IPE's Nordic Region Coverage – Page 176
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Nordic roundup: Keva, Varma, Veritas
EUROPE – Assets at Keva increase to €35.8bn after 3.8% first-quarter return.
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Nordic Region: A lone rider?
Is the closure of Swedish energy company Vattenfall’s pension foundation a one-off or the shape of things to come? Nina Röhrbein reports
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Nordic Region: Under one roof
By bringing asset management in-house, Skandia aims to bring new products to the market, says Pirkko Juntunen
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Nordic Region: Funds go global
Despite a positive 2012, the country’s pension funds are allocating more investments beyond the troubled borders of the euro-zone as they seek to improve returns, says Reeta Paakkinen
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Nordic Region: Corporates flying high
Corporate pension funds have consistently outperformed others in the pensions industry, and they want more freedom to set contributions, Pasi Strömberg tells Reeta Paakkinen
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Nordic Region: What one hand taketh…
Changes to discount rates will favour Norwegian pension sponsors, writes Rachel Fixsen. Yet the introduction of dynamic mortality tables will require an increase in reserves
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Nordic Region: Diversification desired
Nina Röhrbein reviews the recent asset allocation and mandate activity of Nordic pension funds
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Nordic roundup: PBU, AMF, Norwegian FSA, SPP, Fairtrade
EUROPE – Denmark’s Pædagogernes Pensionskasse (PBU) produces 9% return in 2012.
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Nordic roundup: VER, Nordea, Alecta, Danica Pension
EUROPE – Poorly performing bond holdings drag down first-quarter returns at Finland’s VER.
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Ilmarinen cuts domestic equity exposure in favour of Nordics
FINLAND – Finnish pension fund returns 2% over first three months of year.
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NewsDomestic Norwegian oil fund underperforms global counterpart
NORWAY – Norwegian ministry of finance rules out use of systemic risk factors in bechmarks.
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NewsDenmark's PFA shifts from bonds to US equity over euro-zone fears
DENMARK – Fund hopes bailout of Cyprus could be wake-up call for European singe currency.
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Nordic roundup: KLP, TELA, Industriens, Lægernes, Hospira
EUROPE – Norway’s KLP sets aside extra NOK10.7bn for increased longevity demands.
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NewsNorwegian oil fund reports second highest return in 15-year history
NORWAY – Government Pension Fund Global continues strategic shift away from Europe.
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All asset classes produce 'good' returns at Finland's Fennia
FINLAND – Company posts €35m profit, recovering from 2011’s €69m operating loss.
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News16.5% equity return lifts 2012 performance at Sweden's Kåpan
SWEDEN – Strong results boost solvency levels at government employee pension fund.
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Ilmarinen returns 7.5%, agrees €100m shopping centre deal
FINLAND – Country’s second-largest private pension provider sees fortunes rebound.
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NewsPensionDanmark achieves record-high return despite market turbulence
DENMARK – Danish fund targets real estate, infrastructure to keep portfolio 'robust'.
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Nordic roundup: AP6, PFA
EUROPE – Swedish buffer fund AP6 reverses 2011’s 6.9% loss with 9.2% annual return.
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Nordic roundup: KLP, AMP
EUROPE – KLP pension fund returns 6.7% in 2012, wins 14 new council clients.
