Nordea Asset Management’s Lars Hemmingsen on factor investing in equities
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Lars Hemmingsen, Portfolio Manager, Nordea Asset Management
October 2026
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In this exclusive interview, Lars discusses how investors can apply multi-factor enhanced equity as an active solution to a concentrated market environment. He explains why segmentation is important when comparing companies through a factor lens and why factors should be customised, rather than defined uniformly across the whole market. Lars shares how he thinks about factor weights and how they should evolve across segments and through time, and how investors can maintain conviction when factor leadership changes.
Watch the full interview where we ask Lars:
How can multifactor enhanced equity act as an active solution to a concentrated market environment?
Why is segmentation so important when comparing companies through a factor lens?
Why should factors be customised rather than defined identically across the whole market?
How do you think factor weights should evolve across segments and through time?
How can investors maintain conviction when factor leadership changes over time?
Lars Hemmingsen, Portfolio Manager, Nordea Asset Management
Lars began his career with Nordea Investment Management in 2000 in the Implementation team while studying his masters in finance. After finishing his degree with studies in the US, Lars joined Nordea Investment Management's New York office in 2002 where he was working with our portfolio management teams in managing and constructing portfolios for US clients.
In 2005 Lars re-joined Nordea Investment Management's equities department in Copenhagen as Portfolio Manager, where he resumed new responsibilities within the Global Diversified investment team.
Lars holds a MSc. in Finance & Accounting from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark and is a CFA Charterholder.
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