IPE's Nordic Region Coverage – Page 43
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Danish FSA says pension fund liquidity risk needs close follow-up
Watchdog concludes there is no immediately significant rise in liquidity risk, in new assessment ahead of next June’s central clearing deadline
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AP7 blacklists Chinese firms for coal business but no conversion plans
Swedish SEK855bn pension fund bans Ireland’s Eaton Corporation for involvement in nuclear weapons
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Storebrand dumps four mining stocks in new nature protection drive
Biodiversity crisis requires collaboration with governments, companies and finance, plus better regulations and reporting, says asset management arm’s CEO
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in the Nordic Region (December 2022)
Nordic pension funds are getting to grips with biodiversity and natural capital in their investment portfolios, seeking to measure both the impact of companies they invest in and ways they can limit adverse effects on nature. Like other investors globally, many are just at the early stages of thinking about this - how they measure biodiversity, which metrics and approaches are gaining acceptance, and how best to report to stakeholders.
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Country ReportNordic region: Investors embrace biodiversity initiatives
Measuring impact remains the biggest challenge
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Country ReportNordic region: Ilmarinen's roadmap for biodiversity change
Ilmarinen believes biodiversity and nature loss must be treated in the same way as climate change in investment activities
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Country ReportNordic region: Danish pension funds on track to fund climate commitments
Denmark’s pension industry is calling for greater clarity from government on the timing of green projects and on the roles of different stakeholders
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Country ReportNordic region: Key features of Iceland's pension success story
The country’s high participation rate partly explains why the pension system is highly rated worldwide
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Country ReportNordic region: Norway's wealth fund reassesses investment strategy
Review recommends great flexibility for its investment managers
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Country ReportNordic region: Interview with Richard Gröttheim, AP's outgoing CEO
Richard Gröttheim, AP7’s outgoing CEO tells Pirkko Juntunen about a pension system that many countries are keen to learn from
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KLP shakes up group management to speed decision-making
Norway’s main municipal pensions provider adds four new roles on top team, and releases the heads of group’s more independent divisions
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InterviewsPension funds on the record: Reflections on a sobering year
Pension fund managers reflect on an extremely challenging year for markets and look to the future, considering questions such as what is risk-free, how to secure inflation-linked assets, the role of central banks and the risk of liquidity crises
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NewsDanish teachers’ pension fund to shed €269m of fossil equities
Lærernes Pension tightens criteria for fossil fuel exclusions, after setting 2050 net-zero goal in June
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NewsAP7 sues US gaming firm and Microsoft over planned merger
Swedish pensions giant alleges bid process not done correctly, disadvantaging Activision shareholders
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Norway liquidates crisis bond fund despite resurgence of high rates
Folketrygdfondet announces gradual shutdown of Government Bond Fund, set up in 2020 to help lockdown-hit Norwegian companies
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PenSam, Greater Manchester demand tax transparency from ConocoPhillips
Danish and UK pension funds challenge US oil giant, co-filing shareholder resolution alongside Oxfam America
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Volume of EU financial regulation seems out of control, says Danish lobby
IPD launches five proposals for better EU regulation
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NewsAP2 to focus climate efforts on driving down company emissions
Swedish national pensions buffer fund uses own analysis to find the true derivation of portfolio emissions reductions
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NewsSwedes back AP funds’ ESG efforts, but are split on whether they work
Poll for first-pillar pensions manager AP7 shows 77% of people in Sweden do think the national pension funds should heed environment, ethics in pensions management
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NewsSwedish funds lobby says new agency must watch out for lawsuits
Important that procurements are not subject to review due to criteria perceived as discriminatory, says Nordström
