IPE's Sweden Coverage – Page 28
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Danske saw ‘high investor interest’ for Alecta-bought social bond
Could take time for institutions to find right place in mandate for this type of impact investment, says Hökfelt
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Alecta invests $100m in part state agency-guaranteed EM social bond
Swedish pension fund giant achieves the scale it desires through placement
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AP funds, ATP, AMF in Swedish green battery firm’s $2.75bn placement
Major Nordic pension funds put more equity into Northvolt, alongside OMERS, Goldman Sachs and VW
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NewsAP funds, govt, should push harder on green development, says NAO
Funds say entire industry is working on the sustainability steps Swedish National Audit Office recommends
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Country ReportSweden: Record returns defy pandemic
AP6 reaps highest-ever results in 2020 through its ‘whole-portfolio’ approach
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NewsSwedish pension contributions hold up in Q1 despite pandemic
Insurance Sweden reports occupational pension contributions grew in Q1, year-on-year, by 7.2%
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Mandate roundup: ERAFP adds mid-caps to US equity strand
Plus: AP7 reappoints ISS, seeks help with upcoming treasury process review
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NewsNordic roundup: NBIM, AP Funds’ ethics chief, AP7 bemoans reporting
NBIM rejects three firms on human-rights grounds
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KPA funds swimming pool via €49m green bond placement
Folksam subsidiary invests in green bond issuance from Sweden’s Linköping local authority.
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NewsSwedish FSA backs pension foundations’ bid for EU taxonomy exemption
Watchdog argues that the foundations do not technically offer financial products, so fall outside proposal’s scope
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Folksam works to adapt other parts of business to IORP II rules
Swedish pensions and insurance firm says tax obstacles remain within new framework
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Nordea L&P says external managers must have net-zero target by 2024
Nordic pensions firm sets out own climate targets for 2025, including shrinking carbon intensity by 25% in next three years
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AP7, KLP join retailers in urging Brazil to throw out Amazon bill
Proposed law would “encourage further land grabbing and widespread deforestation”, says Norwegian pension fund
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Swedish pension lobbies seek more clarity on green infra regulations
Insurance Sweden and Swedish Occupational Pensions Association respond to FSA’s draft pensions regulation
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Alecta converts to IORP II entity; solvency rises in Q1
Sweden’s biggest pension provider opts out of Solvency II rules after quandary
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Swedish pension funds’ ethical council to step up biodiversity work
AP Funds’ Council on Ethics says biodiversity is coming up on the agenda after COVID-19
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Pressure from Nordic, UK PFs turns Toyota off anti-climate lobbying
AP7, Church of England, AkademikerPension and Storebrand hail joint dialogue success
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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
