Niclas H.

About Me

I am an investment executive and former Chief Investment Officer with more than 25 years of experience across sovereign, institutional and private capital. My particular strength is portfolio construction in the broadest sense: understanding the individual components, but also how investment philosophy, asset allocation, manager selection, risk, governance, incentives, people and implementation must work together to serve an owner's long-term objectives. I joined Norges Bank Investment Management at its inception and helped build its investment capability as the Norwegian oil fund developed into a global investor. I later built and led NBIM's external fixed-income and macro programme, including responsibility for major global manager allocations and the development of US corporate and securitised exposure from New York. As CIO and a member of executive management at Formue, I led the development of an institutional-quality investment platform for private clients. This included a clear investment philosophy, specialist asset-class teams, common portfolio building blocks, Irish UCITS and AIF structures, alternatives and stronger investment governance. During my tenure as CIO, Formue grew from approximately NOK 30 billion to NOK 160 billion in assets under management. I am most engaged when there is something meaningful to build, improve or challenge. I work from the objective backwards: define the destination, translate it into aligned decisions and create the structure required to execute well. Today, through Håsand Consultancy, I undertake selected investment advisory, Investment Committee and expert assignments. My work is guided by competence, integrity and authenticity - and by the belief that good investment decisions begin with a clear purpose and independent judgement. Top skills Investment Management • Investment Strategies • Wealth Management Services • Portfolio Management • Asset Management