Nordea Asset Management introduces a new fund for private and institutional investors who want to invest in Europe’s independent energy supply, industrial production and collective security.
In the context of recent geopolitical developments, Nordea wants to support the strength of the Nordic societies by providing investment possibilities in companies contributing to European security and resilience.
The new Empower Europe Fund is available for private and institutional investors offering investment opportunities in selected companies within core European sectors supporting independent supply and collective security. It’s a thematic fund addressing the long-term structural changes needed in Europe and focusing on strengthening three main areas:
Energy resilience
Europe’s strategic industrial base
Strategic defence and cyber security
Untapped European potential
Since the beginning of the year European equities have outperformed the US market. At the same time, the European Union has launched several initiatives to enhance European energy independence, industrial production and strategic and autonomous defence.
As the European market is picking up, at Nordea we want to give access to this untapped potential with a focused investment solution that selects clusters of companies best positioned to benefit from these opportunities.Companies in scope of the fund are for example working with renewable energy and energy infrastructure, production automation and robotics or defence technology and cyber security.
“We’re pleased that we now have an investment solution in place that is addressing some of Europe’s main challenges while supporting sectors we believe are poised for durable, long-term growth,” says Hilde Nedrehagen Jenssen, Head of Fundamental Equities at Nordea’s Asset Management.
The fund is actively managed by a team with over 30 years of investment experience and a proven track record, for instance in leading Nordea Asset Management’s award-winning European equity strategies.
What will the fund invest in?
The fund will be selecting companies that are:
Building energy resilience
Green construction and renovation
Electrification
Flexibility of distribution/storage
Circular economy
Renewable energy
Energy infrastructure
Supporting reshoring
Production automation
AI/digitalisation
Regional supply and services
Component regionalisation
Business support services
Strengthening independent defence and security systems
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