed its own decision, following an appeal by Equinor. .. read more..