Alecta is a long-term, risk-averse manager which follows a growth-and-value investment approach. Their investment philosophy emphasizes cost efficiency, capital appreciation and meeting planned withdrawals. A major part of their assets is invested in fixed-income, focusing on Sweden and Europe.The firm invests in equity across market-caps, favoring Sweden, Europe, the US and Japan. They also manage real estate investments located both in Sweden and abroad, favoring office and commercial space as well as in industrial and residential real estate.Alecta constructs diversified portfolios which they manage against benchmarks with minimal deviation. They actively manage Swedish and US equity, while European and Japanese equity is managed passively to track reference indexes in each market.

Swedbank Robur is an active, research-based manager with a long-term outlook. Their GARP-oriented investment approach combines top-down (using proprietary macroeconomic models) and bottom-up considerations (for regions, sectors and companies). Their investment products include equity, fixed-income and balanced funds and cover all major regions, sectors and asset classes.The bulk of the firm's assets is invested in equity. Their equity portfolios are constructed primarily of Scandinavian and European stocks, focusing on large-cap companies with a proven track record, sound management and financial stability. They manage fixed-income portfolios against indexes.Swedbank Robur conducts fundamental analysis. Investment decisions are informed by in-depth research into macroeconomics, industry sectors, and companies. Research emphasizes a regional focus on Scandinavia, Europe, the US and Asia, as well as a sector focus on health care, technology, cyclicals, consumer, financials and social responsibility.Specialist investment managers are organized in teams, and regularly visit the companies in which they invest. Portfolios are subject to an in-depth follow-up process and independent risk control.

SEB-IM is an active, GARP-oriented manager which invests globally across market-caps in fixed-income and equity, with a focus on Europe and marginally in the US. Real estate represents a small proportion of their investments. Their investment approach is influenced by their commitment to ethical, environmental and corporate governance issues.The firm's investment process starts with strategic asset allocation based on a top-down macroeconomic analysis of the factors influencing global and domestic markets. They pay particular attention to GDP growth, interest rates, inflation, Forex movements and global market trends. Next, the firm ranks sectors, listing the companies deemed most attractive. Quantitative screens help refine the investment universe. They construct portfolios through a stock-picking process where portfolio managers emphasize fundamental, bottom-up research, seeking to invest in undervalued companies with solid growth prospects.

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