The Sea Affiliates to the Seventh Largest Economy in the World
DNB Future Waves is a global equity fund that invests in companies that contribute to sustainable economic growth.
The equity fund: DNB Future Waves was launched on the 7th of June 2021 and has the focus on blue investments for the future.
In the future, DNB Future Waves will be managed by Isabelle Juillard Thompsen and Audun Wickstrand Iversen. Isabelle Juillard Thompsen is back in DNB after almost 17 years in other roles. She comes from a previous role of portfolio manager in Gjensidige Foundation.
What brought you back to DNB?
- The sea and the management of water resources stand close to my heart. I have also worked well with Audun Wickstrand Iversen previously, during my time as a TMT analyst in DNB Markets, Juillard Thompsen states.
DNB Future Waves is dependent on good collaboration
She points out that good collaboration is very important in the management of a fund such as DNB Future Waves, and that the management of this fund was too exciting of an opportunity to say no to. TMT stands for technology, media and telecom.
- I think it is also very rewarding to be allowed to work in Norway's largest environment for active management, where there is a lot of competence in many areas, she explains.
- The set up for the fund is unique as we are able to collaborate across the various sector managers and their strong competence for idea generation, in addition to our own thematic analysis, Juillard Thompsen explains.
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