IPE's Finland Coverage – Page 23
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
NewsFinnish roundup: VER, Tapiola
FINLAND – Valtion Eläkerahasto (VER), the country's state pension fund, saw its assets increase to almost €13bn in the first six months of 2010, as its equity portfolio performed best of all assets.
-
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".
-
NewsFinland's Keva sees stable returns weakened by poor equity market
FINLAND – The local authority pension fund Keva has announced stable returns of 3.9% for the first half of the year, aided by solid performances from both its fixed-income and listed equity portfolios.
-
NewsFinnish insurer's first half assets make slow progress over Q1
FINLAND – Varma's growth slowed in the first half of the year, despite strong returns from private and unlisted equity, as well as hedge funds.
-
News
Finland's Varma to take on healthcare pension
FINLAND – PlusTerveys, a private healthcare provider, is the latest company to transfer its pension provision to Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company.
-
NewsFinnish state pension welcomes EU bail-out
FINLAND - Valtion Eläkerahasto (VER), the Finnish State Pension Fund, has welcomed the €750bn stabilisation package for the EU region, after reporting a first quarter return of 5.3%.
-
News
Finland referred to ECJ over pension tax rules
FINLAND – The European Commission has referred Finland to the European Court of Justice for failing to address legislation that discriminates against foreign pension funds.
-
News
Equities continue to drive Finnish performance in Q1
FINLAND – Pension insurer Etera and local authority pension fund Keva are the latest Finnish institutions to post first quarter returns of 4% and above.
-
News
Finnish pension insurers reap equity rewards
FINLAND – Finnish pension insurers continue to benefit from increased allocations to equities, particularly domestic stocks, as both Veritas Pension Insurance Company and Tapiola Pension post three-month returns of more than 4%.
-
News
Finnish equity investment drives Varma Q1 returns
FINLAND – Domestic equity investments boosted Varma's return on listed equities to 9.7%, to feed into a 4.2% overall return in the first quarter of this year.
-
NewsNordic equities drive Fennia performance
FINLAND - Finnish pension provider Eläke-Fennia returned 3.6% in the first quarter of this year and its equities holding returned 10.1%, driven by Finnish and other Nordic markets.
-
NewsIlmarinen sets a trend for positive returns in Q1
FINLAND – The start of this investment year has continued with the same positive spirit as 2009 for Finnish pension insurer Ilmarinen, as it returned 5% in the first three months of the year.
-
News
Investment returns improve Finnish pension solvency levels
FINLAND - Finnish pension insurance companies improved their solvency levels in 2009 as a result of good investment returns that were boosted by equities.
-
News
Finnish government funds made best of bonds in 2009
FINLAND – Keva, the Local Government Pensions Institution, and VER, the Finnish State Pension Fund, have both shown bonds played a key role in the returns generated from investments in 2009, yet alternatives delivered a mixed result.
-
News
Quoted equities boost Etera fund value in 2009
[17:15 CET 27-01] FINLAND – Better than anticipated sales of pensions and a positive performance in listed equities saw Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Company increase the value of its assets by around €300m in 2009.
-
News
Pension transfers and equities boost Finnish providers
[16:55 CET 26-01] FINLAND – A €37m increase in insurance transfers under the Employees Pensions Act (TyEL) and a large position in Finnish equities helped improve the position of Veritas in 2009.
-
News
Equities and hedge funds boost Finland’s Fennia
[15:00 CET 25-01] FINLAND – Preliminary results for Pension Fennia, one of the largest pension insurance providers in Finland, revealed equities returned a massive 33.7% on investments while hedge funds delivered 16.4% in 2009.
