Rachel Fixsen
Rachel is IPE's Nordic correspondent.
She has long been a freelance writer, and over the years, has written for The Telegraph, The Independent, The Observer, AMWatch and elsewhere.
In 2001, Rachel's personal finance book Kickstart Your Money was published by John Wiley & Sons.
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AP7 starts distributing surpluses to savers to keep fees stable
Swedish default fund for premium pension finds solution to excess-money quandary as asset management surpluses grow
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Swedish, Finnish real pension returns hit hardest by inflation last year
Finnish Centre for Pensions uses average monthly inflation figures to compare real pension investor returns, revealing Sweden and Finland were worst hit in international comparison
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Ethos and investors coalition turn to court as TotalEnergies throws out resolution
Ethos Foundation bewails French oil and gas giant’s ‘flagrant disregard’ for shareholder rights
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Sweden’s FTN in third tender launch, for Nordic large-cap, small-cap
Procurement agency sets 10 June deadline for bidders looking to win slice of SEK18bn of premium pensions assets
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Denmark’s PFA offloads €160m Shell holding after goal weakening
Bessing says still believes Shell better positioned for green transition than vast majority of oil and gas companies
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AP4 resets long-term scenarios amid US trade worries
Swedish pensions buffer fund CEO sees political environment remaining problematic for years
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Varma assets jump to historic high of €60.9bn with 3.6% Q1 returns
Plus: Ilmarinen reports a 3.2% Q1 return, while Keva posts 3.7%
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Finland’s Elo cites hedge funds, listed equities as Q1 drivers
Pensions insurer makes 6.5% return on hedge funds as weighting increases in portfolio
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Denmark must make forestry more appealing for investors, says IPD
Pensions lobby responds to official climate report on Denmark’s future land use, which concludes afforestation needed
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Sampension, KLP says Shell conceded over lobbying after its efforts
Danish, Norwegian pension funds linked up with ACCR to file shareholder proposal for transparency over oil giant’s EM climate and energy lobbying
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Danish watchdog raps two PKA pension funds over private equity
Pension funds’ boards need to be more specific about private equity intentions, FSA tells PKA-run funds
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NBIM misses benchmark in Q1 on drag from real estate
Tangen boasts biggest-ever quarterly gain in kroner for the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund
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Tangen’s hopes dashed for SWF’s timely private equity debut
Norwegian government refuses to allow NBIM to add unlisted equity to GPFG’s asset mix for now, but moves to gather more information on the idea
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Alecta hires Karin Cederbaum as new legal chief
Swedish occupational pensions heavyweight picks new general counsel with legal leadership experience from Skandia and Swedbank
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Finnish pension fund CEO says defence must become more investable
With Russia’s war causing the EU to strengthen its defence industry, the sector represents an investment opportunity that must now be harnessed, argues Löyttyniemi
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Alecta adds three independents to board, keeps ‘interim’ chair for now
Struggling Swedish pensions giant announces new board line-up for election at 25 April board meeting
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Sweden’s AP4 eyes biomaterials investment following green analysis
Buffer fund says still focused on wind and solar power, but has also identified ‘interesting areas to monitor going forward’
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AP3 CEO wary of social media manipulation in election year
Staffan Hansén gets up close to US forestry asset while staying aware of 2024’s potential for global political change
- Interviews
Swedish funds agency chief: ‘We can’t afford not to be good’
As FTN completes first tender award, executive director Erik Fransson talks about the need for internal cooperation and the pressure on the organisation to get things right
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AP7’s Såfa lifecycle model ripe for redesign, official report concludes
Firm says phasing out risk means high cost in terms of lower pensions