IPE's Nordic Region Coverage – Page 37
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NewsDanish FSA develops national stress test for pension firms
Watchdog says new tests have higher local coverage than EIOPA’s stress tests, and are tailored to national conditions
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NewsFinland’s Elo, Veritas post 1.6% Q1 returns despite difficult March
Solvency levels at pension insurance companies fail to strengthen between January and March
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NewsBilling granted discharge at Alecta AGM – on auditors’ advice
No flood of pension savers at open meeting, but press conference goes out live on Swedish national TV
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NewsNorway’s SWF balloons as forex effects, oil revenue outpace returns
NBIM reports 5.9% investment return for Q1 as equities gain 7.4% – but unlisted assets languish
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NewsBank losses knock third off Alecta’s return in Q1, figures reveal
Troubled Swedish pensions giant tells IPE controversial US investments cost solvency three percentage points
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NewsArkwright beats McKinsey in tender for AP funds’ evaluation contract
Mats Langensjö and Claes Green to lead Arkwright team in annual evaluations of Swedish state pension funds
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NewsAP4 slashes transport holdings after green-shift fundamental analysis
Swedish state pension fund divests airlines, shipping, and traditional lorries while buying into US rail and niche players in truck freight
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NewsAlecta makes positive return in Q1 despite US bank losses
Financial position deteriorated between January and March but still good, says troubled Swedish pensions firm
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NewsPensionDanmark CEO Torben Möger Pedersen quits after 30 years
High-profile pensions industry veteran was Danish labour-market fund’s first employee
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NewsAlbinsson ‘open to new challenges’ when 12-year AP7 CIO stint ends this summer
Sweden’s premium pension default fund searches for CIO replacement with ‘a clear ethical compass’
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NewsAlecta crisis is a test for Collectum’s processes, says Langensjö
Swedish FSA in continuing talks with troubled pensions giant; Collectum says must be told about any shift in Alecta’s investment philosophy
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NewsNBIM lauds IAASB’s planned assurance for sustainability standards
Norwegian SWF manager says crucial for information in companies’ sustainability reports to be reliable and credible
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NewsAlecta fires Magnus Billing, but says investments were within mandate
Losses on US niche banks have “seriously damaged confidence in Alecta’s asset management”, says Swedish pension giant’s board
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NewsIlmarinen anchors biggest ETF launch yet
Finnish pensions giant prompts creation of tracker fund based on new MSCI climate index – switching €1.86bn into new ETF
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NewsAlecta fires equities chief; hires acting CIO as Billing slashes foreign holdings
Sweden’s largest pensions institution makes rapid changes to shore up public confidence after US bank losses
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NewsNorwegian government moves towards adding unlisted equity to SWF
Annual white paper on SWF includes call for more analysis from NBIM on unlisted shares
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Special ReportRegulation: IPE’s guide to pensions regulation in six key European countries
IPE’s guide to pensions regulation in six key European countries. Gail Moss reports
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NewsBank demises isolated, but VER’s CEO warns of wider crisis if rates stay high
Timo Löyttyniemi says collapse of SVB and forced sale of Credit Suisse only indicate problems with certain individual banks
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NewsNorway’s GPFG calls for more minority shareholder protection
NBIM tells European Commission more wording is needed in draft directive on multiple-vote share structures
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InterviewsPension funds on the record: In-house due diligence of private debt managers pays off
Experienced alternative credit investors find that risk-adjusted returns are better than in the more liquid credit markets
