Norway Investment and Pensions
Key changes to pensions in Norway of late have been tweaks to supplementary provisions and reserves that should allow greater risk-bearing capacity, and the migration of the AFP second-pillar scheme from an early retirement system to a lifelong occupational pension top up. This is to incentivise longer working lives. There is also now greater competition in the municipal pensions market with the re-entry of Storebrand to the market as a challenger to the dominant provider KLP.
Pension Funds in the Nordic Region - Country Report
Nordic Region pension funds report 2025: ATP hits back at critics on risk structure
An academic discussion in a leading business journal has spilled over into a fully fledged debate with the fund’s leadership
TOP NORWEGIAN PENSION FUNDS 2025
Pension fund/entity | Assets (€’000)
- Norway Government Pension Fund Global | 1,657,449,581
- Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) | 101,052,311
- Folketrygdfondet | 32,227,823
- Oslo Pensjonsforsikring | 12,816,783
- Equinor | 5,300,833
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TOP MANAGERS: NORDIC REGION INSTITUTIONAL ASSETS
Company | Assets (€m)
- SEB | 65,000*
- BlackRock | 61,541
- DNB Asset Management | 53,712**
- Nordea Asset Management | 52,442
- Storebrand Asset Management | 35,386***
- State Street Global Advisors | 29,768
- Nykredit Asset Management | 26,163
- Northern Trust Asset Management | 22,607
- Morgan Stanley Investment Management | 8,936*
- Amundi | 8,344
As at 30.9.3.23, *30.16.23, **15.11.23, ***10.6.22
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NBIM sets guardrails on corporate use of environmental attribute certificates
Oil fund manager makes clear companies should prioritise reducing emissions from own operations and value chains
KLP claims upper hand in Norway’s 2025 municipal pensions tenders
But independent municipal pension fund returns beat KLP over time, says lobby group, citing high equity allocations
IPE Nordic Briefing: Iceland sees pension fund merger activity
The country’s second-biggest pension fund, the Pension Fund of Commerce, LV, had entered talks with Birta, the number four pension fund, over a potential merger
Norway’s SWF manager sees increased risk of AI correction
GPFG returns 15.1% in 2025, with equities and unlisted renewable energy infrastructure leading gains
New Norway SWF council questions tech weightings, sovereign debt criteria
‘Strengthened preparedness’ needed to manage GPFG’s geopolitical risk, advises three-strong permanent panel of experts
IPE Nordic Briefing: Danish pension funds keen to invest in defence sector
Plus: Norges Bank Investment Management unveils new strategy plan for the Government Pension Fund Global
Norway’s SWF unveils new strategy plan, as experts criticise top-down allocation
NBIM’s new three-year strategy plan outlines changes to real estate approach and sets out the fund’s priorities
NBIM talks up active management success, moves to increase SWF’s risk
Manager of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund tells government active management has been more profitable in last five years than before
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Norway withdraws ethical investment rules for its sovereign wealth fund
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