Sweden Investment and Pensions
Sweden’s pension reform agenda has included a structural reform of the buffer funds AP1-4 and the private equity focused AP6, including a review of how they manage their illiquid investments following the Northvolt debacle, a proactive platform-level fund selection and scrutiny of passive capital’s corporate impact.
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TOP SWEDISH PENSION FUNDS 2025
Pension fund/entity | Assets (€’000)
- Sjunde AP-fonden (AP7) | 125,029,388
- Alecta Pensionsförsäkring | 121,161,572
- AMF | 73,990,350
- Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4) | 49,477,495
- Tredje AP-fonden (AP3) | 47,850,056
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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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Stockholm-based pensions buffer fund duo says reform-mandated transfer of assets from defunct peer complete, bar under 2% private assets to be managed separately for now
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Swedish pensions major is “stronger and safer” now, since implementation of its improvement programme, says CEO Hasslev
AP7 tightens climate exclusions, drops Chevron, Petrobras
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Sweden’s capital market success offers the EU a practical model for building inclusive, resilient markets
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