IPE's Nordic Region Coverage – Page 187
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FeaturesDenmark: Preparing for Solvency II
Gearing up for Solvency II and winding down crisis measures are exercising Danish government and pensions groups, writes Nina Roerhbein
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FeaturesFinland: Stalling negotiations put reforms in gridlock
Government working groups and unions clashed over plans to increase retirement age, but legislation is on the way to improve risk management and solvency, writes Pirkko Juntunen
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FeaturesIceland: Post-eruption controls remain in place
Pension funds remain in a precarious situation, prevented from investing abroad by controls brought in at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, reports Nina Roerhrbein
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FeaturesNorway: Reform of state scheme sets the pace for change
Pirkko Juntunen finds that increased flexibility and working for longer are on the cards
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FeaturesSweden: Pushing for simplicity
A new pensions agency and an overhaul of the AP7 default option aim for greater transparency and accessiblity, writes Pirkko Juntunen
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NewsSwedish roundup: Alecta, Swedish Church Pension Fund
SWEDEN – According to a survey by Alecta, the pension and insurance provider, more than half of Sweden's entire working population (61%) would consider declining a salary increase in favour of higher occupational pensions.
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NewsDenmark's Sampension returns 14% in first half
DENMARK – Major Danish pension fund Sampension reported a 14% pre-tax profit on investment for its with-profits scheme for the first half, bouncing back from a 3% loss in the same period last year due largely to bonds and Danish equities.
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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.
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AP Pension sees surge in contributions, returns of 10% in first half of 2010
DENMARK – Contributions at Danish commercial provider AP Pension soared by 39% in the first half of this year, while its investment return outstripped those seen at all major rivals, according to AP Pension.
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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.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Skandia Liv, AMF, Folksam Liv, Alecta, PP Pension, Länsförsäkringar
SWEDEN – Total returns at Skandia Liv, the life and pensions insurer, reached 4.4% during the first half, equivalent to a 15.2% return for the last 12 months.
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NewsSweden's AP funds see returns, profits fall in first half
SWEDEN – Three of the four Swedish national buffer funds saw returns and profits fall in the first half compared with the same period last year.
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NewsDanish roundup: PensionDanmark, PFA Pension, Industriens Pension
DENMARK – Danish labour-market pension fund PensionDanmark posted a pre-tax profit on investments of 7.5% in the first half of this year, due largely to gains on bonds and tactical risk management.
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NewsATP's H1 results boosted by domestic equities, interest rates
DENMARK – Domestic equities and interest rates helped Denmark's largest pension fund ATP – ranked fifth in IPE's Top 1,000 European Pension Funds – to a half-year profit of DKK11.7bn (€1.6bn).
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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.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Pensionsmyndigeten, AP, Alecta, KPA, Folksam Liv
SWEDEN – The premium income at Pensionsmyndigeten, the Swedish Pensions Agency, has increased fivefold to SEK968.8m (€101.6m) for the first half of 2010, compared with SEK190.4m during the same period last year.
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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".
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NewsNorway Global loses €19bn in value as European equities plummet by 12% in Q2
NORWAY – The Norway Government Pension Fund Global today announced losses of NOK155bn (€19.5bn) for its second quarter as a result of weak global stock markets.
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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.
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NewsDanish generational rule change means work for pension providers
DENMARK – Danish regulators are acting to rule out intergenerational subsidy within guaranteed pension contracts with new rules on with-profits arrangements, and pension providers will now have to set guarantees and investment strategies for different generational groups.
