All Folksam articles – Page 4
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NewsMixed pension fund response to Swedish government green bonds plan
Financial markets minister Per Bolund says investors will play a ‘central role’ in the green transition as government sets out plan to issue debt by next year
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NewsAMF, ATP, Folksam join $1bn capital raise for Swedish green battery firm
ATP says access to new car technology and strong potential return as ‘a match we really like’ as it takes a stake in Northvolt
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NewsBooming Swedish economy boosts inflows for pension providers
Folksam and Alecta gained market share in the first quarter while Skandia and AMF experienced a dip in contributions
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NewsPeople moves: PGGM hires Groenendijk to fiduciary advice role [updated]
PGGM, Pensioen Federatie, AP3, HSBC GAM, Mercer, Arkitekternes Pensionskasse, Varma, APG, RWC, Invesco, Folksam
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NewsSwedish pension boss calls for more action on the gender pension gap
KPA Pension’s Britta Burreau presses social affairs minister to address issue as data shows women’s pensions only 67% of men’s
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NewsFolksam greens SEK80bn foreign portfolio by halving share count
Swedish provider’s equity reshuffle has reduced the carbon footprint of the portfolio by 20%, as it cuts oil sands and coal-related companies
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NewsGovernments urged to provide long-term decarbonisation clarity
Investors and corporates say policy makers need to set ‘direction of travel’ to enable them to act
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NewsAlecta considers push for board overhaul at Swedbank
Folksam attempts to reassure customers as bank’s share prices plummet 26%
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NewsSwedbank chief axed as pension funds take aim
Birgitte Bonnesen fired after Swedish fraud squad enters bank headquarters as part of money laundering investigation
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NewsPension funds criticise Swedbank money-laundering report
Figures remain undisclosed by the beleaguered Swedish bank for legal reasons
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NewsFolksam invests SEK2.8bn in World Bank bond to combat food waste
Swedish pension fund is sole investor in IBRD’s sustainable development bond
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NewsSwedish lobby group calls for government to match contributions
Folksam among pension funds backing plan for 20% state bonus
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NewsESG roundup: Baltic blue bond, PRI signatory growth
NIB issue proceeds go to water resource management projects, PRI signatory numbers up 21%
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NewsNordic roundup: PFA takes DKK2.2bn hit from longevity rise in Q3
Also: Danica Pension gains 6.3% in first nine months of 2017; Folksam criticises tax rises on savings
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NewsPension funds call on banks to step up climate-related reporting
Schemes join $1.8trn investor coalition pressing banks for TCFD-inspired reporting improvements
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NewsNordic roundup: Salmon price boosts Norway domestic SWF
PenSam posts 8% return in 2016, while Folksam offloads €590m of Swedbank shares
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NewsNordic roundup: Sustainable Value Creation, Folksam, KLP, Oslo
Major investors shown to have boosted governance and sustainability practices at Swedish firms
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NewsSweden’s AMF, AP1 and Folksam buy SEK5bn of new Volvo shares
Pension funds hope issue is step towards full listing for Chinese-owned carmaker
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NewsAP funds, Nordea, Folksam take aim at food companies on meat risk
Institutional investors unite to engage with companies over animal production
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NewsSweden's Folksam hit by 42% drop in first-half premiums
Solvency at both Folksam Liv and its local government pension unit, KPA, weaken due to low market interest rates
