IPE's Denmark Coverage – Page 65
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NewsATP's H1 results boosted by domestic equities, interest rates
DENMARK – Domestic equities and interest rates helped Denmark's largest pension fund ATP – ranked fifth in IPE's Top 1,000 European Pension Funds – to a half-year profit of DKK11.7bn (€1.6bn).
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NewsNordic roundup: Pension Fennia, Etera
FINLAND – Pension Fennia and Etera have announced results for the first half of the year, with Pension Fennia's chief investment officer saying the economic outlook looks "exceptionally unstable".
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NewsDanish generational rule change means work for pension providers
DENMARK – Danish regulators are acting to rule out intergenerational subsidy within guaranteed pension contracts with new rules on with-profits arrangements, and pension providers will now have to set guarantees and investment strategies for different generational groups.
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NewsCost-cutting sees Danish pension provider weather tough markets
DENMARK – Profits at Danish pension provider Danica showed strong growth at the half-year stage, with business boosted by revenue from Norway and Sweden rather than the domestic market.
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Industriens gains 15.4% on stocks but uncertainty looms
DENMARK – Industriens Pension, the pension fund for the industrial sector in Denmark, benefited from a 15.4% return on Danish stocks in the first quarter of 2010, with its global equities portfolio delivering half that (7.7%) in total.
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Swedish and Norwegian business boosts Danica pension premiums
NORDICS – Danica benefited from increased pension premiums in Sweden and Norway during the first quarter, while posting positive returns across its pension products.
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Domestic equities drive ATP's 2.9% return
DENMARK – A large allocation to domestic equities helped boost the first quarter results from ATP Group, which reported a 2.9%, return on its investment portfolio.
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Industriens Pension active investments return 22.4% in 2009
DENMARK - Industriens Pension, the pension fund for the industrial sector in Denmark, returned 22.4% in 2009, before taxes. The positive return is a result of a large equity and corporate bond allocation.
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PensionDanmark posts record returns for 2009
DENMARK – PensionDanmark’s full-year performance figures for 2009 showed the firm generated record returns of DKK10.5bn – a slight increase on the DKK10.4bn first published in preliminary numbers in February.
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Danish pensions received record contributions in 2009
DENMARK - Danes paid a record DKK116bn (€15.58bn) in pension contributions in 2009 despite the financial crises, according to latest numbers from the insurance association, Forsikring & Pension. However, officials warn contributions will fall in 2010.
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Strong gains allow Industriens to pay 6%
[16:00 CET 11-12] DENMARK - Industriens Pension is boosting the account dividend it pays scheme members to 6% next year, as a result of the high returns it made on shares and corporate bonds this year.
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PFA increases market share as it posts 5.1% return
[16:30 CET 20-11] DENMARK - PFA Pension saw its market share increase in the first nine months of the year despite reporting a fall in gross premium income.
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PensionDanmark’s growth kept afloat by pension transfers
[13:00 CET 12-11] DENMARK - Despite dwindling employment levels in Denmark, PensionDanmark’s premium income rose 2% year-on-year in the first nine months of the 2009, thanks to a hefty increase in pension transfers moving to the firm.
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Danica's traditional scheme returns 5.8%
17:15 CET 04-11] DENMARK – Danica Pension has reported a "satisfactory" return of 5.8% on its traditional pension plan in the first three quarters of the year.
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NewsATP rebounds with 6.6% return in nine months
[13:00 CEST 30-10] DENMARK – ATP Group has almost recouped the losses it sustained in 2008 and reported an overall investment return of 6.6%, or DKK22.2bn (€2.98bn), in the first nine months of 2009.
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FSP lifted by high returns in Q3
[17:00 CEST 09-10] DENMARK - Holdings in emerging markets and corporate bonds boosted investment returns for the market-linked pensions of Denmark’s Finanssektorens Pensionskasse (FSP), the fund said, reporting strong third quarter performance figures.
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NewsDanica calls for full disclosure of pension costs
[16:53 CEST 07-10] DENMARK - The managing director of Denmark’s Danica Pension promised full disclosure of the company’s pension costs and said legislation may be called for if others do not follow suit.
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NewsDanish women to retire early
[16:02 CEST 07-10] DENMARK - Women in Denmark are much more likely to retire early than men, according to a study carried out for pensions provider PFA Pension.
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Danish insurer-led pensions are cheaper - F&P
[14:45 CEST 02-10] DENMARK - The running costs of Denmark’s mandatory labour market pension schemes have fallen by around 12% since 2002, but company schemes remain far more expensive and have hardly reduced costs at all, according to new industry figures.
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Recovery allows Danica to improve pension terms
[16:10 CEST 30-09] DENMARK - Danica Pension, part of Denmark’s Danske Bank, has raised the account yield on its traditional pension plan and lifted the transfer penalty it introduced last autumn to deal with underfunding.





