Awards Presentation

Hild Kinder, Partner in our Oslo office, chairs the Stockman Committee for The Norwegian Society of Financial Analysts.

Their purpose is:

• To contribute to public understanding of the function and importance of the capital market in the Norwegian economy
• To contribute to the efficient functioning of the capital market within appropriate operating parameters
• To contribute to the provision of high quality financial analysis and to promote the proper treatment of information from issuers of public securities
• To contribute to the maintenance of high ethical standards in financial analysis, asset management, advisory services and trading in financial instruments

The committee’s job is to set the criteria by which the companies are measured, while Investment Banks and Investors nominate candidates and vote for finalists.

Every year they give out prizes to companies listed on the Oslo stock exchange that stand out as exceptional in communicating financial information to the market of financial analysts and investors.

Congratulations to Storebrand and Kid Interiør as winners of this year's Stockman Prize.

Storebrand won the open class award, while KID won the award for small and medium-sized companies. Storebrand also won the award for best IR team.

Furthermore, the Committee  also provides improvement advice for a company that should do better - this year it was the renewable energy company Scatec.

Hild said, "This year ESG* was increased in weight as a factor in the voting, while to provide open, reliable and consistent information to all market participants is always critical. We congratulate Storebrand and KID for nailing this.”

* ESG=Environmental Social  and Governance