IPE's Nordic Region Coverage – Page 37
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Country ReportNordic region: Knut Kjaer on the future Norway's sovereign wealth
NBIM’s founding CEO Knut Kjær talks about Norway’s sovereign wealth fund adapting to changing geopolitical and economic realities
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Country ReportNordic region: Finnish solvency rules raise questions about risk
Many argue that the current rules are too restrictive, hampering investment returns
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Opinion PiecesDo not blame institutions for taking risks
Alecta, the SEK1.19trn (€105bn) institution that manages the Swedish ITP private-sector pension scheme, is being probed by Swedish regulators for the €1.9bn capital loss it experienced earlier this year, as the three US regional banks it invested in – Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and First Republic Bank – collapsed. The institution reacted by firing its influential CEO Magnus Billing.
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InterviewsFinland's VER: The strategy to secure government pensions
Timo Löyttyniemi (pictured), CEO of the buffer fund supporting Finnish government employees’ pensions, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about its investment strategy
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NewsDanish pensions lobby calls for biodiversity data definitions
With investments in wind, solar, infrastructure and forestry, pensions and insurance sector is ‘central player’ where biodiversity plays decisive role, says Damsgaard
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NewsDenmark’s P+ picks CIO Kåre Hahn Michelsen to succeed CEO
Labour-market pension fund’s current CIO to take up top role in September, when Kolbye Sørensen retires after 21 years
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NewsAP7 hands LGIM large active climate-transition equities mandate
Swedish pensions giant says new partnership is first time it has combined a focus on firms able to transition with active ownership
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NewsNorway moves ahead with flexible buffer rules for legacy DB
Pension funds, insurance companies divided on issue of proposed ceiling on buffer fund
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NewsKLP sees long process ahead in Storebrand complaint case
Storebrand surprised by government’s response to ESA, saying KLP is ‘not an economic actor’
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NewsNordic roundup: Danish pension policy, Swedish premium pension, Lærernes Pension
Danish pensions lobby group calls on Danish government to change pension withdrawal rules
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NewsATP’s CIO bemoans weak due diligence behind IPO prospectuses
‘Crucial that everyone plays by the same rules,’ say Svenstrup and Krüger Andersen
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NewsDanish pension funds unite to press Amazon on labour rights
Twelve pension investors demand proof Amazon respects right of employees to form a trade union and negotiate collectively
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NewsIceland’s pension funds fear €1bn losses under housing bond plan
Pension fund group says on firm legal ground, and warns the government of years in court
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NewsIcelandic pension funds decry government reneging on housing bond terms
Pension funds are collectively largest owner of HFF bonds, which Icelandic government plans to terminate
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NewsPensionDanmark to train up top civil servant for CEO role
Danish labour-market pension fund appoints Finance Ministry man Peter Stensgaard Mørch as long-term CEO, with CIO leading the fund in the meantime
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NewsDanish FSA raps PenSam over solvency sums failures
Financial watchdog issues order to Danish occupational pensions provider
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NewsLD Pensions ramps up shareholder voting, adds new ESG role
Danish pension fund plans to vote at more than 900 AGMs this season, up from 612 in 2022
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NewsAP7, KLP vow to hold climate laggards to account at AGMs
Swedish state pensions giant AP7 boosts expectations of boards in 2023
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NewsSweden’s premium pension tenders to kick off with European large-cap equity
Fund Selection Agency announces asset category of first tender, says deadline will be end of August
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NewsAlecta declares ‘full respect’ for FSA launching risk management probe
Collectum says will await outcome of watchdog’s investigation before taking any action on ITP contract
