IPE's Nordic Region Coverage – Page 26
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NewsAP1 widens tracking error to realise long-term potential
AP4 leads Sweden’s big four national pension buffer funds on 2023 returns
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NewsAP Pension appoints EOS Federated Hermes for stewardship services
Focus of stewardship will primarily be on climate and biodiversity issues
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NewsSwedish funds agency flags €2bn Nordic equity tenders as next in line
Existing category to be split into two – mid-large-cap and small-cap – for the reformed premium pension platform
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NewsVER private assets target unlikely to rise, says CEO
State Pension Fund of Finland grapples with investment strategy implications of new phase of higher outflows
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NewsSwedish pension funds warn companies against digital-only AGMs
Alecta, AMF, AP funds say will vote down proposals to axe obligation to hold physical shareholder meetings
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NewsNorway’s domestic SWF trumps larger GPFG on active management
Government Pension Fund Norway posts 11.4% gain for 2023
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NewsMunicipal pension funds outshine KLP on 2023 returns
Competition in Norway’s local-authority pensions sector chips away at KLP’s dominance
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NewsKeva leads Finland’s pension majors on 2023 returns with 6.8%
Listed equities shine for pension funds, including Varma, Ilmarinen and others despite last year’s ‘feeble’ Finnish equities
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AnalysisNBIM needs much longer-term strategy and better communication, academic finds
Nicolai Tangen praised for SWF’s transparency in releasing the internal report on its organisational culture
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NewsIcelandic pension funds agree mortgage support for Grindavík
LSR, Gildi, Festa among 12 pension funds signing pact on government support for volcano-hit townsfolk struggling with mortgage obligations
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NewsSwedish funds agency expects to launch €4.8bn index tenders
Preparation for premium pension system procurements for global and European index funds now in final stages, says agency
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NewsAP2 posts 5.9% annual return after year of changes, cost-cutting
Swedish pensions buffer fund switched strategy for better return ‘using a more dynamic and efficient approach’
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NewsAMF posts 7.8% full-year return despite turbulent market conditions
The solvency ratio slipped to 220% in 2023 from 228% in 2022
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NewsSwedish FSA broadens inquiry into Heimstaden Bostad investments
Folksam, KPA Pension and Pensionsmyndigheten are now under investigation for their investments in the residential property developer
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NewsAlecta turns back on Lars Rohde; picks Carina Åkerström as chair instead
Swedish pensions giant criticises former Danish central bank governor’s lack of disclosure after wooing him as ‘high-calibre’
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AnalysisThematic investing set to morph into impact investing
In the second article on a new survey, Vincent Mortier, Monica Defend and Amin Rajan argue that greater granularity in ESG investing is set to boost impact investing
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NewsNorway’s SWF returns 16% in 2023, but underperforms index
GPFG’s unlisted real estate suffers 12.4% loss, as property management drags overall relative return into negative territory
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NewsPenSam picks S&P Dow Jones Indices to tailor climate-focused index
Danish pension fund CIO says carbon budget indices, plus customisation, let fund ‘achieve our climate objectives in a credible way’
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NewsSweden’s restyled AP Funds’ ethics council completes team
Anna Warberg and Alexander Elving appointed as sustainability specialists to work under director Jenny Gustafsson
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NewsSwedish funds agency loses two of its seven board members
Hans Lindblad and Åsa Edman quit less than halfway through their three-year terms
