Pensions in The Nordic Region Report – Page 9
-
Country Report
Nordic Region: Bouncing off the floor
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
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
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
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
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
Rachel Fixsen outlines controversial requirements designed to improve the governance of financial companies’ supervisory boards
-
Country Report
Nordic Region: Funding the baby boomers
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
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
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
IPE looks at the sucess of AP7’s 2010 decision to overhaul its investment strategy
