IPE's Nordic Region Coverage – Page 31
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NewsDanish FSA laments lack of inflation linkage in pension payments
Finanstilsynet also worried pension providers failing to acknowledge conflicts of interest within operations
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NewsSkandia CEO lashes out at Swedish system that allows Alecta’s dominance
Frans Lindelöw says too much pension capital is concentrated in troubled pensions giant, creating ‘a vulnerability and a social risk’
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NewsAP3 sets out framework to eye impact of countries, firms on human rights
Swedish pensions buffer fund says mission to be a responsible owner means it does invest in companies and sectors with high risks regarding human rights
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NewsPFA opens helpline for clients affected by Israel-Hamas war
Danish pensions giant says many of its 1.3 million customers are affected by the situation, with rapid help key in avoiding worse psychological stress
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NewsReal GHG cuts best achieved by focusing on largest emitters, says AP7
Swedish pensions major says wisdom of targeting main emitters also contains important lesson for biodiversity action
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NewsSwedish funds agency to announce winners of first tender end Q1 2024
As the 5 October deadline passes, new premium pension procurement body starts evaluating tenders
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NewsAP3 fills upcoming CIO vacancy, hires Jonas Thulin
Swedish pensions buffer fund wins Erik Penser Bank CIO to replace Pablo Bernengo when he heads for Alecta in January
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NewsVarma becomes third pensions firm to win SBTi validation
PensionDanmark, AkademikerPension also among the first to get official seal of approval for climate targets
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NewsDenmark’s pensions lobby to become employers’ association too
IPD accepts Finance Denmark’s proposal to dissolve employers’ body and share its work between the two industry associations
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NewsTELA sharply critical of Finnish pensions reform ‘stabiliser’
Finnish government gives stakeholders a year to come up with plan to make occupational pensions sustainable and €1bn a year cheaper
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NewsStorebrand regains Askøy, predicts more municipal pensions tendering into 2024
Norwegian municipality opts to renew contract with ‘challenger in the public pensions market’
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NewsAlecta’s investment scandal claims another scalp as chair Ingrid Bonde quits
Bonde says she decided to resign because of ‘too much focus on me personally’
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NewsPFA’s chief strategist sees market upturn despite mood-driven summer dip
Denmark’s largest commercial pensions firm ‘glass half full’ on late 2023 market outlook, said Choi Danielsen
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NewsKeva wins clearer picture of public-sector disability risk with new model
Finland’s biggest pension fund says early intervention can significantly reduce the risk and cost of worker incapacity
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Special ReportCase study: Varma - A bespoke approach to ETFs
Varma, the €57.4bn Finnish pension insurer, has been at the forefront of sustainable investing for several years and has used exchange-traded funds to get there.
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Special ReportCase study: Ilmarinen - Building a climate-focused future
Finland’s second-biggest pension provider is a keen investor in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), having allocated more than €6bn to a range of equity vehicles in recent years.
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InterviewsTech and pensions are becoming inseparable
Pension funds are busy building state-of-the-art data management systems, which are an essential tool in delivering their objectives
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InterviewsIceland’s LV: Coping with disruption
Arne Vagn Olsen, CIO of Lífeyrissjóður verzlunarmanna (LV), Iceland’s Pension Fund of Commerce, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about strategy and the prospects for financial markets
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Opinion PiecesNBIM’s Shanghai exit: more than ‘operational’ adjustment’
When Norway’s sovereign wealth fund announced in September it was shutting down its only office in China, the move was bound to be seen as symbolic of the deteriorating relationship between China and the US and its allies. It also came at a low-point for investment in China, with foreigners having sold off a record CNY90bn (€11.5bn) of Chinese stocks in August, amid fears over China’s tensions with the West, its property crisis and weak post-COVID economic recovery.
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NewsAkademikerPension sees positive return impact after shedding last oil/gas major
Danish occupational pension fund divests Italy’s Eni, excluding last large upstream oil and gas company in its portfolio
