IPE's Nordic Region Coverage – Page 49
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AP Pension takes product-switch case to Denmark’s Supreme Court
Mutual pension provider appeals High Court judgement that plaintiffs had had to bear unreasonable risks – CEO argues longevity risk was not an issue in FSA inspection at the time
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Sweden’s new premium pension funds board launches tender
In second tender, pension fund procurement authority seeks fund analysis system
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NewsNorway’s SWF manager pushes for companies to set science-based targets
Smith Ihenacho pens response to UK’s blueprint for company transition plans, ‘broadly agreeing’ with principles, key elements
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AP1 knocked by 9.4% loss in H1, despite gains on forex, alternatives
Swedish buffer fund is second of big four to report first half financial results – beating the larger AP4
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Alecta says ‘not unlikely’ markets will fall further in 2022, also hitting RE
Sweden’s largest pension fund suffers 12.7% H1 investment loss, but rising rates slash liabilities
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Folksam stows €276m into private credit for North European firms
Swedish pensions and insurance group picks P Capital Partners’ fifth credit fund for fixed income exposure across the group
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Sampension pushes on with inflation-linked bonds, real assets build up
Danish pension fund uses perceived mispricing, systematic rebalancing tactics to add extra returns
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NewsAP4 hit by 12.6% investment loss amid unanticipated ‘extreme scenario’
‘The spring of 2022 will have an obvious place in the history books,’ says CEO Ekvall
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AP7 co-files Tesla resolution on workers’ rights
‘Tesla must also have confidence that the company has effective human capital management systems,’ says Nia Impact Capital in proposal
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Danish FSA tells Industriens Pension to consider adding more PE staff
Watchdog hands out official orders to correct private equity management procedures, as part of wider focus on the way pension funds handle the asset class
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Norwegian FSA sees positive pensions solvency effect from higher rates
Pension fund solvency ratios rise to 187% in this year’s Q1 from 179% at end 2021
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PenSam told to tighten up procedures around private equity valuations
Danish FSA hands out official orders to add paperwork on performance monitoring, amid wider regulatory focus on private equity
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Finns favour immigration as way to fortify pension system
‘Surprising that Finns don’t support achieving better returns by increasing risk-taking,’ says Finnish Centre for Pensions director Paldanius.
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Denmark’s AP Pension mulls ‘potentially significant’ impact of court defeat
High court rules that plaintiffs had to bear unreasonable risks after their pension savings were switched by FSP Pension
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NewsNorway pension fund lobby criticises official tendering guide
‘Guide can be read as a defence for dominant player KLP,’ Drevsjø says of Pension Office’s 2022 guide for municipalities on tendering pension contracts
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NewsPKA targets lower carbon by investing DKK5bn in ‘resource-efficient’ equity fund
Danish pension fund manager CIO says firm picked Osmosis IM as part of its new approach to ESG policy
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ATP, AMF, AP funds and Folksam back Northvolt in $1.1bn financing
Large Nordic pension funds up their investments in Swedish battery maker as it seeks to boost production
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NewsMarkets slash pension savings for Danes – but debt shrinks too
Large equity declines in Q1 cause Danish pension assets to contract by 5%, while Nordic country’s mortgage model means household debt also shrank because of rising interest rates
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NewsIceland’s central bank plans to review pension fund activities
Despite strong growth of pension funds and increased activities, law has still not been updated, says supervisor
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Opinion PiecesNorway needs another pensions overhaul
It’s official – Norway’s state pension system needs another overhaul. The Pension Commission published its hefty report in June arguing for changes to make it socially sustainable – raising age limits, pegging minimum benefits to wage growth and shielding disability pensions from the effects of life expectancy adjustment.
