ATP: Green signals
In its quest for better quant stock selection method, ATP has also reduced its carbon footprint by a quarter
Denmark: Schemes challenge regulator on guarantee
Regulatory developments and the low-interest-rate environment are pushing pension funds to move away from guaranteed schemes
Sweden: Reform focus turns to quality and cost
Phase two of Sweden’s premium pension system reform aims to weed out poor investment pension funds and preserve the best
Per Bolund: Green future for Swedish pensions
Sweden’s financial markets minister tells Pirkko Juntunen that the government is preparing for comprehensive pension reform
Iceland: Full overhaul on the cards
Iceland’s government is preparing for a comprehensive review of pension fund issues
Norway: Paving the way for competition
Municipal reform and proposed new public-sector scheme is creating a fertile environment for competition
Nordic Region: Shifting borders
Is the Nordic dream of a unified Danish-Swedish pensions market over?
Asset Allocation: Innovation for the future
Nordic institutions maintain an innovative diversification path
Different strokes
We interview seven Nordic funds about their portfolios
Change of focus at Apoteket fund
Gustav Karner cleans out old medicine at the pharmacy pension fund, as attention turns to cost cutting
Swedish Premium Pension: Safe and sound
Reform of the Premium Pension System aims to root out poor management practices and make the system sustainable
Swedish Premium Pension: Lundbergh’s nudge
How to formulate evidence-based pension reform proposals in 10 weeks
Danish pension funds ban aggressive tax planning by external managers
ATP, Industriens, PensionDanmark and PFA have taken up a common stance on tax for assets run by third-parties in the wake of an international withholding tax scandal
Including ESG in fixed income ‘boosts market efficiency’, says Norway’s GPFN
Folketrygdfondet chiefs argue that responsible management of fixed income portfolios gives more holistic view of companies
Sampension adds €2.2bn engineering pension client
ISP selects Sampension to succeed AP Pension as administrator for its 12,500-strong membership
Mixed pension fund response to Swedish government green bonds plan
Financial markets minister Per Bolund says investors will play a ‘central role’ in the green transition as government sets out plan to issue debt by next year
PensionDanmark, Industriens return to PRI after 2013 spat
All six Danish pension funds that exited the PRI six years ago have now returned as signatories in the wake of a governance review
Compenswiss tenders real estate mandate worth €50-100m via IPE Quest
Quartet of tenders sees Swiss and Nordic investors allocate to China A-shares, currency hedging and core real estate as investors continue diversification push
Denmark’s LD partners with charity for revised ownership policy
LD Pensions has teamed up with UK-based charity Future-Fit Foundation, using its framework to shape the pension fund’s new engagement and ownership policy
ATP, PKA invest in European Investment Bank’s DKK3bn climate bond
First Danish kroner bond issued by an sovereign, supranational or agency was praised for fostering transparency
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