IPE's Sweden Coverage – Page 23
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NewsSweden finalises premium pension fund selection agency in nick of time
Tax chief Mats Sjöstrand appointed as chair of Fund Selection Agency ahead of 20 June start
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AP7 dumps 14 more coal and oil sands firms without transition plans
Latest blacklistings follow engagement with the companies and analysis
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in the Nordic Region (June 2022)
We open our June Nordic Region report with a stark question: are asset managers living up to asset-owners expectations on ESG, in particular when it comes to climate change reporting?
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Country ReportNordic Region: Sweden prepares for a pensions reboot
The Swedish Fund Selection Agency is set to take over the reins of the SEK 2trn premium pension system following a series of scandals
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Skandia pension poll shows growing confidence in system
Länsförsäkringar’s study reveals increase in the proportion of Swedish small businesses that do not provide occupational pensions
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AMF bolsters guarantees by SEK17bn, at 15-point cost to solvency
Blue-collar pension fund makes move against background of good return and strong solvency
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NewsAMF lauds robustness of traditional pensions despite Q1 loss
Swedish firm thanks traditional product’s long-term strategy, risk diversification, low fees and a minimum yield guarantee
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AMF invests €92m into fast-growing Swedish energy storage firm
Sweden’s second-largest commercial pension fund buys around 9% of shares in Polarium
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Alecta CIO: Alternatives expansion helped counter Q1 equity, bond decline
Swedish pensions giant reports 6.2% loss for DC pensions in first quarter, though monthly returns picked up in March
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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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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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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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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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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
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Pension funds in Nordics stick with China exposure but alert to risks
KLP’s Koch-Hagen says geopolitical shifts could make China a greater source of diversification - or else a riskier investment
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NewsNordic pension funds free to invest in defence as arms sector thrives
‘We see it as logical that institutional investors invest in companies whose production is necessary for a national defence,’ says Sampension CIO
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Nordic pension funds expect ECB tightening as war adds to inflation
AP4 sees ECB hike to zero as likely this year; Veritas says central bank may have no other choice than to tighten
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AP3 CEO Hessius to quit Swedish pension fund at end of 2022
‘Time to hand over the reins,’ says Kerstin Hessius after 18 years as CEO
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NewsAP7 re-tenders €66bn of passive global equity mandates
Swedish national pension fund says it intends to procure between two and four mandates
