All articles by Rachel Fixsen – Page 2
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Country ReportWhen Norges Bank let the cameras in
The internal workings of Norway’s €1.7trn Oil Fund may be a mystery to many of the county’s own citizens – but no longer, thanks to a TV documentary aired earlier this year
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Country ReportNordic Region pension funds report 2025: ATP hits back at critics on risk structure
An academic discussion in a leading business journal has spilled over into a fully fledged debate with the fund’s leadership
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NewsEva Halvarsson to retire as AP2 CEO after 20 years
Swedish buffer fund’s board to begin recruiting a successor after the turn of 2026
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NewsSwedish agency invites tech fund tenders for €14bn premium pension savings
Procurement is Tumba-based agency’s third largest in terms of savers affected and amount of capital
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NewsVarma, Ilmarinen get into shape for reform’s new investment scope
Big two Finnish private-sector pension insurers beat public-sector peer Keva on January-September returns
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NewsKeva’s outgoing CIO sees storm clouds on horizon for US stocks
Finland’s biggest pension fund recoups some private equity losses in Q3; Veritas posts 5.2% nine-month return
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NewsAlecta slapped with lawsuit after firing FSA ‘whistleblower’ chief actuary
Peder Hasslev insists he must ensure Alecta staff ‘act in a trustworthy and objective manner in their relationship with authorities’
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Pension fund consolidation in Iceland
Plus: Proposed changes to the investment rules for Icelandic pension funds; Disagreements over AP Funds’ merger
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NewsMercer Index warns against forcing pension funds to back national growth agendas
The Netherlands, Iceland, Denmark and Israel have all retained their coveted A-grade status in the Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index
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NewsIlmarinen CEO: Mindset shift needed before pension age hits 70
Rise in pension age proposed in general debate in Finland to bolster public finances and respond to rising life expectancy
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NewsIceland’s Brú takes over Akureyri municipal pension fund
Brú Pension Fund will keep LSA scheme separate, according to the terms of the agreement
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NewsAP6 chief on merger: ‘We are hoping for the best, but we fear the worst’
Swedish national pension funds at loggerheads on whether the transfer should involve staff and strategy, as well as assets
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NewsRow erupts over imminent merger of Sweden’s pension buffer funds
Two Gothenburg-based funds, AP6 and AP2, disagree on how the smaller fund should be integrated into the larger
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NewsAP3 sticks with Blackrock despite alliance exits, but manages own voting
Swedish national pensions buffer fund warns of unintended consequences of EU’s drive for simpler sustainability reporting
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InterviewsUp close in the high north: IPE meets the CEO of Norway state investment fund Folketrygdfondet
Kjetil Houg, CEO of Folketrygdfondet, tells Rachel Fixsen that when Norway’s government decided to dive deep into regional small caps, it created what is probably the world’s most northerly equities team
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NewsAlmenni, Lífsverk agree merger as Icelandic pension fund consolidation continues
If fusion wins membership and government approval, new merged fund is set to start on 1 January
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NewsSwedish funds agency to procure US equity funds in first quarter 2026
FTN reveals premium pension procurement for technology funds will be launched next month
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NewsNorwegian pension funds’ equity weightings quadruple those of insurers
Pension funds outshine their insurer-incorporated pension provider peers in H1; higher equity allocations have boosted returns, according to pension fund lobby group
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NewsNorway’s sovereign wealth fund cautions ESG stress tests must avoid capital flight
Supervisory stress tests should ‘encourage financial institutions to engage proactively with counterparties on credible transition and adaptation planning’, NBIM says
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NewsVarma flags four new investments in unlisted domestic growth firms
Investing in growth companies ‘aligns with goals of pension reform’, says Finnish pensions giant
