IPE's Nordic Region Coverage – Page 36
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NewsAP7 hires ‘engaging leader’ Lena Fahlén as new CIO
Appointment of Handelsbanken’s head of bond and currency trading will leave AP7 with new CEO/CIO team from this summer
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NewsAlecta kicks off hunt for new CIO, says Gade Jepsen is leaving
Henrik Gade Jepsen now leaving after long-term sickness, troubled Swedish pensions giant announces
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NewsVelliv divests BP, TotalEnergies, Shell in climate strategy rethink
Danish pension provider divests DKK3.4bn of upstream oil and gas stocks and bonds
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NewsIlmarinen steps up ETF collaborations, anchoring €2.75bn of BlackRock launch
Finnish pensions insurer makes latest index investment as it shifts passive equities into climate-focused funds
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NewsAP7 to raise savers’ awareness of psychology behind financial decisions
Swedish premium pension default fund launches podcast series based on behavioural science
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NewsAlecta to diversify equities, cut non-Nordic exposure and add indexing
Swedish pensions heavyweight announces first steps in crisis-driven strategy overhaul
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NewsFinnish pensions centre chief argues for 10-point rise in equity weightings
Paldanius says boosting equities allocations by a tenth could add 0.3 percentage points to Finnish workplace pension fund returns
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NewsNorway’s FSA says pensions capital planning must factor in big downside risk
Sharp fall in commercial property prices will result ‘in substantial losses and a pronounced weakening of Norwegian life insurers’ buffer capital’, says watchdog
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NewsNorway SWF starts psychology research to boost performance capability
NBIM starts research collaboration with Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) to probe importance of psychological safety and resilience in investment
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NewsFinnish pension funds deemed able to weather big illiquids writedowns
Average investment return of 1.6% in Q1 was just below required rate of return, says FIN-FSA
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NewsNordic roundup: AMF invests pre-IPO, AP7’s blacklist, LD Fonde 3.1% return
AP7 adds seven coal stocks to blacklist; LD Fonde says growing market jitters could hit returns
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NewsMandate roundup: Swiss pension fund tenders investment grade mandate
Plus: Swedish Fund Selection Agency hands mandate to Style Analytics
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NewsNorway’s parliament votes for DB buffer capital changes
Legislation on guaranteed pension provisions passes first hurdle in Storting, but buffer fund ceiling likely to be reconsidered in the case of pension funds
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NewsDanish lawmakers draw clear line between pensions, insurance firms and banks
Lobby group IPD greets Insurance Business Act after parliamentary approval: ‘Our companies are not banks.’
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NewsNorway’s SWF seeks role as lead litigator in US class action against SVB
‘Gains from lawsuits definitely outweigh costs,’ says NBIM’s governance chief
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NewsAlecta’s new CEO Hasslev: ‘Most important thing is to restore confidence’
Former AMF CIO to replace fired Magnus Billing at helm of troubled Swedish pensions giant
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Country ReportCountry report – Pensions in Nordic Region (June 2023)
Reputational issues are front of mind for the board of Alecta, Sweden’s largest pension fund, as it continues to digest the fallout from its ill-starred investments in Silicon Valley Bank and two other US financial institutions that collapsed in March this year.
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Country ReportNordic region: Alecta faces an uphill battle
The regulator is investigating the pension fund, and it is clear the scheme will have to make some effort to restore its reputation after huge losses on US bank investments
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Country ReportNordic region: Swedish pensions at a crossroads
The country’s Pension Agency has come up with three proposals: review, reform or remain the same
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Country ReportNordic region: NBIM looks to diversity to improve decision making
The manager of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund kickstarted its diversity and inclusion programme in 2020, and has since focused on embracing new measures to become more diverse
