IPE's Finland Coverage
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NewsFinnish member of parliament appointed TELA chief executive officer
Finnish pensions lobby group appoints MP Saara-Sofia Sirén to replace Suvi-Anne Siimes this summer
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NewsVarma stubs out tobacco blacklist in responsible investment rethink
Finnish pension giant shifts from exclusion to engagement but says tobacco could still be uninvestable
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NewsFinnish pensions reform to deliver twice the public finance boost it targeted
Pensions lobby TELA says ‘strongly supports’” approval of the bill
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Danish pension funds keen to invest in defence sector
Plus: Norges Bank Investment Management unveils new strategy plan for the Government Pension Fund Global
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NewsRantala report urges major overhaul of self-employed pensions in Finland
Jukka Rantala, former head of Finnish Centre for Pensions, puts forward proposals for increasing transparency and improving pensions adequacy for the self-employed
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Norway’s Council on Ethics comes to a halt
Norway withdraws ethical investment rules for its sovereign wealth fund
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Country ReportVER's Löyttyniemi prepares for an elegant exit
Timo Löyttyniemi, CEO of Finland’s VER, retires next year after 18 years in the role. But, as he tells Rachel Fixsen, he very much plans to remain in the industry
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Country ReportWho’s who in Nordic pensions
Pensions investment is big business in the Nordic region, with six of Europe’s 10 largest pension funds located in Norway, Denmark or Sweden. IPE profiles six figures whose decisions are critical for Nordic pension funds
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NewsVarma, Ilmarinen get into shape for reform’s new investment scope
Big two Finnish private-sector pension insurers beat public-sector peer Keva on January-September returns
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NewsKeva’s outgoing CIO sees storm clouds on horizon for US stocks
Finland’s biggest pension fund recoups some private equity losses in Q3; Veritas posts 5.2% nine-month return
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NewsIlmarinen CEO: Mindset shift needed before pension age hits 70
Rise in pension age proposed in general debate in Finland to bolster public finances and respond to rising life expectancy
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NewsVarma flags four new investments in unlisted domestic growth firms
Investing in growth companies ‘aligns with goals of pension reform’, says Finnish pensions giant
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NewsKeva picks deputy CIO Kettunen to replace retiring Huotari in November
The role of CIO is ‘of great societal importance’, says Maaria Kettunen
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NewsTELA warns domestic investing bias harmful for Finnish pension fund returns
Pensions alliance TELA speaks out in face of pressure for earnings-related pension funds to support domestic economy
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NewsElo acts to protect solvency amid choppy markets
Finnish pension insurers Elo and Varma returned 1.5% and 1.7%, respectively, in the first half of the year
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NewsIlmarinen profits from bonds in first half, and tops Keva’s flat return
Municipal pensions giant Keva blames “devaluation of dollar’ for its narrow overall investment loss
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Special ReportFinland: Pensions reform gathers pace in a bid to boost equities and returns
Finland’s pension system is in the midst of wide-reaching reforms, with draft legislation expected in 2026 and further changes targeting the self-employed
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NewsKeva adopts ethical principles guiding own use of artificial intelligence
Finnish pensions giant says code drawn up for use of the emerging technology is mainly about risk management and good governance
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NewsFinnish pensions lobby spurns importing Swedish-style private investment system
‘Occupational pension system far too valuable to be sacrificed to efforts to promote mass capitalism,’ says Sokka
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NewsVER chief Timo Löyttyniemi to retire early next year
High-profile Finnish pensions CEO says has enjoyed his “vantage point in investment markets”
