Arctica Finance provides its clients with all necessary services relating to buying and selling securities, such as:
Arctica Finance provides capital-raising services for a wide variety of clients, ranging from public to private, always with the goal of creating an optimal capital structure for every client we serve. In a capital markets environment that is rapidly changing and increasingly complex, it is critical to have a trusted advisor with the experience and proven ability to engineer a financing solution.
Arctica Finance is a member of the Icelandic Stock Exchange and thus able to offer a full range of trading services with respect to listed securities to its clients. A/F is also capable of and experienced in leading a process for corporates, municipalities and other possible issuers both for bonds and equity.
The personnel of Capital Markets at Arctica Finance have vast experience in the capital markets.
Jón Ingi Árnason is the Head of Capital Markets at Arctica Finance, having joined Arctica Finance in March 2020. Jón Ingi has worked in the financial market since 2000, first at the United Pension Fund and later as a director and securities broker at Islandsbanki, Kvika and Landsbanki Islands. From 2010 to 2015, Jón Ingi worked as a hedge fund manager at J Bond Partners and Landsbref.
Jón Ingi holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Iceland and additionally holds a Securities License Certification in Iceland.
Magnús Símonarson is a specialist in the Capital Markets team at Arctica Finance. Magnús joined Arctica Finance in early 2023, previously he worked at Arion Bank in Asset Management for institutional investors and pension fund operations alongside his studies. In addition, Magnús has taught case studies in Microeconomics, Probability Theory and Programming at the University of Iceland.
Magnús graduated with a BSc degree in Economics from the University of Iceland in 2023, part of which he completed at Stanford University in the United States and additionally holds a Securities License Certification in Iceland.
Rúnar Steinn Benediktsson is a specialist in the Capital Markets team at Arctica Finance. Rúnar Steinn joined Arctica Finance in 2023, bringing in over a decade of experience in the Icelandic Financial Industry. Before, he worked as an Equities Broker at Islandsbanki from 2018 to 2023 and as an Equities Broker at Fossar Markets from 2017 to 2018. Prior to that, he was a bond broker at Islandsbanki from 2015 to 2017, and a FX broker at the same bank from 2012-2015.
Rúnar holds an MCF degree in Corporate Finance from Reykjavik University, a B.Sc. degree in Economics from the University of Iceland and additionally holds a Securities License Certification in Iceland.
Sveinn Þórarinsson is a specialist in the Capital Markets team at Arctica Finance. Sveinn joined Arctica Finance in June 2025. Sveinn has worked in the financial market since 2003, when he started at Glitnir. He initially worked in asset lending within the lending division, and later in the Research Department at Íslandsbanki until 2009, when he joined the bank’s Corporate Finance team. After completing his master's studies between 2011 and 2013, Sveinn was hired by Landsbankinn and led the bank’s Equity Research division until 2021. Sveinn then worked as an equity fund manager at Kvika Asset Management from 2022 to 2025.
Sveinn holds a BSc degree in Finance from the University of Iceland, an MSc degree in Innovation from the University of Gothenburg, and additionally holds a Securities License Certification in Iceland.
Sverrir Bergsteinsson joined Arctica Finance in July 2023. Sverrir has been working in the financial market since 2006 - first as an analyst at Straumborg Investment company and later as a specialist at the Winding-up Board of Landsbankinn. In the year 2014 Sverrir started working as a fund manager at GAMMA Capital Management but joined Kvika Bank following the sale of GAMMA to Kvika. In the year 2021 Sverrir joined a fund management company called Glymur Asset Management as a fund manager of credit funds.
Sverrir holds a BSc degree in Economics from the University of Iceland and additionally holds a Securities License Certification in Iceland.
Ægir Birgisson joined Capital Markets at Arctica Finance in August 2018. Ægir has been working in the Icelandic financial markets since 1994, first in private banking at Islandsbanki Securities and later as securities broker and director at The Icelandic Investment Bank (FBA), Straumur Investment Bank and VBS Investment Bank. From 2011 to 2018 Ægir worked independently in proprietary trading and consulting.
Ægir holds a B.S. degree in finance from University of S-Alabama, MBA from Reykjavík University and additionally holds a Securities License Certification in Iceland.
