IPE's Sweden Coverage – Page 26
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Länsförsäkringar says COVID talks with issuers led to ESG bond surge
Swedish firm piled on SEK7.5bn of sustainability bonds in 2020 bringing total to SEK17bn or 13% of AUM
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Swedish pensioners’ association slams Alecta’s pension study
SPF Seniorerna: ‘Study does our members, current and future pensioners and the pension debate a disservice’
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NewsSwedish pension system ‘significantly better than reputation’, says Alecta
Sweden’s largest pension fund says new analysis shows pension income have risen to 75% of people’s working incomes
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AnalysisAnalysis: Pension funds embark on SFDR implementation journey
IPE analysis across four key EU pension jurisdictions finds uncertainty about the final detailed rules underpinning the anti-greenwashing regulation
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NewsAlecta plans to step up big-ticket investments in unlisted equity
Sweden’s largest pension provider has huge scope in allocation policy to expand unlisted, but progress depends on opportunities available
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NewsFolksam, KPA set 2025 climate goals, counting on persuasion
Swedish pensions and insurance group aims to slash portfolio emissions by 29% by engaging but divestment ‘may become relevant’
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NewsAP Funds need same definition of illiquid assets, McKinsey tells Sweden
Swedish pensions buffer funds cut fossils exposure by between 51% and 100% in five years
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NewsSweden cuts capital requirements for pension funds’ green infra assets
FSA publishes proposals for range of new rules for pension and insurance firms
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Skandia invests SEK1bn in Latin American social bond via placement
BlackRock also invests in 50-year issue from Inter-American Development Bank
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Country Report
Politics and investment: Germany looks to Sweden
Politicians are looking abroad for ways to boost equity investment in long-term savings
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Special ReportAP3’s partnership approach
Claudia Stanghellini, head of external management at Tredje AP-fonden (AP3), talks about the fund’s strategy when selecting managers
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NewsAMF becomes biggest pensions firm to seek Swedish IORP II status
Move ‘safeguards opportunities to continue investing wisely and long-term’, says Swedish pension provider
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NewsSolvency II review may weigh heavier on Sweden than elsewhere: lobby
In Norway, Gabler says new capital requirement for interest-rate risk to have big effect on private pension funds
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NewsAMF, Alecta grab SEK600m slice of music tech firm’s €450m funding round
Alecta says Swedish tech firm fits strategy to increase unlisted investments with growth potential
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Alecta’s Billing says green bonds should be issued in different shades
Investors should be encouraged to place climate bets that could grow footprints short-term, Swedish pension fund chief tells IPE Nordic forum
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NewsSwedish premium pension platform authority to be outside Stockholm
Minister reshuffles expert committee line-up – Lundbergh and Albinsson depart as AP1’s Chammas and Rönnholm take their seats
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AP funds’ single report shows system needs coordination: Langensjö
“The proposal from the inquiry is still relevant,” says former head of Swedish pensions buffer fund inquiry
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Swedes get higher state pensions after COVID cuts life expectancy
Early statistical indications show life expectancy fell by around 1% in 2020, says pensions agency
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Danish lobby group sees women’s pension pots overtaking men’s
Swedish Pensions Agency says ”Women’s pensions are and will be lower.”
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AP4 counters flak over fossils: ‘We have clear ownership criteria’
Swedish nature conservation group casts doubt on effectiveness of AP funds’ engagement approach over fossil holdings
