All Alecta articles – Page 9
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NewsSkandia and Alecta both sceptical over Sweden’s slow progress on IORP II
Swedish pension providers on both sides of the Solvency II/IORP II divide hindered by delays
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Report: Alternatives are ESG weak point for Swedish pension funds
Nordea, Skandia, SPP and Länsförsäkringar gain top marks in Söderberg analysis
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Storebrand, PensionDanmark, Alecta sign mass letter to energy agency on climate
Fully-transparent Sustainable Development Scenario must be central reference in next WEO report, signatories write
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Alecta chief queries relevance of EU consumer protection lens to Swedish pensions
Billing argues that high risk-free capital requirements could lead to weak protection
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Swedish investors forge advisory board to foster impact investing
Alecta, the country’s largest pension fund, is among 25 founders of non-profit association The Swedish National Advisory Board for Impact Investing
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NewsUN Climate Summit: Asset owners commit to carbon neutral portfolios by 2050
Members of ‘Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance’ will set and publicly report on targets for the same points in time as countries do under the Paris Agreement
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Swedish pension funds slam draft IORP II solvency rules
Folksam, AMF and Alecta home in on proposals for traditional guaranteed pensions while industry association says ambiguities in the draft must be addressed
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Special ReportChart of the Week: European pension assets exceed €7.7trn
IPE’s Top 1000 Pension Funds survey shows that total assets under management have increased despite market turmoil
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People moves: Amundi hires ESG research head from CDC
CDC, Amundi, ERAFP, Vasakronan, Willhem, Alecta, HSBC GAM, Sampension, DWP, SSGA, Smart Pension, Northern Trust, River and Mercantile, Muzinich, MAPFRE AM, TOBAM, Schroders, CBAM, ICG
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Alecta chief urges positive reforms as corporate governance overhaul looms
Magnus Billing hopes the Swedish Corporate Governance Board will take inspiration from the UK’s FRC after it updated its code of practice last year
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NewsMixed pension fund response to Swedish government green bonds plan
Financial markets minister Per Bolund says investors will play a ‘central role’ in the green transition as government sets out plan to issue debt by next year
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Nordic roundup: Alecta ramps up robotics ahead of 2023 ITP bid
Sweden’s biggest pension fund reports H1 results, while Denmark’s PFA puts €180m into Dutch green bonds
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Alecta invests €100m in African social government bond
Bond structured by Japanese bank MUFG, insured by African Trade Insurance Agency
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NewsAlecta CEO calls on Swedish debt office to back green bonds
Magnus Billing says Sweden’s Riksgälden should get past its objections to green bonds and learn from French example
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Booming Swedish economy boosts inflows for pension providers
Folksam and Alecta gained market share in the first quarter while Skandia and AMF experienced a dip in contributions
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NewsSweden revamps AP fund boards with industry veterans and academics
New chairs for AP1 and AP3, along with three new deputies and 12 new board members across the €126bn system
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Investors remain unconvinced on financial benefits of diversity
Some major asset owners are concerned that focusing too much on workforce diversity could put them in breach of their fiduciary duty
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Investors urge UK to act on 2050 zero emissions target advice
The UK’s business and energy secretary has pledged that the government ‘will do more’ amid grpwing investor pressure for action
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NewsGovernments urged to provide long-term decarbonisation clarity
Investors and corporates say policy makers need to set ‘direction of travel’ to enable them to act
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NewsAlecta attributes strong Q1 in part to dovish turn by central banks
Swedish fund says equities are up 13% and it is gradually increasing real asset investments
