Marcus Björksten Email & Phone Number

Helsinki Area, Finland

Experienced and highly skilled asset manager with a quantitative approach and integrating sustainability and ESG ( Environment, Sustainability & Corporate Governance) in the investment process. Fund under management currently Fondita Sustainable Europe. Thematic exposure Co2 reduction and efficient usage of natural resources. Top performing European All Cap Equity fund with sustainability deeply integrated in the systematic investment process.

Finland

Responsible portfolio manager for the Evli Swedish Small Cap fund and Evli Sweden Select fund (Small and Large Caps). Responsible for the equity investments in Swedish listed companies. The funds were successful compared to competition and benchmark, due to a very analytical and systematic investment process, and the funds have grown in size. The annual return of the Small Cap fund the 2013-2018 was 18,8%. An essential component in the investment process was sustainability / ESG as a factor. The fund was a very early adopter of responsible investing.

Fintech startup. Founder of the the first multi-asset electronic trading platform in Finland set up together with United Bankers Ltd.

Selling Finnish and Russian equities and research to Finnish institutional investors.

Running the international equity sales desk & equity trading team of 7 persons. Responsible for selling research to foreign institutional clients and building/running the equity trading desk. I was partner and part of Opstock Ltd:s Management team.

Running the sales trading desk in Helsinki consisting of 5-7 persons. Responsible for the major European broker contacts as well as handling the overall client relationship management. I was also part of the Danske Securities Helsinki management team. I managed to to raise Danske Securities market share on the Finnish exchange from 1% to 3-4% within a year.

Accounting And Finance, Cefa Certificate / Certified European Financial Analyst

M.S. Economics, Finance