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Plans are afoot to set up a new base in northern Norway to manage sovereign wealth assets
Swedish pensions buffer fund CEO sees political environment remaining problematic for years
Plus: Ilmarinen reports a 3.2% Q1 return, while Keva posts 3.7%
Pensions insurer makes 6.5% return on hedge funds as weighting increases in portfolio
Pensions lobby responds to official climate report on Denmark’s future land use, which concludes afforestation needed
Danish, Norwegian pension funds linked up with ACCR to file shareholder proposal for transparency over oil giant’s EM climate and energy lobbying
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Sources: Pension assets - IPE research; Occupational pension assets as % of GDP - OECD June 2022; Working population, data as of end 2021 - World Bank; Projected old-age dependency ratio 2050 per 100 people - Eurostat 2021; Gross average replacement rate - OECD Pensions at a Glance, 2021; Asset Allocation - OECD Pension Funds in Fugures, June 2022 *Data on asset allocation in these figures include both direct investment in equities, bills and bonds, cash and deposits and indirect investment through CIS when the look-through of CIS investments is available. Otherwise investments by pension funds in CIS are shown in a separate category.
Sources: Pension assets - IPE research; Occupational pension assets as % of GDP - OECD June 2022; Working population, data as of end 2021 - World Bank; Projected old-age dependency ratio 2050 per 100 people - Eurostat 2021; Gross average replacement rate - OECD Pensions at a Glance, 2021; Asset Allocation - OECD Pension Funds in Fugures, June 2022
Sources: Pension assets - IPE research; Occupational pension assets as % of GDP - OECD June 2022; Working population, data as of end 2021 - World Bank; Projected old-age dependency ratio 2050 per 100 people - Eurostat 2021; Gross average replacement rate - OECD Pensions at a Glance, 2021; Asset Allocation - OECD Pension Funds in Fugures, June 2022
Sources: Pension assets - IPE research; Occupational pension assets as % of GDP - OECD June 2022; Working population, data as of end 2021 - World Bank; Projected old-age dependency ratio 2050 per 100 people - Eurostat 2021; Gross average replacement rate - OECD Pensions at a Glance, 2021; Asset Allocation - OECD Pension Funds in Fugures, June 2022
Sources: Pension assets - IPE research; Occupational pension assets as % of GDP - OECD June 2022; Working population, data as of end 2021 - World Bank; Projected old-age dependency ratio 2050 per 100 people - Eurostat 2021; Gross average replacement rate - OECD Pensions at a Glance, 2021; Asset Allocation - OECD Pension Funds in Fugures, June 2022 *Data on asset allocation in these figures include both direct investment in equities, bills and bonds, cash and deposits and indirect investment through CIS when the look-through of CIS investments is available. Otherwise investments by pension funds in CIS are shown in a separate category.
Now approaching retirement age itself, Danish statutory pension fund ATP is using its 60th birthday as an opportunity to reinforce the validity of its guarantee-based investment model.
Swedish pensions buffer fund CEO sees political environment remaining problematic for years
Plus: Ilmarinen reports a 3.2% Q1 return, while Keva posts 3.7%
Pensions insurer makes 6.5% return on hedge funds as weighting increases in portfolio
Pensions lobby responds to official climate report on Denmark’s future land use, which concludes afforestation needed
Danish, Norwegian pension funds linked up with ACCR to file shareholder proposal for transparency over oil giant’s EM climate and energy lobbying
Pension funds’ boards need to be more specific about private equity intentions, FSA tells PKA-run funds
Tangen boasts biggest-ever quarterly gain in kroner for the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund
Norwegian government refuses to allow NBIM to add unlisted equity to GPFG’s asset mix for now, but moves to gather more information on the idea
Swedish occupational pensions heavyweight picks new general counsel with legal leadership experience from Skandia and Swedbank
With Russia’s war causing the EU to strengthen its defence industry, the sector represents an investment opportunity that must now be harnessed, argues Löyttyniemi
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As at 30.9.3.23, *30.16.23, **15.11.23, ***10.6.22
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