IPE's Norway Coverage – Page 5
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NewsNBIM seeks research proposals to strengthen understanding of climate
Investment giant suggests topics could include the impact of financial decisions on real-world outcomes
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NewsAPG to bring in new human rights policy to improve NGO assessment
KLP and PGGM also deemed ‘misaligned with societal expectations’
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NewsNew nature investment coalition inspired by pension-backed initiative
The Nature Investment Coalition (NIC) aims to replicate the success of a climate counterpart that drew €120bn in commitments from pension funds
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NewsNBIM opts for talks with Bolloré despite own council’s divestment advice
Companies should have policies to respect human rights in supply chains as well as own operations, says Norwegian sovereign wealth fund manager
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NewsNorway domestic SWF recommends 3% annual withdrawals
Folketrygdfondet defines a level of withdrawal which would allow the NOK365bn GPFN to retain its real-terms value
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Country ReportNorway: competition hots up in the municipal pensions market
The return of Storebrand signals an uptick in market activity
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Opinion PiecesWhy Norway's rebuff to oil fund over private equity is all about pay and equality
It would be hard to argue that Norway’s sovereign wealth fund is not diversified, but its range of permitted asset classes is narrower than that of peers.
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NewsNorwegian municipal pension funds beat dominant provider KLP in Q1
KLP acknowledges recent customer losses, but says is developing its offering in line with client feedback
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NewsSwedish pension funds push Tesla AGM to adopt workers’ rights
AMF to back AGM proposal filed by Folksam and others, and takes aim at Apple’s worker rights behaviour too
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NewsNorwegian oil fund drops $400m of stocks on war-linked grounds
NBIM follows advice from its Council on Ethics, and banishes L3Harris, Adani unit and Weichai Power, divesting nearly $400m
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NewsFinance minister defends Norway’s increased SWF spending
In revised 2024 budget presented today, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum proposes spending NOK418.7bn of the GPFG money, sticking to higher level of oil money use
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NewsFormer NBIM chief advocates for more flexibility in investment management
Knut Kjaer compares the managment of NBIM with the CPPIB and the Government of Singapre Investment Corporation
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NewsSampension, KLP says Shell conceded over lobbying after its efforts
Danish, Norwegian pension funds linked up with ACCR to file shareholder proposal for transparency over oil giant’s EM climate and energy lobbying
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NewsNBIM misses benchmark in Q1 on drag from real estate
Tangen boasts biggest-ever quarterly gain in kroner for the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund
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NewsTangen’s hopes dashed for SWF’s timely private equity debut
Norwegian government refuses to allow NBIM to add unlisted equity to GPFG’s asset mix for now, but moves to gather more information on the idea
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NewsStorebrand hails ESA view that municipal pensions must be put out to tender
KLP understands it will take ESA time before decision on whether a case will be filed
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NewsNorwegian wealth fund ratchets up criticism of UK’s dual-class share plan
Apart from undermining UK’s reputation for strong investor protection, argues NBIM, FCA’s efforts might not even pay off
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NewsNBIM backs key IOSCO suggestions on improving voluntary carbon markets
Sovereign wealth fund’s manager also provides feedback to GRI on its climate change reporting standard proposal
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NewsNorway’s domestic SWF trumps larger GPFG on active management
Government Pension Fund Norway posts 11.4% gain for 2023
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NewsMunicipal pension funds outshine KLP on 2023 returns
Competition in Norway’s local-authority pensions sector chips away at KLP’s dominance
