Nordicism

Dedicare's Interim Report 1 January - 31 March 2024: A challenging start to 2024

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, April 25, 2024

Dedicare was named the Best Workplace in Norway for the second year in a row.

Key Points: 
  • Dedicare was named the Best Workplace in Norway for the second year in a row.
  • Profitability was poor with an EBITA of SEK 17.4 million (41.6), corresponding to an EBITA margin of 4.0 percent (8.3).
  • For the Norway Segment, net sales for the quarter were SEK 267 million, a 6.2 percent decrease year on year.
  • This information was submitted for publication through the agency of the above contact at 3 p.m. CET on 25 April 2024

Nordea Fourth-quarter and full-year results 2023

Retrieved on: 
Monday, February 5, 2024

2023 was another strong year for Nordea.

Key Points: 
  • 2023 was another strong year for Nordea.
  • Despite the weakening economic environment, we maintained good business momentum, made continued progress in line with our business plan and delivered solid financial results.
  • At the same time, we have seen that our customers continue to show trust and confidence in Nordea as their financial partner.
  • Given our strong financial position and full-year results, our Board of Directors has proposed a dividend of EUR 0.92 per share for 2023, a year-on-year increase of 15%.

atNorth Announces Daniel Persson as Chief HPC Officer to Lead HPC Unit

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, October 3, 2023

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- atNorth, the leading Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, has announced the appointment of Daniel Persson to the Executive Team as Chief High Performance Computing (HPC) Officer. The appointment follows atNorth's recent acquisition of Gompute, a leading provider of HPC and data center services that Persson co-founded in 2002.

Key Points: 
  • STOCKHOLM, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- atNorth, the leading Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, has announced the appointment of Daniel Persson to the Executive Team as Chief High Performance Computing (HPC) Officer.
  • The appointment follows atNorth's recent acquisition of Gompute , a leading provider of HPC and data center services that Persson co-founded in 2002.
  • "We are delighted to announce that Daniel is joining atNorth's executive team to lead our High Performance Computing business", says Eyjólfur Magnús Kristinsson , CEO of atNorth.
  • "I am thrilled to join atNorth as we continue to drive innovation in the data center and HPC industry", says Daniel.

atNorth Announces Daniel Persson as Chief HPC Officer to Lead HPC Unit

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, October 3, 2023

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- atNorth, the leading Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, has announced the appointment of Daniel Persson to the Executive Team as Chief High Performance Computing (HPC) Officer. The appointment follows atNorth's recent acquisition of Gompute, a leading provider of HPC and data center services that Persson co-founded in 2002.

Key Points: 
  • STOCKHOLM, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- atNorth, the leading Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, has announced the appointment of Daniel Persson to the Executive Team as Chief High Performance Computing (HPC) Officer.
  • The appointment follows atNorth's recent acquisition of Gompute , a leading provider of HPC and data center services that Persson co-founded in 2002.
  • "We are delighted to announce that Daniel is joining atNorth's executive team to lead our High Performance Computing business", says Eyjólfur Magnús Kristinsson , CEO of atNorth.
  • "I am thrilled to join atNorth as we continue to drive innovation in the data center and HPC industry", says Daniel.

SRM Announces Addition of Banking and Fintech Executive Eva Trouin to Its International Advisory Board

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, September 27, 2023

SRM (Strategic Resource Management) , a trusted advisory firm serving financial institutions across North America and Europe, announced that Swedish fintech executive Eva Trouin joined the company's International Advisory Board.

Key Points: 
  • SRM (Strategic Resource Management) , a trusted advisory firm serving financial institutions across North America and Europe, announced that Swedish fintech executive Eva Trouin joined the company's International Advisory Board.
  • "Eva Trouin brings a combination of strategic and operational leadership to our advisory board that's difficult to find," said Brad Downs, SRM's Chief Executive Officer.
  • "We're at a unique crossroads for traditional banking services and fintech collaboration, and Eva understands this space better than most.
  • Trouin is passionate about workforce diversity and is a board member at Feminvest, Sweden's largest network for female entrepreneurs and investors.

Nordea Bank Abp: Half-year Report

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 17, 2023

See page 5 in the Q2 2023 report for further details.

