Luxembourg, LU, 01 June 2026 — Nordea Asset Management (NAM) is pleased to announce the launch of its first Systematic Fixed Income strategy, the Nordea 2 – BetaPlus Enhanced US Corporate Bond Fund (BI-USD: LU2155668200), a solution with over USD 1.4 billion in assets under management.
The launch represents a defining milestone in NAM’s strategic expansion into systematic fixed income investing, following the appointment of Lucette Yvernault and Marton Huebler in October 2025 as part of its ongoing commitment to building world-class, quantitative investment capabilities.
For more than two decades, NAM and its Multi Assets Team have delivered quantitative strategies across balanced, absolute return, and equity portfolios, generating long term excess returns through sophisticated quantitative methods*, spanning factor investing and machine learning. In recent years, Nordea’s BetaPlus Enhanced strategies have gained significant traction among investors seeking lower active risk solutions with consistent long term repeatable excess returns*. Today, the team manages over EUR 150 billion in assets, with more than EUR 80 billion invested in BetaPlus Enhanced solutions.
Since joining NAM, Lucette and Marton have been extending and enriching existing models to bring the Multi Assets Team’s proven multi-factor capabilities to credit markets. This work has culminated in the launch of the Nordea 2 – BetaPlus Enhanced US Corporate Bond Fund, NAM’s first dedicated Systematic Fixed Income strategy. The strategy applies NAM’s BetaPlus framework to the US investment grade corporate bond universe, harnessing fundamental, technical and valuation factor analysis to identify compelling opportunities across issuers. By combining rigorous systematic security selection with disciplined portfolio construction and robust risk management, the strategy seeks consistent excess returns over time**.
“After several years of research and development, we have now launched our first quantitative Fixed Income strategy. This marks an important step in applying the BetaPlus framework to investment grade credit. Our next step will be to expand the approach to global credit markets and increase active risk levels.”
Asbjørn Trolle Hansen, Head of Multi Assets at Nordea AM
The strategy is managed by NAM’s Systematic Fixed Income team, led by Lucette Yvernault, Head of Systematic Fixed Income, alongside Marton Huebler, Senior Portfolio Manager.