IPE's Sweden Coverage – Page 2
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Alecta keeps ITP mandate despite FSA fine
Plus: Norway’s NBIM on the importance of AI technology and US tech stocks concentration
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NewsAlecta off the hook after ITP panel opts not to cancel major mandate
Swedish occupational pensions giant finally receives confirmation worst potential outcome of 2023 crisis avoided
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NewsSwedish watchdog to probe individual occupational pensions, amid steep fees alarm
Procurement has squeezed fund fees in the premium pension and ITP schemes, but corresponding funds are costlier in individual schemes, FI warns
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NewsIndecap expands legal objections to Swedish agency’s €18bn tender
‘This is about whether the system works as intended, not about an individual company or Indecap’s bid,’ says Mats Lagerqvist, Indecap’s CEO
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NewsSwedish pension giants back Stegra lifeline, but accept dilution
Wallenberg-led consortium steps in as green steel startup’s biggest investor, and pension funds AP2, AP4 and AMF all put in more capital
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NewsSwedish premium pension’s default fund paid off for most savers, agency finds
0-pp[Just over 13% of pension savers picking own funds actually outperformed AP7’s default product Såfa since the start, Pensionsmyndigheten reports
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NewsSweden’s AP funds hit back after booby prize from journalists
Buffer funds named ‘Roller Blind of the Year’ by Association of Investigative Journalism for lack of transparency over investment losses on failed battery firm Northvolt
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NewsSweden’s FTN rebuts legal challenge over €18bn fund procurement
FTN dismisses all Indecap Fonder’s claims in its application to overturn results of agency’s largest procurement
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NewsAP7 raises bar for gender diverse boards in Japan, India in new voting policy
Swedish pensions giant updates voting policy for 2026 AGMs for its 2,000-company portfolio
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NewsAlecta’s future as ITP provider hangs in balance after regulator ruling
‘In worst-case scenario’, Sweden’s largest pension fund could be removed as provider of key occupational pension scheme
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NewsSwedish funds agency plans launch of €2.7bn healthcare/biotech tender
FTN says comparative returns data for first tracker procurement shows premium pension reform set to deliver average 0.5% point higher returns
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NewsAlecta agrees with FSA’s SEK50m fine for Heimstaden Bostad failings
Swedish pensions giant found at fault for pouring SEK50bn into residential investment where agreement was skewed from the start
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NewsAP Funds need more staff to handle and grow illiquids exposure, says Arkwright
Swedish buffer funds’ proportion of illiquid assets increased by only three percentage points in seven years, report says
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NewsSwedish investors react as Ericsson drops gender diversity targets
Several of the country’s largest pension funds, including the AP Funds, described the move as disappointing
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Swedish manager slams FTN’s procurement process
Plus: Finland’s pensions debate continues ahead of next year’s general election
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AnalysisEuropean pension funds report mixed results
Denmark’s ATP posts stellar results, while pension funds in the Netherlands were hit by underperforming interest rate hedges
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AnalysisTrusted partners: Advising Europe’s pension funds
IPE’s survey of European consultants reveals a complex patchwork of client preferences
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NewsRejected Swedish manager slams FTN for sending more capital to US
Indecap Fonder lodges appeal with Stockholm court after losing out in Fund Selection Agency’s biggest procurement
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NewsSweden’s FTN holds breath for first appeal from losing bidder
Indecap Fonder reportedly announced its intention to appeal agency’s decision not to award it a premium pension mandate
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NewsSweden’s FTN calls for tenders for €4bn of US, North American equity mandates
In its eighth procurement process, Swedish Fund Selection Agency plans to replace 16 existing fund offerings with just eight
