IPE's Denmark Coverage – Page 64
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NewsDanish commercial provider AP Pension reports 10% return
DENMARK – Investments at commercial pension provider AP Pension made an overall return of around 10% in 2010, the company said.
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NewsDanica pension product posts 20.8% return for 2010
DENMARK – Danica Pension, one of the largest commercial pension providers in Europe, said 2010 full-year returns on its unit-link products were between 6.1% and 20.8%, depending on the risk profile.
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NewsHigh risk investment options yield 25% returns for Danish FSP
DENMARK – Finanssektorens Pensionskasse (FSP), the DKK21bn (€2.8bn) Danish labour-pension fund for the financial industry, reported 2010 investment returns of up to 25.7% for its market-link pension products.
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NewsDenmark's Industriens posts 19% pre-tax return for 2010, lowers account dividend
DENMARK – Danish labour-market fund Industriens Pension has set its 2011 pre-tax account dividend lower than last year at 5.25%, on the back of a 2010 investment return of 12%.
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NewsDanish schemes maintain account dividends after 'good' year
DENMARK – Denmark's biggest commercial pension providers are holding their account dividends at this year's level, citing good investment results for 2010 as well as the level of reserves.
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NewsDenmark's Industriens reduces expected pensions due to longevity
DENMARK – A major Danish pension fund is reducing expected pension income for members, as it and other funds react to the regulator’s demand for longevity-related adjustments.
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NewsATP draws DKK23bn from reserves to fund longevity
DENMARK – Denmark's ATP is setting aside an additional DKK23bn (€3bn) for future pensions payments after adopting new longevity measures, which takes into account projected future increases in life expectancy.
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NewsDanish administrator PKA vows to maintain yield guarantees
DENMARK – Danish pensions administrator PKA has become the latest firm in the country to state explicitly that it will not renege on yield guarantees made to its members.
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NewsPFA becomes largest pension provider in Denmark as contributions rise to 23%
DENMARK – PFA Pension has overtaken Danica Pension to become Denmark's biggest pension provider, third quarter results have revealed.
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NewsDanish pension funds to 'withdraw yield guarantees' in Solvency II run-up
DENMARK – The controversial decision by a major Danish labour market pension fund to shed yield guarantees for members is bound to be followed by others in the run-up to the Solvency II compliance deadline, the managing director of leading commercial provider Skandia predicts.
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NewsPensionDanmark posts 13.8% profit for year to date
DENMARK – PensionDanmark posted a 12.6% pre-tax investment profit for the first nine months of the year and said the result has grown further since the end of the reporting period to 13.8%.
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NewsThird-quarter profits soar by 26% at Danica Pension
DENMARK – Danica Pension – the country's largest commercial pensions provider – saw profits increase by more than a quarter at the group level in its latest interim report, with contributions from international business more than doubling in a year.
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NewsNordic roundup: Skagen Fonder, PPM, Gjensidige, Alecta, AMF, Länsförsäkringar
EUROPE – Skagen Fonder, the largest foreign manager within the Swedish premium based state pension system PPM, is considering withdrawing its funds from the system.
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NewsProfits over first three quarters soar at Denmark's ATP
DENMARK – ATP has generated a profit of DKK17.4bn (€2.3bn) over the first nine months of this year, overshooting its target for the entire year, with all five asset classing posting positive returns.
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NewsAssets at Nordea's Life & Pensions division surge by 19%
EUROPE – Nordea's Life & Pensions division saw a significant rise in the value of assets under management in the third quarter of this year, which the Nordic and Baltic banking group attributed to asset price growth, as well as net inflows.
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NewsDenmark's Sampension returns 14% in first half
DENMARK – Major Danish pension fund Sampension reported a 14% pre-tax profit on investment for its with-profits scheme for the first half, bouncing back from a 3% loss in the same period last year due largely to bonds and Danish equities.
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NewsNordic roundup: PIMCO, Storebrand, Catella Fondförvaltning, Söderberg & Partners, AI Pension
EUROPE – PIMCO, the US bond specialist, has appointed Storebrand, the Norwegian pension and insurance provider, for the SRI screening of one of its new bond funds, the PIMCO Emerging Markets SRI Bond.
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AP Pension sees surge in contributions, returns of 10% in first half of 2010
DENMARK – Contributions at Danish commercial provider AP Pension soared by 39% in the first half of this year, while its investment return outstripped those seen at all major rivals, according to AP Pension.
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NewsNordic roundup: AP1, AP6, F&C Asset Management, Collectum, SPP, Finnish Centre for Pensions
EUROPE – AP1, one of the Swedish national buffer funds, posted net investment income of SEK2.3bn (€247m) after expenses, representing a total return of 1.1% during the first six months of the year.
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NewsDanish roundup: PensionDanmark, PFA Pension, Industriens Pension
DENMARK – Danish labour-market pension fund PensionDanmark posted a pre-tax profit on investments of 7.5% in the first half of this year, due largely to gains on bonds and tactical risk management.
