Insights
What did COP26 achieve? A Nordea climate specialist’s key takeaways
COP26 turned out to be the net zero COP, says Nordea climate specialist Stefan Henningsson, who recently returned from the UN climate summit.
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Get the latest insights on the economy, industries and emerging trends that can help your business tackle the challenges it faces in today’s market. We share the learnings and perspectives of leading experts and innovators in the Nordics, both from Nordea and beyond.
Financing
Filling short-term financing needs the green way
Nordea's green securities finance loans are an attractive source of cheap, short-term capital for green projects that can complement longer-term green financing structures companies may have.
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Raising awareness of sustainable financing options at COP26
Sustainable finance experts from Nordea, Ericsson and Credit Agricole CIB gathered at the virtual COP26 Backdoor to discuss the upsurge in sustainability-linked debt.
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FX
Exciting times for FX automation
FX trading is undergoing a digital transformation, with automated solutions eliminating the manual, repetitive tasks and making more time for brain work. Matti Honkanen, Nordea’s head of Next Gen FX, talks to e-Forex’s Larry Levy in a podcast about the rapid change that’s underway.
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People and processes need to catch up with technology
How far behind are people and processes compared with our technological developments? In our latest NOYM, Johan Trocmé, talks to, Dr. Thomas L. Hager, who runs IBM's Banking and Financial Services industry segment in Europe.
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Insights
Usage-based business models require new payment solutions
What does the fourth industrial revolution Industry 4.0 have to do with banks? Ville Sointu and Marina Repo, who lead Nordea's project to develop a pay-per-use platform for manufacturing at Nordea Runway 2019 project helps us answer the questions.
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Insights
SFDR: What’s new in the updated Regulatory Technical Standards?
Updates to the SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards aim to strengthen disclosure requirements on financial market participants at the product level and detail alignment with environmental objectives under the EU taxonomy.
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Insights
Social debt: A means of driving social impact and change
The COVID-19 pandemic created an urgent need for funding to tackle social issues, which translated to a significant increase in social bonds.
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Insights
The post-COVID treasury will need to automate
Treasury departments have been quick to adapt to the challenging circumstances of the COVID-19 crisis, but there's progress to be made.
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Corporate insights
As inflation risks mount, Swedish companies need to act
Now is not the time to be complacent when it comes to rising inflation and interest rate risk, say Nordea’s experts. Swedish real estate companies in particular should consider hedging their exposure to variable interest rates.
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Insights
The pandemic has forced people to become more technologically advanced
In the new Nordea On Your Mind report Peter Laurin, Head of Managed Services at Ericsson, describes Ericsson's new flexible hybrid work model with up to 50% remote working.
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Insights
GRI, SASB, CDP – Making sense of overlapping sustainability and climate disclosures
Need help navigating the jungle of standards and frameworks for voluntary ESG disclosures? Nordea’s Sustainable Finance Advisory team brings you a guide to the most important sustainability reporting initiatives, how they relate to each other and which ones to use.
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