IPE's Nordic Region Coverage – Page 52
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KLP says rising rates will lead to higher revenues after 0.75% Q1 loss
Introduction of a common buffer fund helped to strengthen KLP’s capital adequacy, says CEO of Norwegian municipal pensions giant
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NewsFinnfund aims to keep portfolio CO2 net-negative in strategy update
State-owned development fund makes heavy use of African forest carbon sinks in achieving overall negative emissions
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NewsAkademikerPension decries lack of transparency around executive pay
Danish pension fund voted down most remuneration policies at domestic AGMs; Norway’s SWF chief also complains about opaque setting of executive pay internationally
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NewsNorway scales back SWF spend as local economy blooms
Presenting revised 2022 budget, finance minister says petroleum revenue spending must shrink to avoid overheating economy
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NewsAMF lauds robustness of traditional pensions despite Q1 loss
Swedish firm thanks traditional product’s long-term strategy, risk diversification, low fees and a minimum yield guarantee
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NBIM’s London-based equities chief quits for job in SWF’s Oslo HQ
CEO Nicolai Tangen says Petter Johnsen’s move to Oslo in senior portfolio manager role is ‘perfect fit’ with NBIM’s plans to expand active management there
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ESG roundup: Mercer hooks up with Ortec for climate portfolio modelling
Plus: Green, social and sustainability bonds acceleration; Pictet picked for biodiversity research programme; Nordic pension investors on ESG strategy
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Velliv warns about official proposal to curb rises in pension age
Chief economist of Danish pension provider says commission’s idea removes 80,000 from already stretched workforce
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Industriens, PenSam join ATP’s unlisted equities ESG data project
Pension funds say solid ESG reporting benefits returns, lifts reputation, reduces risk and increases pricing
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NewsDanish Pension Commission advises slowing the increase in pension age
Official panel produces long-awaited report, proposing changes ‘to equip the system for the future’
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NewsKeva CEO warns of tough times despite ‘surprisingly calm’ markets
Finland’s largest pension fund hit by 2.3% investment loss in Q1
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AMF invests €92m into fast-growing Swedish energy storage firm
Sweden’s second-largest commercial pension fund buys around 9% of shares in Polarium
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InterviewsIlmarinen: The making of a Finnish pensions legend
Mikko Mursula (pictured), CIO of Finland’s Ilmarinen, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about equities and the organisation’s 2035 net-zero commitment
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Opinion PiecesNotes from the Nordics: Finland on the frontier
Fear and uncertainty are rattling markets, but financial concerns are dwarfed by the human suffering caused by the war in Ukraine. In Finland, people have particular reason to worry due to the country’s long land border with Russia.
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Ilmarinen, Varma warn of uncertain outlook after Q1 investment losses
Ilmarinen’s CEO says war has impacted Finnish listed companies more than the European average
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NewsATP suffers 13% loss on geared investment portfolio in Q1
CEO says ‘not surprising that some returns have to be relinquished’ after record results of past three years
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NewsElo CEO says war seems to have hit several Finnish companies hard
Finnish pension insurers Elo and Veritas post negative Q1 returns of 1.9% and 3.5% respectively
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Danica sees 15% shift into sustainable pension since Ukraine invasion
War in Ukraine has made a number of sustainability issues very concrete and current, says Danish pension provider
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Alecta CIO: Alternatives expansion helped counter Q1 equity, bond decline
Swedish pensions giant reports 6.2% loss for DC pensions in first quarter, though monthly returns picked up in March
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NewsNBIM gives seal of approval to IFRS sustainability standards draft
Norway’s SWF announces will vote against absolving Credit Suisse management in wake of scandals
