Nordic region: Pensions and Investment News and Analysis
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Nordic Region Report 2024: Denmark’s government urges pension funds to support defence
Danish schemes embrace defence – as long as ESG criteria and international conventions are adhered to
Sweden: 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
Danish pension funds doubled defence investments in 15 months, IPD shows
Surge in value of defence assets partly due to pension firms increasing holdings, partly due to rising prices for European-listed defence stocks, says lobby group
Danish pension fund divests Booking on Israel links, as Norway SWF takes steps
Pension fund for early childhood and youth educators decries treatment of children in Gaza; Stoltenberg says NBIM will take measures on Israeli investments next week
Norway orders review of SWF’s Israel investments
At book launch event in Oslo, NBIM CEO confirms GFPG is still a shareholder in Bet Shemesh Engines, and increased its stake this year
Denmark’s pensions lobby teams up with banks to firm up defence financing
IPD and Finance Denmark launch new partnership as a coordinated effort to bolster cooperation with government, authorities on investment and financing for defence
TOP NORDIC REGION PENSION FUNDS 2024
Pension fund/entity | Assets (€’000)
Denmark
- PFA Pension | 102,473,792
- Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP) | 95,167,690
- Danica Pension | 70,640,258
Finland
- Keva | 68,500,000
- Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co. | 62,069,000
- lmarinen | 61,144,000
Iceland
- Lífeyrissjóður starfsmanna ríkisins | 9,339,640
- Lífeyrissjóður verslunarmanna | 8,557,521
- Gildi lífeyrissjóður | 6,592,618
Norway
- Norway Government Pension Fund Global | 1,548,996,540
- Kommunal Landspensjonkasse (KLP) | 91,052,710
- Folketrygdfondet | 31,176,585
Sweden
- Alecta Pensionsförsäkring | 111,831,667
- Sjunde AP-fonden (AP7) | 98,770,760
- AMF | 74,485,838
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Danish pension funds doubled defence investments in 15 months, IPD shows
Surge in value of defence assets partly due to pension firms increasing holdings, partly due to rising prices for European-listed defence stocks, says lobby group
Danish pension fund divests Booking on Israel links, as Norway SWF takes steps
Pension fund for early childhood and youth educators decries treatment of children in Gaza; Stoltenberg says NBIM will take measures on Israeli investments next week
Norway orders review of SWF’s Israel investments
At book launch event in Oslo, NBIM CEO confirms GFPG is still a shareholder in Bet Shemesh Engines, and increased its stake this year
Denmark’s pensions lobby teams up with banks to firm up defence financing
IPD and Finance Denmark launch new partnership as a coordinated effort to bolster cooperation with government, authorities on investment and financing for defence
Sweden’s Kåpan brings back retired CEO to hold fort after Giertz exit
Chair says Gunnar Balsvik ‘will contribute to stability, continuity and secure leadership’
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CEO of Norway’s SWF publishes book on leadership, compiling podcast interviews
Swedish government takes next step in basic pension security reform
Economics professor from Jönköping University appointed to lead working group tasked with analysing the problems in the system
Dollar hedging helps PFA year-to-date return amid summer stocks rally
Danish pension and insurance firms boosted hedging against US currency unit declines to 73%, central bank reports
New ATP longevity data show Danes ‘not done getting older’
Latest annual life expectancy from key pension scheme shows men living five months longer than a year before; women 2.6 months more
Sweden’s FTN hopeful about re-launched green analysis tender
Failings around European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) were behind many rejections in cancelled procurement
TOP MANAGERS: NORDIC REGION INSTITUTIONAL ASSETS
Company | Assets (€m)
- SEB | 109,623
- BlackRock | 78,898
- DNB Asset Management | 65,089*
- State Street Global Advisors | 41,457
- Nordea Asset Management | 40,819
- Nykredit Asset Management | 29,648
- Storebrand Asset Management | 28,784
- Northern Trust Asset Management | 28,421
- BNP Paribas Asset Management | 21,095
- Jyske Capital, Jyske Bank | 10,093
As at 30.9.3.24, *12.11.24
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IPE BEST PENSION FUND IN THE NORDIC REGION AWARD WINNERS
Nordic Region
- 2023 - The Swedish Fund Selection Agency
Denmark
- 2022 - Industriens Pension
- 2021 - PensionDanmark
- 2020 - PensionDanmark
- 2019 - ATP | PensionDanmark
Norway
- 2022 - KLP
Sweden
- 2022 - Alecta pension insurance, mutual
- 2021 - Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4)
- 2020 - Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4)
- 2019 - Swedish Pensions Agency
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