Nordic Region Investment and Pensions
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Pension Funds in the Nordic Region - Country Report
Nordic Region pension funds report 2025: ATP hits back at critics on risk structure
An academic discussion in a leading business journal has spilled over into a fully fledged debate with the fund’s leadership
Swedish FTN challenge delays €18bn equities award to global asset managers
FTN says Indecap Fonder’s call for EU ruling may prolong proceedings, as Colombia Threadneedle, Fidelity and JP Morgan AM continue long wait for mandate implementation
Danish pension sector beats green investment target five years early
Danish association Insurance & Pension Denmark says pension companies held DKK478bn (€64.1bn) in green investments at the end of 2025
Major rejig of Swedish premium pension could see up to €10bn passed to AP7
Westberg’s report concludes AP7’s default product meets requirements that should be set for a state payout product, while Swedish Pensions Agency’s traditional insurance doesn’t
Norway’s KLP ‘harmed competition’ by persuading councils not to tender pensions
Norwegian NOK1trn institution makes list of binding commitments to satisfy Competition Authority after four-year probe
TOP NORDIC REGION PENSION FUNDS 2025
Pension fund/entity | Assets (€’000)
Denmark
- PFA Pension | 110,970,374
- Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP) | 96,249,172
- Danica Pension | 73,685,503
Finland
- Keva | 70,700,000
- Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co. | 65,364,566
- lmarinen | 64,409,516
Iceland
- Lífeyrissjóður starfsmanna ríkisins | 10,844,672
- Lífeyrissjóður verslunarmanna | 10,089,045
- Gildi lífeyrissjóður | 7,798,458
Norway
- Norway Government Pension Fund Global | 1,657,449,581
- Kommunal Landspensjonkasse (KLP) | 101,052,311
- Folketrygdfondet | 32,227,823
Sweden
- Sjunde AP-fonden (AP7) | 125,029,388
- Alecta Pensionsförsäkring | 121,161,572
- AMF | 73,990,350
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Danish pension sector beats green investment target five years early
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Major rejig of Swedish premium pension could see up to €10bn passed to AP7
Westberg’s report concludes AP7’s default product meets requirements that should be set for a state payout product, while Swedish Pensions Agency’s traditional insurance doesn’t
Norway’s KLP ‘harmed competition’ by persuading councils not to tender pensions
Norwegian NOK1trn institution makes list of binding commitments to satisfy Competition Authority after four-year probe
Investment industry calls for clarity on EU due diligence rules
Norges Bank Investment Management and Principles for Responsible Investment urge EU to align due diligence guidance globally
Finland explores €300 newborn investment scheme
A proposed €300 investment for every newborn aims to boost financial literacy, ownership and long-term saving
Equity weightings surge at Finnish pension funds, with more buying planned
As reform takes effect, Finland’s occupational pension providers have already taken advantage of new leeway to boost risk
Danish pensions lobby insists EIOPA needs mandate to care about Europe’s competitiveness
EIOPA chair Petra Hielkema dismissed idea of competitiveness mandate as ‘largely symbolic’
IPE Nordic Briefing: Pension funds slam SEC’s proposed rescission of climate disclosure rules
AP7, NBIM and AkademikerPension all submitted letters to US regulator discouraging the Commission from scrapping rules
Tangen warns Norwegians to prepare mentally for SWF wipe-out
As GPFG posts 9.4% first-half gain, NBIM CEO focuses keynote speech at national debating event on doomsday scenario
European pension funds bolster ESG in private markets portfolios
Asset owners across Europe are focusing more on private equity, seeking climate solutions and greater sustainability
TOP MANAGERS: NORDIC REGION INSTITUTIONAL ASSETS
Company | Assets (€m)
- SEB | 109,623
- BlackRock | 78,898
- DNB Asset Management | 65,089*
- State Street Global Advisors | 41,457
- Nordea Asset Management | 40,819
- Nykredit Asset Management | 29,648
- Storebrand Asset Management | 28,784
- Northern Trust Asset Management | 28,421
- BNP Paribas Asset Management | 21,095
- Jyske Capital, Jyske Bank | 10,093
As at 30.9.3.24, *12.11.24
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IPE BEST PENSION FUND IN THE NORDIC REGION AWARD WINNERS
Nordic Region
- 2023 - The Swedish Fund Selection Agency
Denmark
- 2022 - Industriens Pension
- 2021 - PensionDanmark
- 2020 - PensionDanmark
- 2019 - ATP | PensionDanmark
Norway
- 2022 - KLP
Sweden
- 2022 - Alecta pension insurance, mutual
- 2021 - Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4)
- 2020 - Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4)
- 2019 - Swedish Pensions Agency
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