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 an EU ruling may prolong proceedings, as Colombia Threadneedle, Fidelity and JP Morgan AM continue long wait for implemenation of their new premium pension mandates
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
Iceland’s pension fund investment rules shift to prudent-person principle
Pension funds gain more flexibility under the law to invest in unlisted companies, infrastructure
Danish pension funds’ home bias still heavy, despite 2025 trim
IPD analysis also reveals Danish pension funds reduced US bonds exposure by a quarter last year
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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Asset owners across Europe are focusing more on private equity, seeking climate solutions and greater sustainability
Swedish FTN challenge delays €18bn equities award to global asset managers
FTN says Indecap Fonder’s call for an EU ruling may prolong proceedings, as Colombia Threadneedle, Fidelity and JP Morgan AM continue long wait for implemenation of their new premium pension mandates
European asset owners push back on SEC climate repeal over costs and comparability
European investors urge for reform over full rescission of the rules as the SEC moves to scrap its Biden-era corporate climate disclosure framework.
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Quick decision on Almenni’s second merger underlines Iceland’s pension fusion culture
‘The accumulated experience makes it faster and less resource-intensive to assess and carry out the next round of mergers,’ says academic
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Alecta’s Pablo Bernengo on restructuring quickly – but with care
It has been a long road back for Sweden’s wounded pension manager Alecta. Pablo Bernengo, its head of asset management and soon-to-be CEO, talks to Caroline Liinanki about intense work and tough times, and the company’s plans for its one remaining headache
Today’s pension debates have a nineties vibe
Pension policy was a hot political topic in Sweden in the 1990s – a debate that heralded a landmark policy to invest a small portion of workers’ contributions in capital markets. Some 30 years later, the same ideas are capturing the imaginations of European policymakers and think tanks.
Iceland’s pension fund investment rules shift to prudent-person principle
Pension funds gain more flexibility under the law to invest in unlisted companies, infrastructure
Danish pension funds’ home bias still heavy, despite 2025 trim
IPD analysis also reveals Danish pension funds reduced US bonds exposure by a quarter last year
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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