All AP2 articles
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NewsAsset owners urge asset managers to continue NZAM involvement
Participation in Net Zero Asset Managers an ‘important and public signal’ for us, say 40-plus asset owners in statement
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AnalysisHeads down at Sweden’s buffer funds for reform’s ‘intense’ endgame
With only a few days to go, AP funds use working groups and guidance from government special coordinators to pin down how assets should be transferred
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NewsEva Halvarsson to retire as AP2 CEO after 20 years
Swedish buffer fund’s board to begin recruiting a successor after the turn of 2026
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Pension fund consolidation in Iceland
Plus: Proposed changes to the investment rules for Icelandic pension funds; Disagreements over AP Funds’ merger
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NewsAP6 chief on merger: ‘We are hoping for the best, but we fear the worst’
Swedish national pension funds at loggerheads on whether the transfer should involve staff and strategy, as well as assets
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NewsRow erupts over imminent merger of Sweden’s pension buffer funds
Two Gothenburg-based funds, AP6 and AP2, disagree on how the smaller fund should be integrated into the larger
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NewsAP1 boosts currency hedging, reins in US exposure ahead of closure at year-end
Swedish buffer funds post slim gains in first half, with AP4 ahead of peers
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NewsInvestors call for corporate and government action on toxic chemicals
Investors have also put their name to a statement urging more action to combat air pollution
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NewsNorthvolt fiasco prompts Swedish government review of AP funds’ unlisted methods
Consultancy Arkwright tasked with in-depth analysis of how the buffer funds invest in unlisted assets
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NewsAP1 chief lauds team spirit as Swedish parliament seals buffer fund’s fate
Minister says having fewer AP funds will make it easier to follow up and evaluate their operations
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NewsAP Funds still on the hook over Northvolt after political grilling
Spokeswoman for AP2 tells IPE the controversial structure used had been specifically allowed for by legislators
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NewsAP funds defend Northvolt investment amid domestic media scrutiny
National pension funds have been called before parliamentary committee after the criticism in Swedish television reporting
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NewsPeople moves: AP Funds appoint new chairs
Plus: JPES Partners appoints duo; GSAM hires CIO for the Netherlands
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NewsSweden names duo to oversee Stockholm, Gothenburg AP fund mergers
Eva-Lena Norgren, Niklas Johansson appointed as coordinators of the complex upcoming national pension fund fusions
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NewsArkwright warns of AP7’s concentration risk and limited tools to stem downturns
Officially-commissioned report on AP funds criticises AP2 for lacking return target and calls for more resources for buffer funds’ illiquid investment teams
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AnalysisSweden: What you need to know about the changes to the AP funds
Sweden’s SEK2trn buffer funds system is set for major change as the number of funds shrinks to three
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NewsAP3 tops Swedish buffer 2024 returns; AP6 still restrained by forex hedging
Big four national pensions buffer funds produce range of returns from 8.2% to 10.3%
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NewsFolksam writes off Northvolt, but Heimstaden Bostad holding perks up
Swedish pensions and insurance group returns 8.0% on investments in 2024
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NewsCurrency hedging dents AP2 return, as new strategy beds in
Swedish buffer fund says internal reorganisation has already improved collaboration between departments
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NewsSwedish buffer funds take stock after news two will disappear
AP1, the €41.4bn fund facing liquidation after 25 years, ‘will begin implementing the change’, says CEO Kristin Magnusson Bernard
