All Pensions in The Nordic Region Report articles – Page 6
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Asset Allocation: Revisiting traditional allocations
Casper Hammerich outlines key findings on Nordic asset management trends from Kirstein’s tenth Nordic Investor Survey
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Finland Asset Allocation: The hunt for alternatives
Some pension funds are looking to increase exposure to alternative credit but an ageing population is a concern for the likes of VER, says Reeta Paakkinen
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Asset Allocation: A hive of activity
Carlo Svaluto Moreolo reviews shifts in asset allocation in the Nordic institutional investment market
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Sweden: Rolling with the punches
Earlier this year, the Swedish central bank decided to push repo rates into negative territory. We look at how the country’s pension funds have adapted their portfolios
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Finnish funds take international outlook
Finnish pension funds are internationalising their portfolios in an effort to help offset domestic woes
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Finland's pension mutuals: New governance rules
The recent scandal at Keva ushered in new governance rules for Finnish pensions mutuals, but many funds are already one step ahead of the game
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Denmark: Weathering the storm
Despite the blustery short-term economic environment, Danish pension funds have set their sights firmly on the horizon
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Sweden's buffer funds: Healthy despite uncertainty
Sweden’s national buffer funds, despite their uncertain future, are faring quite well
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Sweden's Pensions Working Group unlikely to reach conclusions any time soon
Pirkko Juntunen asks when the Pensions Working Group will finally come to any conclusions. The answer seems to be ‘nobody knows, but not any time soon’
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Denmark: Ahead of the rest
Rachel Fixsen speaks with one of the leaders of a new research centre that aims to keep Denmark as the leading pension provider
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Sweden: AP7 triumphs
CIO Richard Gröttheim downplays his fund’s recent stellar performance, explaining that conviction in strategy should always trump short-term gain
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Pensions In Nordic Region: An unhappy industry
A lengthy phase of regulatory uncertainty looks likely as questions on the implementation of EU directives remain unresolved, according to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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Pensions In Nordic Region: Finns look towards new frontiers
Two leading Finnish pension funds see potential in frontier markets and China equity, finds Reeta Paakkinen
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Pensions In Nordic Region: Efficient frontiers
Carlo Svaluto Moreolo reviews recent mandate activity of large Nordic institutional investors
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Pensions In Nordic Region: Staring contest
There is no end in sight to capital controls, despite the government’s tentative first steps towards easing the restrictions that have been in place since 2008, writes Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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Pensions In Nordic Region: Still a competitive market
KLP is on track boost its position as the country’s second largest public pensions provider following the exit of Storebrand and DNB from the local authority market, writes Rachel Fixsen
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Pensions In Nordic Region: Could do better
Denmark’s pension system might have achieved the top score in the most recent Melbourne-Mercer international rankings but there is still work to be done. Rachel Fixsen spoke to Torben Andersen, chairman of the new Pension Commission, about the work in hand
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Pensions In Nordic Region: Rethinking traditional allocations
Casper Hammerich outlines some of the key findings on asset allocation from the ninth Nordic Investor Survey
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Pensions In Nordic Region: Retirement age rise
Reeta Paakkinen outlines reforms to Finland’s pension system, that will increase the retirement age and the accrual rate for earnings-related pensions
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Pensions In Nordic Region: Time for action on carbon
Investors like AP4, AP2 and the Church of Sweden are ahead of the game in portfolio decarbonisation, writes Caroline Liinanki