All AP2 articles
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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
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NewsSweden slims pensions buffer system to three AP funds from five
Pensions group backs proposal to axe AP1 and merge AP6 into AP2
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NewsAP2 hires new CIO Anna Hammer to continue portfolio changes
Gothenburg-based buffer fund poaches Länsförsäkringar CIO to fill gap after losing Erik Kleväng Callert to SEB Trygg Liv
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NewsNordic pension funds protect interests as Northvolt seeks bankruptcy protection
CEO exit ‘not entirely unusual’ given Swedish battery firm’s new phase, says Folksam
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NewsSweden’s AP buffer funds criticise government proposals to merge them
AP1, AP2 argue that it’s impossible to say whether restructuring should happen, since government proposals are ‘incomplete’ or have ‘decisive flaws’
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NewsSwedish pensioner groups warn against political meddling with AP fund structure
AP7 disagrees with proposal to slim AP fund boards down to seven members
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NewsSwedish government employers sceptical about benefits of merging AP funds
‘Efficiency improvements are often overestimated,’ says Swedish Agency for Government Employers in buffer funds reform consultation
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NewsAP3 favours passing axed buffer fund’s assets to just one fund
Consolidating Stockholm trio is better solution, AP3 says, than increasing mandatory cooperation between the buffer funds
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NewsATP’s Northvolt exposure highlights problem of illiquids in geared portfolio
Copenhagen professor argues the challenge of a single-company illiquid investment becoming too dominant is much larger in highly-leveraged portfolio, like ATP’s
