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As we wrap a very dynamic year for capital markets, Hilde Jenssen, Head of Fundamental Equities at Nordea Asset Management, answers three key questions about what we can expect in 2024.

Investors today may be looking back fondly on the decade following the global financial crisis, as unprecedented monetary stimulus and ultra-low interest rates powered one of the most fruitful periods in history for markets – particularly for growth-related equities.

The listed real assets universe – an $8trn market – is uniquely positioned to lead and benefit from global sustainability initiatives.

On 01 August 2023, Nordea Asset Management (NAM) welcomed back a familiar face by ap-pointing Kasper Elmgreen as CIO of Fixed Income and Equities at NAM.

Henning Padberg is one of the European pioneers when it comes to sustainable investment. In 2008 he started his career as a portfolio manager at Nordea Asset Management (NAM). Initially, he had to contend with doubters as to whether sustainable investing and performance can go hand in hand. But today, he manages over EUR10 bn AUM in sustainable funds.

The real estate and infrastructure sectors are vital levers in any country’s climate policy. In Europe the building and construction sector accounts for around 37% of energy and process-related Co2 emissions (2021) followed by Transport, which is responsible for about a quarter of the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions, according to the European Environment Agency

If the world has any chance of slowing the excessive rate of global warming, urgent action must be undertaken to cut methane emissions. A powerful greenhouse gas, methane is estimated to be responsible for more than 25% of today’s global warming .

Maryann Miranda Cuenca went to Luxembourg to pursue a 6-month internship. It was her birthday, so she took the interview and spent the rest of the day getting to know the city.