All AP2 articles – Page 5
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AP2 CEO: Female board representation still too low
The fund’s 2019 index reports slim increase of 0.1% on last year – but more than 10% of Swedish companies now have a female board chair
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AP2 dumps tobacco and nuclear firms in fresh ESG approach
Swedish state buffer fund divests from around 60 tobacco companies and remaining nuclear weapons firms from investment portfolio
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NewsChart of the Week: AP7 boosts share of Swedish DC system to record 42%
Government report shows AP4 has posted the best long-term annualised return among the four main state pension buffer funds
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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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NewsSwedish government expands AP funds’ investment freedom
AP funds 1-4 to be given more flexibility to lend to real estate and holding companies they invest in
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NewsMore changes to AP funds’ investment rules on the horizon
McKinsey report recommends the addition of private debt and direct investments to AP funds’ powers
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NewsAP funds and Church of England to tackle global mining regulations
Swedish and UK asset owners to represent PRI and create international standards in wake of Brazil tragedy
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Pension funds criticise Swedbank money-laundering report
Figures remain undisclosed by the beleaguered Swedish bank for legal reasons
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Vale: Swedish funds cut mining giant from portfolios after dam collapse
AP1 cuts €39m of investments as fellow mining giant BHP pledges support for improved standards
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AP2 curbs investment losses in 2018 with Chinese bond gains
Gothenburg-based fund is first of Sweden’s national pension funds to report on 2018 returns
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Investors call for action after Brazilian mining disaster
The collapse of a dam at a mine in Brumadinho has killed at least 99 people with 200 still missing
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AP4 adds nuclear weapons, oil sands to investment blacklist
Fund nets SEK3bn from sales of companies including Airbus, Boeing and Lockheed Martin
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AP funds blacklist cannabis companies on UN convention grounds
Aurora Cannabis, Canopy Growth and Aphria excluded by Swedish buffer funds
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ESG: A responsible investment ‘wishlist’ for 2019
What would your wish be? NBIM, AP2, USS, Ircantec, APG, and the PRI share their aims for 2019
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NewsSwedish parliament approves buffer fund investment freedoms bill
Mandate shake up meets scant opposition from lawmakers
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NewsAP2 predicts boom in public sector green bond issuance
Dutch regulator also notes growth of green bond asset class
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NewsSweden’s AP Funds behind first short-term green bond issue
Property company Vasakronan issues SEK610m of green commercial paper bonds
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NewsAP2 shrinks carbon footprint by a third since January
Investments at Swedish national pension fund generate 2.9% first-half return
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NewsSweden’s AP funds weigh in on EC sustainable finance proposals
Active ownership insufficiently highlighted in proposals, say funds AP1-4
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AP4 hires alternatives expert ahead of new investment freedoms
Swedish pensions buffer fund sells off more than 20 coal stocks
