9th Annual Nordics Sweden Institutional Forum 2026
Markets Group publishes this Stockholm forum spanning pensions, endowments, foundations, insurers and consultants.
About this event
The 9th Annual Nordics Sweden Institutional Forum is the region's leading conference for pension funds, insurance companies, foundations & endowments, hospital plans sovereign wealth funds and consultants from throughout the region. The forum’s content is developed through hundreds of one-on-one meetings with the institutional investment community and the program's speaker faculty is primarily comprised of leaders in the sector across Nordics countries.
Our agenda covers asset allocation and protection, equity markets, fixed income, alternative investments, as well as succession planning and an outlook of the financial markets and the global economy. This event is completely closed-door and invitation-only, and it is designed to enable genuine peer-to-peer learning and networking for the regional institutional community.
Source: organiser materialsKey discussion topics
- Opening Bell – Macro and Market OutlookIn a time of macroeconomic uncertainty, geopoliticalconflict, higher interest rates, chronic inflation, and market volatility, hearhow strategists and investors are viewing the next 12 months.
- Alternatives & Private Market Investments – Time toShineAs investors search for additional sources of revenue andmethods for portfolio diversification in the volatile and changing environment,alternatives stand out as an area of opportunities.
- Emerging Markets in a Time of Profound Global ChangeIn a time of profound global change, how has investorsentiment changed towards emerging markets? Which factors should long-terminvestors consider when debating how and whether to allocate to the assetclass? Which regions, strategies and approaches will provide the best resultsfor the objectives and needs of institutional portfolios?
- The Great Equity Debate: Institutional Views onStock MarketsAmidst slowing global growth, margin compression, and thechallenging backdrop of high inflation and rising interest rates, hear thedifferent strategies investors are using to determine their equity allocationsand guide their investments.
- Solutions for Getting to Net Zero: TransformationalTechnologiesNet zero commitments in place today indicate that billionsof dollars will be spent on innovations and technologies to reduce emissions.Panelists will address how we can allocate capital most efficiently to achievethese net zero targets and drive investment growth while remaining aware of thechallenges and opportunities within the just transition.
- Fixed Income: Reassessing the Asset Class in UncertainTimesInflationary pressures and rising rates are causinginvestors to consider how they are allocating to traditional fixed income. Areinvestors increasing their risk tolerance? Where are risks being mostcompensated? What are the dominant forces driving yield in the sub-assetclasses?
- Addressing Inflationary Pressures in 2025Economic growth is like an aircraft carrier that hasenormous momentum but is difficult to turn or stabilize if it starts to list.Persistent inflation and a looming recession, at opposite ends of the spectrum,may become tail risk events that keep the Fed and the CEB and politicians awakeat night. Awareness of key indicators could sharpen an investor’s edge,increase investment readiness and reduce their risks ahead.
- Finding Alpha Across Private Credit StrategiesCredit strategies are changing and driving more profitwithin portfolios as LPs have sought greater diversifiers within the privatecredit space. Learn where investors are finding alpha across theever-increasing range of specialty, niche, and bespoke strategies.
- Institutional Leadership Roundtable: Decision-Making inDisruptive TimesLeading institutional investors and asset owners shed lighton the most pressing investment and management issues facing theirorganizations. Under Chatham House Rules, they will vet tactics on global,social, market and environmental disruptions within the current environment.They will discuss topics that are strategically important to boards in today’sclimate. They will explore how global, social, market and environmentalpriorities have shifted. They will debate reasonable expectations forinvestment returns this year, and relay how they are streamlining governancepractices. This is an opportunity to hear best practices from institutionalleadership, develop strategies to maximize opportunities, and explore solutionsfor challenges to come.
Event location
Nordics Sweden Institutional Forum for Pension Investors
Grand Hôtel StockholmS. Blasieholmshamnen 8Sweden
Stockholm
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