All articles by Pirkko Juntunen – Page 7
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NewsSwedish roundup: Swedish Investment Fund Association, Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, Collectum
SWEDEN – The Swedish Consumer Agency has contacted some 40 fund management companies in the country and requested access to all their marketing and information material on the funds they offer.
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FeaturesNorway: Reform of state scheme sets the pace for change
Pirkko Juntunen finds that increased flexibility and working for longer are on the cards
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FeaturesSweden: Pushing for simplicity
A new pensions agency and an overhaul of the AP7 default option aim for greater transparency and accessiblity, writes Pirkko Juntunen
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NewsNorway's Government Pension Fund-Global calls for more alternatives
NORWAY – The governor of Norges Bank, the Norwegian central bank and the chief executive of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages the assets of Norway's Government Pension Fund-Global (GPFG), have written a letter to the ministry of finance outlining ways of improving the overall strategy of the fund ...
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NewsGröttheim takes over as acting chief executive at Sweden's AP7
SWEDEN – Richard Gröttheim, deputy chief executive and head of asset management of AP7, is stepping in as acting chief executive following Peter Norman's appointment as minister for financial markets in Sweden.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Skandia, AP 1-4, Investors Group on Climate Change, Swedbank, AMF
SWEDEN – Mårten Andersson has been appointed chief executive of Skandia's Nordic operations.
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NewsSweden: Elections could spell changes for AP funds
SWEDEN – Following the recent Swedish elections, speculations are rife in the Swedish media about which ministers will be reshuffled.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Alecta, Swedish Church Pension Fund
SWEDEN – According to a survey by Alecta, the pension and insurance provider, more than half of Sweden's entire working population (61%) would consider declining a salary increase in favour of higher occupational pensions.
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NewsNordic pension fund group snaps up Danish bank
EUROPE – A group of three Nordic pension fund providers and a financial advisory firm have acquired FIH Erhvervsbank, a Danish lender, from Kaupthing Bank, the now defunct Icelandic lender, for DKK5bn (€670m).
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NewsSweden's Peab fund to invest up to 40% in own shares
SWEDEN – Peab, a Swedish construction and civil engineering company, has together with Folksam, the pension and insurance provider, launched a special fund for Peab employees that will be able to invest as much as 40% in the company's shares.
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NewsNordic roundup: PIMCO, Storebrand, Catella Fondförvaltning, Söderberg & Partners, AI Pension
EUROPE – PIMCO, the US bond specialist, has appointed Storebrand, the Norwegian pension and insurance provider, for the SRI screening of one of its new bond funds, the PIMCO Emerging Markets SRI Bond.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Collectum, Statistics Sweden, Morningstar, Finansinspektionen, Folksam
SWEDEN – One-third of Swedes under the age of 30 believe they will have to work beyond the national retirement age of 65, according to a survey by Statistics Sweden commissioned by Collectum, the supplementary occupational pension administrator.
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NewsNordic roundup: AP1, AP6, F&C Asset Management, Collectum, SPP, Finnish Centre for Pensions
EUROPE – AP1, one of the Swedish national buffer funds, posted net investment income of SEK2.3bn (€247m) after expenses, representing a total return of 1.1% during the first six months of the year.
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NewsNordic marketing veteran Lindgren resurfaces at Amundi
EUROPE – Peter Lindgren, the Nordic marketing and business development veteran, has joined Amundi as deputy general manager for the Nordic region.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Skandia Liv, AMF, Folksam Liv, Alecta, PP Pension, Länsförsäkringar
SWEDEN – Total returns at Skandia Liv, the life and pensions insurer, reached 4.4% during the first half, equivalent to a 15.2% return for the last 12 months.
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NewsSweden's AP funds see returns, profits fall in first half
SWEDEN – Three of the four Swedish national buffer funds saw returns and profits fall in the first half compared with the same period last year.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Pensionsmyndigeten, AP, Alecta, KPA, Folksam Liv
SWEDEN – The premium income at Pensionsmyndigeten, the Swedish Pensions Agency, has increased fivefold to SEK968.8m (€101.6m) for the first half of 2010, compared with SEK190.4m during the same period last year.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Skandia CEO, AMF survey
SWEDEN – Bertil Hult, CEO for the Nordic region of Skandia, one of the largest pension and insurance providers in the Nordic region and now owned by Old Mutual, is stepping down in the next 12 months.
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NewsAMF tops poll as Sweden's most popular pension provider
SWEDEN – Sweden's AMF has topped a poll of most popular pension providers in the country.
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NewsSwedish roundup: Swedbank, Handelsbanken, Länsförsäkringar
SWEDEN – Swedbank's income from premiums increased by 37% for the first half, amounting to SEK12.9bn (€1.4bn) compared with SEK9.4bn at the end of 2009.
