Henrik Bastman appointed CEO of Storebrand Fastigheter
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.
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.