Mandatum flags Nordic corporate bonds as security-selection-driven opportunity amid tight spreads

• Mandatum Asset Management Oy flagged the Nordic corporate bond market as a security-selection-driven opportunity as rates stabilize at higher levels.
• Dispersion across issuers and sectors is rising as macro uncertainty persists, shifting returns toward bottom-up credit work and active duration positioning.
• The Nordic market is about 14% of the EUR 3.6 trillion European corporate bond market, with high yield growing faster than in the US and Europe.
• Smaller deal sizes, fragmented liquidity, limited benchmark representation, and many unrated bonds create pricing inefficiencies and a “Nordic premia” in yields.
• Mandatum Fixed Income Total Return targets Nordic and European investment grade, using benchmark-agnostic duration management and hedging to navigate cycles since 2008.

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