All articles by Rachel Fixsen
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NewsIPE Conference 2025: ‘Back Europe with investment capital to defend values’
Speakers from politics, policy, productive finance, and pensions industry experts discussed barriers to increasing European private-sector investment
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NewsDanish pension fund trio anchors defence buyout fund with €220m
PensionDanmark, AP Pension and AkademikerPension invest in ETNA, a new Copenhagen-based private equity fund targeting the defence sector
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NewsAlecta loses in arbitration over loss-making Heimstaden Bostad holding
Swedish pensions giant’s CEO Peder Hasslev: ‘Good we now have more clarity’
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NewsSweden’s FI launches probe into costly individual occupational pensions
Financial watchdog delivers government-mandated mapping report of pensions and investment costs
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AnalysisIceland’s pension fund consolidation has further to go
Fewer pension funds mean more robust entities, but some diversity is good too, says LL chief
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NewsFrjálsi, Farmers’ Pension Fund emerge as latest Icelandic pensions fusion
Frjálsi Pension Fund set to boost its AUM to ISK622bn after signing letter of intent to merge with LSB
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NewsFTN doubles fee as tender work proves more laborious than expected
Sweden’s Fund Selection Agency to hike its tender fee from next year, while cutting annual monitoring fee for older funds
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NewsFrjálsi to merge with LTFÍ after unanimous member vote
In latest Icelandic pension fund merger to be approved by scheme members, fifth-largest provider Frjálsi to add 2% to total assets
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NewsNBIM talks up active management success, moves to increase SWF’s risk
Manager of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund tells government active management has been more profitable in last five years than before
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NewsAlmenni-Lifsverk to become Iceland’s fifth largest pension fund after vote
Brú and Akureyri pension funds receive confirmation of their merger from ministry
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Norway’s Council on Ethics comes to a halt
Norway withdraws ethical investment rules for its sovereign wealth fund
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NewsSweden urges financial firms to prepare for wartime operation
FI acting chief Alpen says ‘serious global situation’ creates new demand to develop the sector’s emergency preparedness
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NewsIceland’s LV shifts entire foreign equities portfolio to segregated accounts
Pension Fund of Commerce completes three major investment management exercises - pooled funds to SMAs, new custodian, and SAA
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AnalysisStoltenberg seen as saviour of Norwegian SWF’s recipe for success
Academics laud government, parliamentary move to reset oil fund’s ethical investment rules, while local investment sector player sees it as a prompt for reflection
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NewsNorway unveils temporary ethical rules for SWF, sets up panel to revamp code
Stoltenberg: ‘We must find a balance between the principles the fund is meant to uphold’
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NewsNorway’s SWF opposes $1trn Tesla CEO package
NBIM to reject all three proposals the EV carmaker says are ‘critical for securing the company’s future’
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NewsIPD calls for red tape cuts to boost Danish, European pension investment
Danish pensions lobby says DKK400bn (€54bn) of new pensions money will flow into investments between now and 2030
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NewsSwedish funds agency details upcoming US dual tender, unveils €7bn 2026 plan
FTN says next year’s plan includes procurements for SEK41bn US/North American equity funds, then healthcare/biotech funds and the first fixed income funds category
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NewsPFA’s defence investments balloon to €1bn with years of European rearmament to go
Danish pension fund reveals near tenfold increase in defence sector investments since start of Russia/Ukraine war
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Country ReportVER's Löyttyniemi prepares for an elegant exit
Timo Löyttyniemi, CEO of Finland’s VER, retires next year after 18 years in the role. But, as he tells Rachel Fixsen, he very much plans to remain in the industry
