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Tangen says now is very good time to start building private equity portfolio, with discounts available in secondary market
Swedish pensions firm announces reorganisation aimed at clarifying division of responsibilities
FTN flags first index categories as next two procurements at end 2023 or early 2024
Reputational issues are front of mind for the board of Alecta, Sweden’s largest pension fund, as it continues to digest the fallout from its ill-starred investments in Silicon Valley Bank and two other US financial institutions that collapsed in March this year.
Nordic pension funds are getting to grips with biodiversity and natural capital in their investment portfolios, seeking to measure both the impact of companies they invest in and ways they can limit adverse effects on nature. Like other investors globally, many are just at the early stages of thinking about this - how they measure biodiversity, which metrics and approaches are gaining acceptance, and how best to report to stakeholders.
IPD CEO defends alternatives from critics: ‘Unlisted investments are important parts of the economic cogwheels in our society.’
Finnish government’s plans for pensions reform must be discussed well in advance, says lobby group
SME lobby publishes poll showing 44% of sample prefer to choose a provider for their mandatory ATP pension savings
Alecta says own lawyers’ investigation into circumstances around the making off Heimstaden Bostad investment indicated violations of the law
Norwegian pensions major says competitive situation stable, despite losing two municipal clients
Finnish pensions heavyweight says Ortec product gives better understanding of sources of value
Danish pensions giant still has ‘good exposure’ to tech’s big-seven stocks, and banks and pharma, says Choi Danielsen
If mining companies don’t take responsibility, KLP may exclude them from the portfolio, says Kiran Aziz
NBIM says now in the process of evaluating progress towards its engagement objectives and next steps
London Business School professor accuses NBIM leader of spreading misinformation with social media post about ‘seriously flawed’ BlackRock gender diversity report
Former AP Funds inquiry chief says government’s new review is a chance to make system more efficient and better governed
Folketrygdfondet’s bonds chief Sæbø says lending shares ‘naturally belongs to a long-term investor’
Plus: Investor in Switzerland tenders USD1bn small-cap equity mandate
The private equity industry faces significant pressures. IPE asked Nordic pension funds about their experience with this growing asset class.
Right now, Alecta cuts a strange figure – one of Europe’s biggest pensions institutions wounded after gaping investment losses, and sustaining still worse injuries from the monopolistic hubris it leaves in its wake.
Danish pension funds work with Nordea AM and Engagement International, calling out large tech companies for low tax ratios
Danish labour-market pensions firm uses new product as Osmosis fills “important gap in the market”
Danish pensions lobby’s poll shows 57% of population envision working after retirement age – provided they could reduce hours beforehand
Varma increases year-to-date returns in Q3, besting other three Finnish pension insurers; Elo writes down direct property holdings
Eight-party policy setting panel also agrees to carry out a review with the goal of a more flexible withdrawal of the occupational pension