All Finland articles – Page 6
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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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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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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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Keva reports 48% return on €11bn private equity portfolio
Finland’s biggest pension fund posts 15.8% return for 2021
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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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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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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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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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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
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Finnish pension sector still resilient in Q3 despite risk-taking, says FSA
Sector solvency rises to record level of 135%, up 1% in three months - but FSA says uncertainty continues in operating environment for financial firms
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Country Report
Finland: Declining birth rate is main worry
The country’s defined benefit pension system is largely healthy, but long-term challenges need to be addressed now
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Keva beats most private sector providers after Q3; PE returns 34.6%
Finland’s biggest pension fund generates 12.0% return for January to September
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Danish lobby boasts 40% of new $130bn Nordic/UK PF green pledge
CIC said several pension funds – including Almenni Pension Fund, ATP and the Environment Agency Pension Fund – had made the commitment
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Solvency edges higher for most Finnish pension insurers on Q3 returns
At Veritas solvency capital dipped, however, despite an 8.3% nine-month return
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Special Report
Investor self-seeded ETFs: the dos and don’ts
Two of Finland’s biggest pension firms – Varma and Ilmarinen – have initiated the launch of several ESG-themed ETFs over the past few years. In April this year, Ilmarinen announced it was investing €170m in the new AXA WF US high yield low carbon bonds fund, which focuses particularly on the carbon and water intensity scores of issuers, acting as a seed investor for the fund launch.
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Finnish pensions lobby says don’t rule out overhaul of funding mechanism
Acceptable risk-taking in investment policies of earnings-related pension providers is key question, says Torben Anderson
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Finnish efforts to merge pension systems founder on cost-neutrality issue
Working group set up to draft merger proposal failed to find acceptable solution after two years, govt announces
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Special Report
Finland: Unified pensions blueprint awaits proposals
A tripartite working group is preparing recommendations on how to merge local government and private-sector pension systems
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Interviews
On the record: Aiming for carbon neutrality
Two Nordic pension funds discuss their ambitious climate transition strategies
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Varma’s equities reach record 51% allocation after surging prices in H1
Finnish pension insurer sees solvency capital rise to €14.7bn from €11.5bn in six months