IPE's Norway Coverage – Page 36
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NewsNorwegian regulator explains stress tests on 17 'most vulnerable' pension funds
Stress tests ordered by Finanstilsynet in wake of August market turbulence.
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NewsNordic roundup: FPK, Wassum, Invensure
Pension fund for Swedish insurance industry returns 3.1% for first six months of year.
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NewsNordic roundup: EDB Ergo Group, Swedish Church Pension Fund, PP Pension, AP funds
EDB Ergo Group settles pensions dispute with Norwegian trade unions.
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NewsNordic roundup: AP7, Nordic Fixed Income, Catella, Folksam
Swedish buffer fund AP7 has lost 17% so far this year, against benchmark loss of 23%.
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NewsWeak markets cause Norwegian Pension Fund Global to miss benchmark
Scheme's 0.3% return helped by fixed income portfolio, hurt by strengthening kroner.
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NewsNordic Roundup: SEB Trygg Liv Q2 results, Storebrand
Swedish banking group SEB sees operating profits in life business fall by 6% in second quarter.
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NewsNorwegian Pension Fund Global returns 2.1%, boosted by fuel prices
However, Japanese earthquake sees 5% stake in region shrink by 2.8%.
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NewsNordic roundup: SEB, Alecta, Skandia, Kyrkans Pensionskassa, AP funds
Operating profits fall 12% at Swedish banking group SEB's life business year on year.
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NewsNordic roundup: Länsförsäkringar, KPA Pension, AMF, Folksam, Storebrand, SPP, AMF, Collectum
Länsförsäkringar the highest-ranking insurance company in Swedish sustainability survey.
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NewsNordic roundup: Skanska, QIS 5, Sweden, Findland
Pension Foundation for Skanska sees 7% returns with two-fifths of assets invested in alternatives.
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NewsNordic roundup: AP4, AP1, Alecta, Folksam Liv, KPA Pension, Skandia Liv
AP4 returned 11% for the full year 2010, while assets increased by SEK17.1bn (€2bn) to SEK212.8bn.
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NewsNordic roundup: Storebrand, Global 100, SEB, Swedbank, Handelsbanken
Storebrand comes in 9th place on list of 100 most sustainable companies in world.
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NewsNordic roundup: Skagen Fonder, PPM, Gjensidige, Alecta, AMF, Länsförsäkringar
EUROPE – Skagen Fonder, the largest foreign manager within the Swedish premium based state pension system PPM, is considering withdrawing its funds from the system.
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NewsAssets at Nordea's Life & Pensions division surge by 19%
EUROPE – Nordea's Life & Pensions division saw a significant rise in the value of assets under management in the third quarter of this year, which the Nordic and Baltic banking group attributed to asset price growth, as well as net inflows.
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NewsNordic roundup: PIMCO, Storebrand, Catella Fondförvaltning, Söderberg & Partners, AI Pension
EUROPE – PIMCO, the US bond specialist, has appointed Storebrand, the Norwegian pension and insurance provider, for the SRI screening of one of its new bond funds, the PIMCO Emerging Markets SRI Bond.
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NewsNordic roundup: AP1, AP6, F&C Asset Management, Collectum, SPP, Finnish Centre for Pensions
EUROPE – AP1, one of the Swedish national buffer funds, posted net investment income of SEK2.3bn (€247m) after expenses, representing a total return of 1.1% during the first six months of the year.
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NewsNordic roundup: Pension Fennia, Etera
FINLAND – Pension Fennia and Etera have announced results for the first half of the year, with Pension Fennia's chief investment officer saying the economic outlook looks "exceptionally unstable".
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NewsNorway Global loses €19bn in value as European equities plummet by 12% in Q2
NORWAY – The Norway Government Pension Fund Global today announced losses of NOK155bn (€19.5bn) for its second quarter as a result of weak global stock markets.
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Norway reduces drawdown of oil funds as economy improves
NORWAY – In a revision of Norway's fiscal budget for 2010 the government proposes to reduce the use of petroleum revenues by NOK17bn (€2.18bn) compared to the approved budget as economic activity has picked up.
