The Nordic
Potential
The main benefit of the Nordic markets is that they are concentrated and have a significant asset pool in a close geographical reach yet with very different market characteristics that require local knowledge to succeed.
The investors are everything from sophisticated tier 1 Institutions having relevant internal resources to smaller institutions with organisational limitations. The characteristics among the Nordic countries differ, Sweden with an equity tilt and Denmark with a more fixed income bias. Finland has around 20 tier 1 institutions, and the “petroleum” fund heavily influences Norway. Sweden alone is the 8th biggest fund market in the world, and Norway has the largest sovereign wealth fund. All countries have well-performing pension systems and stable welfare structures.
The Nordic potential
The main benefit with the Nordic markets is that they are concentrated and have a significant asset pool in a close geographical reach. The investors are mainly welleducated tier 1 Institutions having relevant internal resources. The characteristics among the Nordic countries differs, Sweden with an equity tilt and Denmark with a more fixed income bias. Finland has around 20 tier 1 institutions and Norway is heavily influenced by the “petroleum” fund. Sweden alone being the 8th biggest fund market in the world and Norway having the largest sovereign wealth fund says it all. All countries have well performing pension systems and stable welfare structures.
