IPE's Sweden Coverage – Page 3
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NewsAlecta outpaces AMF returns, says overhaul has made it safer
Equities gains boost Swedish occupational pensions giant’s five-year return to 7.3%, beating peer pension fund AMF’s 5.5% for its smoothed traditional product
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NewsAP4 leads Swedish buffer fund returns as forex hedging pays off
With legal obligation to protect against currency fluctuations, AP3, AP4 take weaker hit from krona strength than AP7
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NewsSchroders, JP Morgan among US, UK winners in Swedish FTN’s biggest tender
Big ticket sizes was key in attracting the best asset managers for premium pension savers, Swedish agency says
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NewsSwedish pension providers urged to rethink allocation, decumulation design
Consultancy Arkwright recommends a structurally higher allocation to unlisted assets, arguing that value creation is increasingly concentrated in private markets
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NewsAP7 to pilot test wider insourcing of SEK1.36trn passive portfolio
Geopolitical situation is one of the reasons behind Swedish pensions giant’s move to bring lion’s share of equities in house
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NewsSwedish lobby troubled by commission’s misunderstanding of pensions
Insurance Sweden’s Erlandsson warns raising pensions capital tax creates uncertainty and interferes with complex interplay in pension system
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NewsAP2 sees half the AP6 transition portfolio turning into cash in two years
Ahead of expansion, AP2 returns just 4.6% in 2025, citing currency effects
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Iceland sees pension fund merger activity
The country’s second-biggest pension fund, the Pension Fund of Commerce, LV, had entered talks with Birta, the number four pension fund, over a potential merger
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NewsSwedish pensions sector warns against higher tax on pension capital
Increased tax on returns risks cutting scope for investments, lowering future pensions and pressuring public pension system, says lobby
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NewsAMF splits equities management into domestic, foreign, to boost return chances
Swedish blue-collar pension fund says creating two equities departments will ‘clarify and streamline the work and improve our opportunities to create a competitive return’
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NewsSweden’s AP3, AP4 see savings from AP1 axing starting from 2027
Stockholm-based pensions buffer fund duo says reform-mandated transfer of assets from defunct peer complete, bar under 2% private assets to be managed separately for now
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NewsSwedish FTN, Pensions Agency hire MSCI ESG Research, Clarity AI for green analysis
Procurement succeeds after hiccup in earlier process, when nine out of 10 tenders had failed to meet mandatory requirements
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AnalysisHeads down at Sweden’s buffer funds for reform’s ‘intense’ endgame
With only a few days to go, AP funds use working groups and guidance from government special coordinators to pin down how assets should be transferred
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NewsAlecta off hook over US bank losses after watchdog drops probe
Swedish pensions major is “stronger and safer” now, since implementation of its improvement programme, says CEO Hasslev
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NewsAP7 tightens climate exclusions, drops Chevron, Petrobras
Swedish pensions giant accelerates pace of climate blacklistings, ruling out 35 companies in latest announcement
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Opinion PiecesTo build capital markets that work for people, Europe should look to Sweden
Sweden’s capital market success offers the EU a practical model for building inclusive, resilient markets
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Danish pension funds keen to invest in defence sector
Plus: Norges Bank Investment Management unveils new strategy plan for the Government Pension Fund Global
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NewsAlecta loses in arbitration over loss-making Heimstaden Bostad holding
Swedish pensions giant’s CEO Peder Hasslev: ‘Good we now have more clarity’
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NewsSweden’s FI launches probe into costly individual occupational pensions
Financial watchdog delivers government-mandated mapping report of pensions and investment costs
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NewsFTN doubles fee as tender work proves more laborious than expected
Sweden’s Fund Selection Agency to hike its tender fee from next year, while cutting annual monitoring fee for older funds
