3,000 Meetings a Year: Inside NBIM's Corporate Access Engine

Key points

Key takeaways from YouTube video from Norges Bank Investment Management (September 2026):

Core to the process. NBIM treats corporate access as a critical part of its portfolio managers' investment process, giving them a deep understanding of each company and how it is run.

A competitive edge. As a very large holder of equities, the fund is afforded a strong level of access to management teams — an advantage it does not take for granted.

3,000 meetings a year. In any year NBIM does over 3,000 company meetings, with around 40% taking place as part of roadshows.

London at the heart. Of the roadshow meetings, around 85% take place in the fund's London office, which it calls the beating heart of its company-meeting activity.

Getting out on the ground. Field trips to companies' headquarters, stores, factories and shopping malls help the fund understand businesses much better.

A medium-term payoff. The fund says such insight may not translate into short-term performance, but it should translate into medium-and long-term performance.

Culture and decisions. Understanding how a company is run, how decisions are made and what its culture looks like is crucial to NBIM, and corporate access plays a vital role in that.

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