IPE's Nordic Region Coverage – Page 180
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Country Report
Nordic Region: Hard to beat
IPE looks at the sucess of AP7’s 2010 decision to overhaul its investment strategy
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Country Report
Nordic Region: Going long
Sweden, with stable finances and a debt-to-GDP ratio of under 33% is an attractive safe haven for many investors. However, precisely these low debt levels have led to reduced need for longer-dated issuance, currently only 5.6% of debt outstanding. Jonathan Williams looks at reactions to the country’s recent 20-year bond exchange
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NewsSwedish roundup: Solvency ratios, Finansinspektionen, AP6
Solvency ratios plunge at life companies and pensions providers, regulator says.
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NewsFirst-quarter returns surge at Finnish pension funds
Keva reports 5.9% return on investments in January to March period, while VER returns 5.4%.
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NewsOECD cites investment restrictions for AP funds' 'sub-optimal' portfolios
AP6 should also be allowed to invest in non-domestic private equity, organisation says.
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NewsATP posts strong Q1 results on back on domestic equities
All five risk classes generate positive returns, with equity and credit risk top performers.
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NewsNordic roundup: FSP Pension, AP Pension, Nordea, SEB
Customers of Denmark's FSP Pension approve proposed merger with AP Pension.
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NewsNorway's oil fund ordered to cut European investments to 40%
Pension Fund Global gains 50% of equity, 60% of fixed income exposure from region.
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NewsNorway's oil fund sees bank stocks fall 20%, returns -2.5% in 2011
European financial holdings fare worse than global banks, losing quarter of value year-on-year.
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NewsDanish roundup: LD, ATP, Agricultural Financing Institute, Skandia
Investment returns at pension fund LD bounce back in first two and a half months of year.
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NewsDanish roundup: SME financing scheme, Sampension
Danish government aims to get pension funds more involved in SME financing.
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NewsSwedish roundup: AP6, AP7, Folksam, Skandia Liv
National buffer funds fall short of target returns for 2011.
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Nordic roundup: Ilmarinen, PensionDanmark
Finnish pensions insurer Ilmarinen attributes 4% loss to euro-zone debt crisis.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Norrporten, Vasakronan, Finansinspektionen, Pensionsmyndigheten
Companies owned by AP funds close property deals in Stockholm, Gothenburg.
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NewsDanish roundup: PFA on regulatory change, LD results
PFA chief executive says Danes have 'had enough' of changes to pensions system.
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NewsSwedish buffer fund AP1 to focus on reducing risk in equity portfolio
Geographical remit for in-house asset manager likely to be extended outside Europe.
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Swedish roundup: AP7, Institutional Shareholder Services, Svensk Försäkring
AP7 appoints Institutional Shareholder Services as proxy voting provider.
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NewsAP Pension sees 16.3% returns boosted by hedging
Provider sees returns matched by increase in business as reserves rise nearly 4 percentage points.
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NewsDanica Pension profits hit by euro debt crisis, political uncertainty
Profits at Danish pension fund plummet by more than two-thirds in 2011.
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NewsDanish roundup: Discount yield curve, PFA Pension, PensionDanmark, ATP
Government, pensions industry association agree to simplify new discount yield curve.
