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2015

Easter opening times

In the Easter period, SKAGEN's head office will be open until 1pm on Wednesday 23 March.

17.03.2016

Jim Rogers gives his tips for 2016

SKAGEN has asked the legendary investor Jim Rogers, who has been a speaker at SKAGEN's New Years Conference, a few questions about the global economy ...

28.12.2015

Video: Ole Søeberg reflects on 2015

As 2015 draws to a close, Investment Director, Ole Søeberg, reflects on the year that has been and gives his outlook for 2016.

22.12.2015

Opening times over Christmas and New Year

SKAGEN will be open during the Christmas period - you can find our opening times below.

21.12.2015

Common Reporting Standard (CRS): what it means for SKAGEN’s clients

The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) is an international framework for the automatic exchange of tax information between countries around the world.

18.12.2015

Video: a wait-and-see month

Despite the dramatic events that took place in Europe in November, the stock markets' reaction was relatively muted.

11.12.2015

Tail risks are higher than usual

Risk assets produce the best returns, but even these are not very high, according to Garry Evans, head of Global Asset Allocation Service at BCA ...

08.12.2015

Status reports for November

Some of the monthly status reports for our funds are now ready.

07.12.2015

New Chairman of the Board

SKAGEN elected a new Chairman to its board of directors on 3 December, following the changes announced recently. Henrik Lisaeth takes over the reins ...

04.12.2015

A reader of signals

Economic signals are everywhere, according to Dr Philippa Malmgren, and by being alert to these, anyone can be better prepared to navigate through ...

01.12.2015

Risk aware

SKAGEN asks Ian Bremmer, an American political scientist and expert on global political risk, some questions relating to the recent turbulence in ...

24.11.2015

Changes to the board of SKAGEN

After more than 15 years at the helm, Chairman of the board Martin Gjelsvik is stepping down. At the same time SKAGEN is expanding its board of ...

20.11.2015

Milk and asset inflation

It has now been seven years since the peak of the financial crisis in the autumn of 2008, and since the then US central bank head, Ben Bernanke, ...

18.11.2015

Welcome to our new web pages!

We are pleased to welcome you to our new web pages.

11.11.2015

Early Christmas present from Samsung

The positive announcement from Samsung Electronics on share buybacks and increased dividends led to a price increase of 18 percent of our preferred ...

10.11.2015

Status reports for October

The monthly status reports for our funds are now ready.

10.11.2015

Up in US stocks

SKAGEN Global has increased its exposure to the US by 30 percent in a year in which the US stock market rally has ground to a halt.

03.11.2015

A rally or a race to zero?

What do low and negative interest rates mean for equities?

30.10.2015

China affects us all

How worried should we be about weaker economic growth in China?

20.10.2015

Latest market report

Our equity funds invest in companies, so it is important that the management teams in these companies share our goals and focus on value creation. ...

16.10.2015

Biggest share price increase in six years for Samsung

The South Korean IT giant, Samsung, has just delivered excellent quarterly accounts, sending the share price to record highs in just one day.

08.10.2015

SKAGEN Global's new go-getter

On meeting SKAGEN Global's new multi-tasking portfolio manager, Tomas Johansson, two questions in particular are at the front of my mind: How does he ...

29.09.2015

The BRICs have fallen

In five years' time, the winners on the stock exchange will be found in emerging markets.

25.09.2015

Chinese stock market collapse creates opportunities

People have been asking us what the sharp fall in the Chinese stock market means for SKAGEN`s equity funds. Kristoffer Stensrud, portfolio manager of ...

09.07.2015

Cheapest not always best

People often think that the key to success in the stock market lies in buying low and selling high. History has also shown that over time it pays to ...

01.06.2015

The China Enigma

Stock markets do not follow a country's economic growth trajectory, and never has this been more true than for China at present. Is China's stock ...

29.05.2015

Less oil means new opportunities for SKAGEN Vekst

Despite having delivered good absolute returns, the past few years have been challenging ones for SKAGEN Vekst. Norwegian oil stocks in particular ...

27.05.2015

A fondness for tricky cases

The idea behind the SKAGEN Focus equity fund is a simple one: to gather together a few really good investment ideas from all over the world. Meet ...

18.05.2015

Natural born value investor

A value investor at heart, Filip Weintraub has now returned to SKAGEN to launch a new equity fund, SKAGEN Focus. Filip brings with him valuable ...

15.05.2015

In Plato's cave

Are you wondering about the shadows on the wall and what they say about the current state of Greece and its debt negotiations?

28.04.2015

Opportunities in the unpopular financial sector

Since the 2007-2008 financial crisis, financial companies have been losing popularity among global investors. However, the lower prices for financial ...

30.03.2015

"The best decisions often hurt"

Using examples from the SKAGEN Kon-Tiki portfolio, portfolio manager, Hilde Jenssen, explains what is important to remember when hunting for good ...

25.03.2015

US equities getting riskier

The relatively strong recovery of the US economy in the aftermath of the financial crisis saw investors returning to the US. However, the US stock ...

25.02.2015

Not all earnings growth is equal

Future earnings are the most important driver of a company's share price, but it is important to be clear that there are differences between types of ...

16.02.2015

Greek turbulence

I do not expect even an outline of a deal between Greece and its partners at the EU summit this week. I expect negotiations to continue until ...

10.02.2015

Passive success opens up opportunities

Like the majority of active managers, equity fund SKAGEN Kon-Tiki struggled last year. Looking ahead, portfolio manager, Hilde Jenssen sees lots of ...

21.01.2015

Historical returns are no guarantee for future returns. Future returns will depend, inter alia, on market developments, the fund manager’s skills, the fund’s risk profile and management fees. The return may become negative as a result of negative price developments. There is risk associated with investing in funds due to market movements, currency developments, interest rate levels, economic, sector and company-specific conditions. The funds are denominated in NOK. Returns may increase or decrease as a result of currency fluctuations. Prior to making a subscription, we encourage you to read the fund's prospectus and key investor information document which contain further details about the fund's characteristics and costs. The information can be found on www.skagenfunds.com. Storebrand Asset Management administers the SKAGEN funds which are by agreement managed by SKAGEN's portfolio managers.