IPE's Nordic Region Coverage – Page 178
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Country Report
Nordic Region: Not too much, not too little
Consensus could wreck the chances of effective reform to Sweden’s buffer funds, writes Pirkko Juntunen
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Nordic Region: Good governance is essential
Pirkko Juntunen finds the chairman of the buffer fund inquiry, Mats Langensjö, pragmatic about his committee’s proposals
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Nordic Region: Bouncing off the floor
A temporary reprieve from the regulator to deal with ultra low rates has largely been rebuffed by Swedish pension funds, finds Nina Röhrbein
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Nordic Region: Continued caution
Henrik Hoffmann-Fischer outlines the key findings of the seventh Nordic Investor Survey on asset allocation as Nordic investors search for yield
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Nordic Region: Beyond Finland
Reeta Paakkinen spoke to Finnish pension fund chiefs about their changing asset allocation in the face of low yields and the euro-zone crisis
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Nordic Region: Time to talk about pensions
Regulatory changes have put the spotlight on how Danish pension funds are communicating with their members, writes Rachel Fixsen
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News
Union calls for more choice after 'poor' PenSam returns
DENMARK – FOA makes moves to change conditions of labour-market agreement with Danish pension fund.
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NewsSwedish default fund AP7 returns 8.3% over first half
SWEDEN – Country's private fund management firms return 4.6% on average over same period.
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NewsAP1 sees returns recover, boosts exposure to alternatives
SWEDEN – National buffer fund seeks to de-risk equity portfolio after 10% loss in 2011.
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NewsDanish roundup: FunktionærPension, Lærernes, Industriens, PBU
DENMARK – FunktionærPension first-half profits surge in run-up to Dansk Erhverv merger.
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NewsDanish roundup: PFA, Sampension
DENMARK – Commercial pension provider PFA makes €2.2bn return on investment in first half.
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Danish roundup: AP Pension, PensionDanmark, FSP, LD
DENMARK – AP Pension to cut account dividend to comply with government’s pensions pact.
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Nordic roundup: AP fund returns, Länsförsäkringar, Storebrand
SWEDEN – Majority of Sweden’s national buffer funds show above-benchmark returns for first half.
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NewsDenmark's ATP sees profits fall by 50% over H1 2011
DENMARK – Investment returns see lower year-on-year decline, down DKK1.4bn.
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NewsConcerns over exits at Ilmarinen-owned manager leads to 'unsatisfactory' results
EUROPE – Private equity fund manager nonetheless predicts €700m fundraising by year-end.
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NewsFinancial markets in pre-euro state, says Finland's Varma
FINLAND – Provider posts 3.4% returns for six months to June despite euro-zone uncertainty.
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European pension funds lose millions on Facebook shares
EUROPE – Dutch asset manager APG, Sweden’s AP2 amoung those to suffer from share price halving.
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NewsDanish labour-market pension schemes announce merger
DENMARK – PFA to run new scheme formed by merger of FunktionærPension, Dansk Erhverv Pension.
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NewsDenmark's PKA to expand infrastructure investment 'significantly'
DENMARK – Labour-market pensions administrator returns 7.6% in first half of year.
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NewsFirst-half returns surge at Denmark's PFA Pension
DENMARK – Company says performance demonstrates flexibility of investment strategy.