Key Points: 
  • See page 5 in the Q2 2023 report for further details.
  • Nordea is one of the most stable and profitable banks in Europe.
  • Since we launched the repositioning of Nordea in 2019, we have consistently improved our business performance and profitability.
  • We will provide a target update in conjunction with the release of our fourth quarter report.

Citi Brings New Lending Opportunities to Sweden with Launch of Citi Securities Lending Access™

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Today, Citi Securities Services announced Nordnet AB (Nordnet), the leading pan-Nordic digital platform for savings and investments, as the first Swedish client to start lending through its innovative Citi Securities Lending Accessplatform.

Key Points: 
  • Today, Citi Securities Services announced Nordnet AB (Nordnet), the leading pan-Nordic digital platform for savings and investments, as the first Swedish client to start lending through its innovative Citi Securities Lending Accessplatform.
  • The solution will enable Nordnet to expand its already successful securities lending programme to new markets and new client segments.
  • Citi Securities Lending Access is a unique end-to-end solution that digitises and automates the entire securities lending lifecycle.
  • The solution looks to democratise the securities lending industry by enabling access to a broader spectrum of investors through their existing banks, brokers or investment advisers.

Nordnet Strengthens Partnership with Google Cloud to Develop a Fully Cloud-Based Savings and Investments Platform

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, March 30, 2023

STOCKHOLM and SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordnet, the leading pan-Nordic digital platform for savings and investments, today announced an expanded, five-year partnership with Google Cloud to drive innovation and accelerate its transition to the cloud. Nordnet will leverage Google Cloud's secure infrastructure and data analytics services to deliver reliable and dynamic experiences to its customers across the Nordics. By 2025, Nordnet expects that the majority of its online offering will be underpinned by cloud technology.

Key Points: 
  • STOCKHOLM and SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nordnet, the leading pan-Nordic digital platform for savings and investments, today announced an expanded, five-year partnership with Google Cloud to drive innovation and accelerate its transition to the cloud.
  • Nordnet will leverage Google Cloud's secure infrastructure and data analytics services to deliver reliable and dynamic experiences to its customers across the Nordics.
  • By 2025, Nordnet expects that the majority of its online offering will be underpinned by cloud technology.
  • Google Cloud has played a key role in Nordnet's digital transformation journey for several years and has helped migrate a significant number of applications to the cloud.

atNorth Announces BNP Paribas Will Move a Portion of IT Infrastructure to its Swedish Data Center to Increase their Grid Computing Capacity by 20 Percent

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

STOCKHOLM, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- atNorth, the leading pan-Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, has announced that its long standing customer, BNP Paribas, continues to move portions of their workloads to the Nordic region. This will enable the leading financial institution to continue to support the increasing need for high performance, data-intensive IT workloads.

Key Points: 
  • This will enable the leading financial institution to continue to support the increasing need for high performance, data-intensive IT workloads.
  • "We have seen great results from migrating IT workloads to atNorth's data center site in Iceland five years ago.
  • atNorth's data center in Sweden, is built for heat recovery, and is considered one of the country's most energy efficient data centers.
  • This innovative use of large-scale heat reuse exemplifies a new generation of data center design and contributes to the circular economy.

atNorth Announces BNP Paribas Will Move a Portion of IT Infrastructure to its Swedish Data Center to Increase their Grid Computing Capacity by 20 Percent

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

STOCKHOLM, March 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- atNorth, the leading pan-Nordic colocation, high-performance computing, and artificial intelligence service provider, has announced that its long standing customer, BNP Paribas, continues to move portions of their workloads to the Nordic region. This will enable the leading financial institution to continue to support the increasing need for high performance, data-intensive IT workloads.

Key Points: 
  • This will enable the leading financial institution to continue to support the increasing need for high performance, data-intensive IT workloads.
  • "We have seen great results from migrating IT workloads to atNorth's data center site in Iceland five years ago.
  • atNorth's data center in Sweden, is built for heat recovery, and is considered one of the country's most energy efficient data centers.
  • This innovative use of large-scale heat reuse exemplifies a new generation of data center design and contributes to the circular economy.