Nordea Asset Management posts record net flows of EUR 15bn in 2014

The year 2014 also marked a new milestone for Nordea’s Asset Management unit which maintained its strong momentum and posted record high net flows of EUR 15bn. Over the past three years, Nordea is the only European asset manager to consistently feature in the annual list of top ten cross-border asset managers in terms of European net flows as published by Morningstar¹.

The Institutional and Wholesale Distribution recorded strong net inflows which amounted to almost EUR 8bn. Net flows within the Institutional segment were well diversified among strategies and countries while Wholesale Distribution also witnessed substantial inflows in terms of products with Multi Assets solutions attracting significant client interest. The growth in net new money remains steady across all countries of distribution over the year, with a noticeable development in continental Europe.

 “Our success demonstrates that we’re harvesting the benefits of the multi-boutique approach of combining internal strengths with exclusive external competences to deliver alpha to our clients” says Christophe Girondel, Global Head of Institutional and Wholesale Distribution. “We are very pleased to see continued high net flows in our product range and that our outcome solutions are being recognised among the industry as an ideal core investment for clients’ portfolios.”

¹Source: Morningstar Direct. Data (expressed in EUR) provided by Morningstar for funds, fund of funds and ETF on 09.12.2014 (for 2012 and 2013) and on 23.01.2015 (for 2014). Since this information is based on estimated flows, the data is subject to change in the future. 

About Nordea Asset Management
Nordea Asset Management (AuM 174 bn EUR*), is part of the Nordea Group, the largest financial services group in Northern Europe (AuM 262 bn EUR*). The business area offers Global investors exposure to a broad range of investment funds via its active distributors, which include banks, asset managers, independent financial advisors and insurance companies.

Nordea Asset Management has a presence in Cologne, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Helsinki, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, New York, Oslo, Paris, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Stockholm, Vienna and Zurich. Nordea’s local presence goes hand in hand with the objective of being accessible and offering the best service to clients.

Its main product is the Nordea 1, SICAV, which encompasses a diverse spectrum of high quality products. Nordea 1, SICAV has constantly grown in terms of volume and has steadily gained in reputation. This growth is the result of the success of its active management of products belonging to the following asset classes: value stocks, growth stocks, theme-oriented funds and dedicated sector funds, as well as multi-asset strategies, long/short strategies, bond and money market funds.

*31.12.2014

The sub-funds mentioned are part of Nordea 1, SICAV, an open-ended Luxembourg-based investment company (Société d’Investissement à Capital Variable), validly formed and existing in accordance with the laws of Luxembourg and with European Council Directive 2009/65/EC of 13 July 2009. This document is advertising material and does not disclose all relevant information concerning the presented sub-funds. Any investment decision in the Nordea funds should be made on the basis of the current prospectus, which is available, along with the Key Investor Information Document, the current annual and semi-annual reports, electronically in English and in the local language of the market where the mentioned SICAV is authorised for distribution, without charge upon request from Nordea Investment Funds S.A., 562, rue de Neudorf, P.O. Box 782, L-2017 Luxembourg, from the local representatives or information agents, or from our distributors. 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Additional information for investors in Switzerland: The Swiss Representative and Paying Agent is Nordea Bank S.A. Luxemburg, Zweigniederlassung Zürich, Mainaustrasse 21-23, CH-8008 Zürich. Telephone (+41) 44 421 42 42, Fax (+41) 44 421 42 82. Additional information for investors in Germany: The Information and Paying Agent in Germany is Nordea Bank Finland Plc, Niederlassung Deutschland, Bockenheimer Landstrasse 33, D-60325 Frankfurt am Main. A hard copy of the above-mentioned fund documentation is also available from here. Additional information for investors in Austria: Sub-paying Agent and Representative in Austria is Erste Bank der Österreichischen Sparkassen AG, Graben 21, A-1010 Vienna. Additional information for investors in Netherlands: Nordea 1, SICAV is a Luxembourg Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) registered in the Netherlands in the register kept by the AFM, and as such is allowed to offer its shares in the Netherlands. 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Morgan Bank S.A., Luxembourg. In Spain, any investment must be made through the authorised distributors and on the basis of the information contained in the mandatory documentation that must be received from the SICAV’s authorised distributor prior to any subscription. A complete list of the authorised distributors is available in the CNMV’s webpage (www.cnmv.es). Additional information for investors in Portugal: The Management Company of the SICAV, Nordea Investment Funds, S.A., and the Depositary of the SICAV’s assets, J.P. Morgan Bank S.A., are validly formed and existing in accordance with the laws of Luxembourg and authorized by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier in Luxembourg. Our distributor in Portugal is BEST – Banco Electrónico de Serviço Total, S.A., duly incorporated under the laws of Portugal and registered with the CMVM as a financial intermediary. Additional information for investors in Italy: Fund documentation as listed above is also available in Italy from the distributors and on the website www.nordea.it. The updated list of distribution agents in Italy, grouped by homogenous category, is available from the distributors themselves, at State Street Bank S.p.A. branches (located in the main towns of each region), BNP Paribas Securities Services, Banca Sella Holding S.p.A, Allfunds Bank S.A., Societe Generale Securities Services Sp.A. and on the website www.nordea.it. Any requests for additional information should be sent to the distributors. Before investing, please read the prospectus carefully. We recommend that you read the most recent annual financial statement in order to be better informed about the fund’s investment policy. The prospectus and KIID for the sub-funds have been published with Consob. 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