Rachel Fixsen
Rachel is IPE's Nordic correspondent.
She has long been a freelance writer, and over the years, has written for The Telegraph, The Independent, The Observer, AMWatch and elsewhere.
In 2001, Rachel's personal finance book Kickstart Your Money was published by John Wiley & Sons.
NewsSwedish pensions agency awards €5.8bn of index equity mandates
Handelsbanken, Mercer and Skandia among winners in agency’s second tender award announcement
NewsYoung people not afraid of an older retirement age, say Danish pension funds
‘Crucial to create as good a labour market as possible, so fewer need to retire early,’ said IPD director
NewsSwedish pensioner groups warn against political meddling with AP fund structure
AP7 disagrees with proposal to slim AP fund boards down to seven members
NewsNordic FSA chiefs urge EU regulators to simplify financial rulebook
Simpler rules should be enforced by ‘risk-based supervision with strong discretionary tools’, Nordic watchdogs tell EIOPA, ESMA, EBA heads
NewsFinnish pension majors generate 7%-plus returns on strong equities
Global economic development outlook poses challenges for the actions of the central banks, says Keva CIO
NewsAlecta says low incomes more common for young than pensioners
Sweden’s biggest pension fund presents study challenging commonly-held idea that pensioners are poorer than young people
NewsKåpan’s Marie Giertz to replace long-term CEO Gunnar Balsvik
Swedish €15bn public sector pension fund promotes CIO to top position from February
NewsSwedish government employers sceptical about benefits of merging AP funds
‘Efficiency improvements are often overestimated,’ says Swedish Agency for Government Employers in buffer funds reform consultation
NewsNorway’s SWF recoups some green energy infrastructure losses in Q3
NBIM reports 4.4% return for GPFG between July and September, as falling interest rates propel stock markets
NewsVelliv says impact product revamp ‘in theory makes for better returns’
Danish mutual pension provider redesigns ideas behind VækstPension Aftryk, defines four categories of sustainable investment targets, adds asset classes
NewsAP7 joins call for US states to cut oil/gas sector methane emissions
Swedish national pension fund said reducing methane leaks from oil and gas industry is ‘one of cheapest ways to reduce GHG emissions quickly’
NewsAlecta’s DC product returns 8.7% as equities rally, bonds priced higher
Swedish occupational pensions major sees asset total grow to SEK1.33trn by end September
NewsPFA admits factoring in Scope 3 will dent climate product’s returns
Danish pension provider’s PFA Klima Plus product will begin opting out of stocks with ‘strong connection’ to fossil fuel sector from next April
NewsAlecta wins five more years as FTP default provider
Swedish pensions giant trims fees further on its DC traditional pension product, and wins new €400m contract within financial-sector scheme
NewsNetherlands retains top spot in Mercer pension ranking
Top three countries retain places despite slightly lower ranking compared with 2023 figures
NewsATP chief says Northvolt crisis is ‘wake-up call for Europe’
Pension fund CEO warns that European green transition technology needs public money or China and US will dominate
NewsSwedish pensions agency at odds with FSA over some Heimstaden Bostad facts
Pensionsmyndigheten says it ‘largely agrees’ with watchdog in its preliminary conclusions in case around agency’s blighted investment in residential property company
NewsDanish competition watchdog calls for auto-transfer of dormant pensions
Smaller dormant accounts at risk of being entirely lost to administration fees, authority says in new report
NewsAMF brings forward CEO succession; Flodén takes helm on 4 November
Sidenmark gives way to new CEO two months earlier than planned, as transition process proves “smoother and more efficient” than board expected
AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Norway bumps up SWF spend once more in 2025 budget
Plus: ATP’s own CSRD reporting wishlist; Sweden’s Pensions Agency rule-breaking
