IPE's Nordic Region Coverage – Page 53
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Norway’s SWF loses 4.9% in Q1 but beats benchmark
GPFG sees inflow of NOK141bn as oil prices climb
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Sampension thanks cautious equities strategy for ‘best’ negative Q1 return
Danish labour market pension fund says also placed emphasis on value stocks, and alternatives contributed positively
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NewsPFA reports 4.3% Q1 loss despite help from inflation hedging, property
Danish pensions giant says rising interest rates hit average-rate segment return, but reduced liabilities
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Varma gains €300m exposure to low-emission Japanese stocks via tailored ETF
Finnish pensions firm seeds Nomura-run exchange-traded fund amid low availability of ESG ETFs in Japan
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NewsSwedish lobby sees increasing dominance of occupational pensions
Insurance Sweden expects trend to become even more pronounced in next few years
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AP funds say ethical council’s work now more transparent
The impact of advocacy can be difficult to quantify, says AP3’s Peter Lundkvist
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NewsDenmark: 2021 sees highest pension contribution growth since 2010
But lobby association also warns there could be a ‘proper shake-up’ this year
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NewsSwedish lobby slams government for pensions supplement proposal
Insurance Sweden says it makes an already complicated pension system even more difficult to understand
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Norway mulls next steps as domestic SWF hits ownership cap
Government plans to open Tromsø office to ‘build strong asset management environment’ in country’s north.
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ATP picks deputy CEO Præstegaard to succeed Foged in top job
Præstegaard is first CEO of statutory pensions giant since Simonsen to have strong political/government background
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AP7, CEPB lean on VW and Australian firms over climate lobbying
Swedish, Danish and UK pension funds demand increased climate lobbying transparency from German carmaker Volkswagen
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Danish pensions lobby proposes sector pitches in to build national defence
IPD proposes ‘completely new PPP collaboration’, in the light of the war in Ukraine
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Varma’s investment chief Rytsölä quits to head up Solidum
Reima Rytsölä shifts job to fill shoes of Antti Mäkinen, CEO of state-owned holding company
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NewsNorway doubles SWF’s scope for unlisted renewable infra to €25bn
Finance Ministry publishes annual white paper on Government Pension Fund
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InterviewsFast and slow: Finland’s Veritas makes new additions to the portfolio construction toolbox
Kari Vatanen, chief investment officer of Finnish pensions insurer Veritas, tells Pirkko Juntunen about his views on diversification in a world where fundamentals are no longer the driver
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Jesper Kirstein closes Copenhagen consultancy for health reasons
Copenhagen-based financial consultancy Kirstein closes doors after nearly 30 years in business
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Swedish pension funds at odds over scandal-hit Ericsson’s AGM
Major investor in telecoms firm AMF says Ericsson board has worked to reduce corruption risk
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Russian losses for Nordic pension funds unclear, but allocations small
Denmark’s IPD says pension funds’ Russian, Belarusian investments diminished to DKK2bn in March from DKK9.2bn end 2021
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NewsNorway adds Russia, Belarus to SWF’s bond blacklist; says fund is not policy instrument
North Korea and Syria to remain part of “government bond exemption”, says finance ministry
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NewsSwedish watchdog warns pension funds to check solvency given war
FSA says survey shows insurance firms had low exposure to Russia and Ukraine, but only a quarter had calculated solvency since war began
