IPE's Nordic Region Coverage – Page 162
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Partners Group buys out investors in Nordic Niam portfolio
Finnish, Swedish portfolio bought for €300m, allowing Niam Fund III to wind up
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NGO urges pension investors to 'demand' oil firm abandon project in world heritage site
Investors in London-listed Soco, including Aviva Investors, say firm could be at ‘serious risk’ of responsible oil extraction goal
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NewsAP1 to take on more investment risk to meet system’s needs
First Swedish buffer fund beats target in first half of year as AP7 sees equities return 14.7%
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Swedish funds must disclose portfolio's climate impact or face regulation, says MP
Environment spokesman for prime minister’s Moderate Party says political interference cannot be ruled out if pension sector does not act
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NewsPKA’s Genan write-down cancels out first half private equity returns
Group’s five labour-market pension funds make 6% return overall, up from 0.3% during first six months of 2013
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Norwegian oil fund buys Spanish logistics space in Prologis deal
New deal brings fund’s investment in European logistics venture to €242m and ollows previous deal for properties in Belgium
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NewsFinnish Cultural Foundation outsources private equity, alternatives
Investor cites high level of resources required as reason for external shift
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LD adds DKK2.8bn of corporate bonds as strategy targets liquidity
Assets grow to DKK54.5bn at half-year stage despite outflow of funds
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Finland's Etera rebounds with 3.4% return in first half
CIO pleased with consistency of returns after poor 2013
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Bankpension’s Preuthun takes helm after sudden departure of CEO
‘Natural’ for Ravn to go now, given pension fund’s changing challenges, chairman says
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NewsFinnish roundup: TELA, Fennia, VER
Earnings-related pension funds produce 4.4% average return over first half, says TELA
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Special Report
Top 1000: Denmark - Ahead on Solvency II
The regulator and pensions association have been working on a standard solvency model that guarantees equal protection for policyholders. Many elements of Solvency II are in place.
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Special Report
Top 1000: Finland - A focus on solvency and governance
Implementation of Solvency II continues apace. Wide-ranging reforms will raise the retirement age and there has been a focus on transparency following a governance scandal.
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Special Report
Top 1000: Iceland - Countdown to the end of capital controls?
Despite their considerable overseas asset holdings, Iceland’s pension funds remain heavily invested in a domestic market showing signs of overheating.
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NewsSwedish buffer fund AP2 in $1bn real assets drive
Fund commits to joint ventures with TIAA-CREF, Korea’s NPS
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NewsNordic roundup: Industriens Pension, Ilmarinen
Industriens hails improvements in Danish industry’s employment figures
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Features
Blank canvas for Swedish banking fund
After a year and a half of deliberation, SPK’s new investment strategy is finally coming together. When the SEK24bn (€2.6bn) pension fund for saving bank employees moved into its new premises in central Stockholm at the beginning of the summer, it did so with a completely transformed investment portfolio.
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Special Report
Top 1000: Norway - Little interest in hybrids
Hybrid pensions have not attracted very much interest. New mortality tables shine a spotlight on pension providers.
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Special Report
Top 1000: Sweden - Spoilt for choice at the regulatory smörgåsbord
Indecision over which entities should be covered by which new European regulation is being addressed by Sweden’s pensions industry and authorities.
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News
AP2 moves most EM mandates in-house as exposure grows
Fund’s chief executive echoes AP3 in calling for re-think of buffer fund system reform
