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.
NewsAkademikerPension sees positive return impact after shedding last oil/gas major
Danish occupational pension fund divests Italy’s Eni, excluding last large upstream oil and gas company in its portfolio
NewsAP2 helps German think tank develop portfolio tool to assess deforestation risk
In work funded by Californian philanthropists, Swedish national pensions buffer fund says publicly-accessible workflow will be tested on AP2’s listed equities
NewsHuman rights abuses often dealbreakers for PE managers, AP6 finds
Uptake of the UN’s guiding principles on business and human rights is not widespread in the sector, according to Swedish national pension fund’s deep dive
NewsVarma poll shows nearly all its managers share its responsibility policy
Finnish pensions insurer finds half of firms it outsources investment to link remuneration to ESG outcomes
NewsFinland’s Keva to pile on extra €6.4bn of equities, mostly listed
Municipal pensions heavyweight gets started on implementation of board’s plan to boost returns
NewsKeva to boost equities as board ramps up risk to target higher returns
Finland’s biggest pension fund argues long-term deficit risk is the institution’s key risk
NewsAlecta should never had made Heimstaden Bostad investment, says CEO
Swedish occupational pension fund in talks with Norwegian billionaire Ivar Tollefsen and Heimstaden to renegotiate terms of investment
NewsNBIM weighs best use of new TNFD framework in ownership, portfolio work
UK call for government to make TNFD compulsory; UKSIF says ISSB should introduce disclosure standards for biodiversity, drawing on taskforce’s framework
NewsNorway’s SWF steps up climate demands from companies
NBIM says firms need to move on from disclosures and target-setting to execution phase
NewsSwedish funds agency hires Ström as first dedicated comms chief
Premium pension funds procurement agency, facing considerable asset manager communications task, recruits former national journalist as to help with “market dialogue”
NewsWatchdog probes Alecta, Heimstaden ‘to protect pension savers’ money’
FI now conducting two separate investigations into Swedish pensions major’s investment
NewsLate tweaks to Swedish funds agency tender terms bring further delay
Bid deadline for first tender for restyled premium pension platform now pushed back to 5 October
NewsNBIM finds venture, growth PE funds have returned less than listed shares
As Norwegian government weighs allowing SWF to add unlisted equity to portfolio mix, fund’s manager publishes analysis of private equity
NewsPolar Capital expands in Nordics, opening Stockholm office
London-headquartered active asset management specialist firm says new Swedish branch will enable pursuit of new partnerships
NewsAP3 says CIO Bernengo not involved in Alecta’s hiring of equities chief
Swedish buffer fund congratulates Pablo Bernengo and Magnus Tell on new jobs at troubled occupational pensions giant
NewsAlecta poaches from AP3 again: hires Magnus Tell to head up equities
Incoming CIO Bernengo gives hiring of close colleague the nod
NewsDeluged with asset manager queries, Swedish agency extends tender
Swedish Fund Selection Agency pushes back deadline for inaugural premium pension procurement by 14 days after 250 queries flood in
NewsLD Pensions adjusts portfolio to weather headwinds in later 2023
Manager of Denmark’s Holiday Allowance Fund reveals 2022 strategy of doubling corporate bonds weighting
NewsAP4 chair Britta Burreau dies after short illness
Advocate for equality, diversity and sustainability, former CEO of KPA Pension praised for her ‘vision and drive’
NewsNorway’s SWF axes Shanghai office
NBIM says decision to close only Chinese branch doesn’t affect its investment strategy or China assets
