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Swedish pensions agency at odds with FSA over some Heimstaden Bostad facts
Pensionsmyndigheten says it ‘largely agrees’ with watchdog in its preliminary conclusions in case around agency’s blighted investment in residential property company
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Swedish Pensions Agency faces possible FSA intervention
Watchdog escalates probe into failing Heimstaden Bostad investments to a sanction case; director general Barr has to step back from case
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People’s Partnership makes investment move into UK market
The provider is in the process of developing in-house capabilities that are needed to invest in private assets
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AP3 takes firms to task over rising work fatalities in Sweden
Watered-down corporate climate plans are worrying the €47bn national pensions buffer fund, says sustainability chief
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Prosecutor probes 10 counts of corruption in Alecta/Heimstaden Bostad case
Swedish pensions giant says it has not yet been part of the prosecutor’s corruption investigation, or received information about it
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Aviva adds venture capital capability to rebranded private markets business
Latest move comes as Aviva Investors continues to expand its private markets offering to meet evolving demands of investors
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Special Report
Top 10 European pension funds raise equity and bond exposure
Pension funds in most European countries recorded strong returns of between 6% and 9%, according to preliminary figures published this summer by the OECD.
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Investor negativity on real estate, private equity turns a corner – Preqin
Institutional investors had been outright negative about the prospects for the asset classes for the past two years
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Finland’s big three pension funds uneasy about outlook, after H1 5% returns
‘The end of the year already looks considerably more restless,’ says Keva CEO Jaakko Kiander
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Norway’s SWF underperforms and sees declining returns in second half
Equities were only asset class to produce positive returns for GPFG between January and June, interim report shows
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L&G sets up private markets fund for defined contribution members
The fund seeks to capture the illiquidity premium in asset classes including private equity, real estate, private credit and infrastructure
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Höchster Pensionskasse VVaG targets direct bond investments, avoids real estate
The pension fund expects real estate valuations to fall in 2024, which could impact dividends from indirect real estate investments
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Nestlé pension fund launches new investment strategy
Under the new strategy, the scheme is reducing its exposure to real estate by 2 percentage points, while increasing its allocation to parallel bonds and listed equities
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Swedish church pension fund defends real estate surge, after FSA fine
Kykans Pension’s CEO says it doubled its holding in Stenvalvet — in the face of an SBB takeover attempt - purely to protect scheme members’ interests
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Aegon builds up £12bn default fund with private market investment
Three managers were selected to strengthen Aegon’s largest default fund: BlackRock, Aegon Asset Management, and JP Morgan Asset Management
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Kyrkans fined for lacking risk limits, after court battle
Financial watchdog hands formal reprimand to Swedish church pension fund after contentious process
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Switzerland considers extending climate scores to government bonds, nature assets
The revised version, that will apply from 1 January 2025, aims to make the implementation of the scores easier and more transparent
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Danish doctors’ pension fund votes down climate-failing bank majors
Lægernes Pension boasts 2024 climate targets achieved ahead of schedule, largely through exclusions
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Sweden’s AP7 adapts by expanding asset classes and boosting staff numbers
Under new leadership, Sweden’s default fund in the premium pension system is expanding asset classes and personnel
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Alternatives exposure drags on returns for Dutch metals schemes
PME has been increasing its exposure to private equity, real estate and forestry