Pensions in The Nordic Region Report – Page 9

  • Country Report

    Nordic Region: Bouncing off the floor

    November 2012 (Magazine)

    A temporary reprieve from the regulator to deal with ultra low rates has largely been rebuffed by Swedish pension funds, finds Nina Röhrbein

  • Country Report

    Nordic Region: Beyond Finland

    November 2012 (Magazine)

    Reeta Paakkinen spoke to Finnish pension fund chiefs about their changing asset allocation in the face of low yields and the euro-zone crisis

  • Country Report

    Nordic Region: Time to talk about pensions

    November 2012 (Magazine)

    Regulatory changes have put the spotlight on how Danish pension funds are communicating with their members, writes Rachel Fixsen

  • Country Report

    Nordic Region: Green shoots

    May 2012 (Magazine)

    Iceland’s economic recovery is inflating domestic asset prices as capital controls persist. And the consequent lack of investment opportunities is restricting pension funds’ room for manoeuvre, writes Nina Röhrbein

  • Country Report

    Nordic Region: Seeking emerging rewards

    May 2012 (Magazine)

    Norway’s Pension Fund Global – one of the largest institutional investors worldwide, with over €425bn in assets – is reconsidering its European exposure. Jonathan Williams looks at the motivation for the changes

  • Country Report

    Nordic Region: The right skills on board

    May 2012 (Magazine)

    Rachel Fixsen outlines controversial requirements designed to improve the governance of financial companies’ supervisory boards

  • Country Report

    Nordic Region: Funding the baby boomers

    May 2012 (Magazine)

    One of the brains behind the Swedish pension reform of the late 1990s, Bo Könberg, then the country’s minister for health and social security, has now come up with a way to handle the increasing healthcare costs for the largebaby-boom generation. He spoke with Pirkko Juntunen

  • Country Report

    Nordic Region: Going long

    May 2012 (Magazine)

    Sweden, with stable finances and a debt-to-GDP ratio of under 33% is an attractive safe haven for many investors. However, precisely these low debt levels have led to reduced need for longer-dated issuance, currently only 5.6% of debt outstanding. Jonathan Williams looks at reactions to the country’s recent 20-year bond exchange

  • Country Report

    Nordic Region: Lonely hearts club

    May 2012 (Magazine)

    The government has announced plans to channel pension fund assets into debt financing for SMEs. Rachel Fixsen outlines the various initiatives

  • Country Report

    Nordic Region: Hard to beat

    May 2012 (Magazine)

    IPE looks at the sucess of AP7’s 2010 decision to overhaul its investment strategy