OP Pohjola aims to leverage its own expertise alongside the extensive asset management capabilities offered by the international asset and wealth managers.
"We have one clear mission: to create wealth for our customers in Finland. In addition to our own strong resources, these partnerships provide new visions, knowledge of markets and product development expertise, reinforcing our long-term commitment to growing our customers’ wealth. International exposure is a key element of our clients’ investment strategies, and this further strengthens our position in the asset and wealth management industry,” says Hanna Porkka, EVP, Asset & Wealth Management at OP Pohjola.
OP Pohjola to expand its customers' investment opportunities with new products, such as selected funds offered by the partners.
"Through these partnerships, our customers will gain access to even deeper investment expertise and valuable insights into global market trends and investment opportunities, while enhancing our strong internal capabilities in collaboration with leading international asset managers. We will also benefit from the sharing of best practices, extending our expertise and, for example, joint customer events," says Porkka.
Unique opportunities to OP Pohjola's investor customers
The selection of partners is the result of a thorough and long-term evaluation process.
"We chose BlackRock, Goldman Sachs AM and JP Morgan AM, because we considered them to bring our customers unique expertise in the global investment market and to expand the range of professional products and services to our customers," explains Porkka.
BlackRock is one of the world’s leading asset managers, combining deep investment expertise with a global platform serving investors across asset classes and strategies.
“We are delighted to have been selected by OP Pohjola to help strengthen their investment proposition, supporting their ambition to bring the best of global asset management to Finnish investors. We are excited to work with OP Pohjola, bringing together global scale, local insight, and the investment capabilities needed to help their customers build diversified portfolios to meet their long-term financial goals,” says Sarah Melvin, Head of European Client Business at BlackRock.
The partnership with Goldman Sachs brings for example deep understanding about alternative investments, such as private equity solutions.
“We are grateful to have the trust of OP Pohjola and are delighted to extend our long-term partnership with one of the leading financial services providers in Finland, reflecting our shared ethos of client service. Goldman Sachs has decades of experience as a global partner in helping our clients access and manage private markets and active investments and serving individual investors through our fund distribution partnerships. We are committed to deliver the full power of Goldman Sachs to support OP Pohjola in providing investment solutions for their clients across Finland, says Padideh Raphael, Global co-head of the Third Party Wealth Management Business, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Cooperation with J.P. Morgan Asset Management is based on a long-term partnership that is already a significant part of OP Pohjola´s asset and wealth management, and expanding and deepening this cooperation is a natural next step.
“We are pleased to be expanding our longstanding partnership with OP Pohjola, one of the Finland’s leading financial services providers. Our partnership underscores our shared commitment to delivering world-class investment solutions and harnessing the global scale and deep expertise of J.P. Morgan Asset Management for the benefit of investors across Finland,” says Patrick Thomson, Chief Executive Officer EMEA & Head of EMEA Client, JP Morgan AM.
Changes brought about by these partnerships proceed in phases.
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