All Finland articles – Page 5
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Interviews
Ilmarinen: The making of a Finnish pensions legend
Mikko Mursula (pictured), CIO of Finland’s Ilmarinen, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about equities and the organisation’s 2035 net-zero commitment
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Opinion Pieces
Notes from the Nordics: Finland on the frontier
Fear and uncertainty are rattling markets, but financial concerns are dwarfed by the human suffering caused by the war in Ukraine. In Finland, people have particular reason to worry due to the country’s long land border with Russia.
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News
Ilmarinen, Varma warn of uncertain outlook after Q1 investment losses
Ilmarinen’s CEO says war has impacted Finnish listed companies more than the European average
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News
Elo CEO says war seems to have hit several Finnish companies hard
Finnish pension insurers Elo and Veritas post negative Q1 returns of 1.9% and 3.5% respectively
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News
Varma gains €300m exposure to low-emission Japanese stocks via tailored ETF
Finnish pensions firm seeds Nomura-run exchange-traded fund amid low availability of ESG ETFs in Japan
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News
Varma’s investment chief Rytsölä quits to head up Solidum
Reima Rytsölä shifts job to fill shoes of Antti Mäkinen, CEO of state-owned holding company
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Interviews
Fast and slow: Finland’s Veritas makes new additions to the portfolio construction toolbox
Kari Vatanen, chief investment officer of Finnish pensions insurer Veritas, tells Pirkko Juntunen about his views on diversification in a world where fundamentals are no longer the driver
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News
Nordic pension funds free to invest in defence as arms sector thrives
‘We see it as logical that institutional investors invest in companies whose production is necessary for a national defence,’ says Sampension CIO
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News
TELA says 96% of Finnish occupational pension assets invested responsibly
Analysis shows nearly all the system’s €255bn assets invested in line with UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment
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News
Nordic pension funds expect ECB tightening as war adds to inflation
AP4 sees ECB hike to zero as likely this year; Veritas says central bank may have no other choice than to tighten
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News
Finnish pension insurers’ solvency stronger despite higher equity allocations
Pensions lobby TELA says strong solvency now needed, because it’s unclear how long war will last, or what the economic effects will be
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News
Varma draws up roadmap to reduce impact on biodiversity
Finnish occupational pensions heavyweight finds Scope 3 GHG emissions account for 98% of total
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News
Elo acts to reform its management culture, adding Elina Heliö in new top role
Still climbing out of a crisis, Finnish pensions insurer creates new management team role of ‘director of people and culture’
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News
Finland’s financial watchdog tightens scrutiny amid crisis-linked uncertainty
FSA warns financial actors to keep protective measures against cyber threats up to date
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News
Keva reports 48% return on €11bn private equity portfolio
Finland’s biggest pension fund posts 15.8% return for 2021
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News
Finland roundup: Varma narrows gap with Ilmarinen after 2021 return
Country’s three mutual pension insurers report 2021 results this morning
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News
Veritas says lifting of COVID-19 restrictions absolutely crucial
Finnish pension provider reports 12.6% return for 2021, with equities generating 25.2%
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News
Veritas CIO says investors must challenge core allocation beliefs in new era
Finnish pension fund has reduced interest-rate sensitivity in fixed-income portfolio, says Vatanen, but worries about equity and alternatives
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News
Virus has created different economic system, says Finnish pensions chief
Governments should channel resources into digitalisation, medicine and other research, says Timo Löyttyniemi
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News
VER’s Löyttyniemi sees high tension for markets in 2022 outlook
CEO of the State Pension Fund of Finland says next year looks very different from 2021