Swedish pension company AMF has split its equity management into two departments, one for domestic equities and one for foreign equities.

The pension company said the decision was made as part of its efforts to strengthen management and create the best possible conditions for delivering high returns to its savers.

Commenting, AMF head of asset management, Katarina Romberg, said: “In order to strengthen AMF’s equity management, clarify and streamline our work, and improve our ability to generate competitive returns, we are now dividing our equity management.”

Despite the split, she said the asset management team will continue to work in an integrated manner based on its “share management philosophy”.

“This is a strength for AMF as a whole and good for all our customers, both those who have their occupational pension in our traditional insurance and those who save in some of our popular funds," she said.

John Hernander has been appointed head of the foreign equities department, while Dick Bergqvist has been appointed as head of the Swedish equities department.

Bergqvist has worked as a manager of Swedish equities at AMF since 2007, and has previously managed Swedish equities at SHB Fonder, among other things.

Hernander returned to AMF as manager of foreign equities in autumn 2025, after working at Volvo Cars and Nordea for several years, but previously worked as an equity manager at AMF between 2007 and 2013.

Commenting, Hernander said: “In a time characterised by geopolitical challenges and rapid technological development, it is a great strength to have the collective expertise and knowledge of the world's most important markets that we have at AMF.”

Bergqvist added that as active and committed owners in Swedish companies, AMF creates value for its savers, “while helping companies become better, stronger and more successful over time”.

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