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IPE Top 1000: European pension assets drop to €8.95trn
Second-largest reduction in assets held by pan-European pension funds in IPE’s annual research exercise
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Norway: Public-sector pensions consultation set for autumn
Occupational pensions could form part of a new review following last year’s Pension Commission report
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Norwegian oil fund reports second highest return in 15-year history
NORWAY – Government Pension Fund Global continues strategic shift away from Europe.
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Nordic roundup: Government Pension Fund Global, KPA Pension, Pensionsmyndigheten
EUROPE – The Norwegian Ministry of Finance is tendering for three consultants to advise on both the Norway Pension Fund Global (NPFG) and the Government Pension Fund Norway, the country’s national insurance fund.
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Norway Global loses €19bn in value as European equities plummet by 12% in Q2
NORWAY – The Norway Government Pension Fund Global today announced losses of NOK155bn (€19.5bn) for its second quarter as a result of weak global stock markets.
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Norway Global comfortable with Greek debt exposure
NORWAY – The Norway Government Pension Fund Global, which returned 3.9% in the first quarter, has played down concerns about its exposure to bonds "from several heavily-indebted" European governments.
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Norway-Global to plough €400m into carbon capture
[15:30 CEST 28-10] NORWAY - The Norway Government Pension Fund – Global is planning to invest over €400m in carbon capture and storage as part of its commitment to ethical and environmental investments.
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Norway opts for equities to combat negative bond returns
[17:00 CET 11-03] NORWAY – The Norway Government Pension Fund – Global has been forced to review its short-term investment strategy following the worst results in the scheme’s history.
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Norway Global hits NOK 2.6trn in November
[15:45 CET 15-12] NORWAY – The value of investments in the Norway Government Pension Fund – Global increased to NOK2.6trn (€305.6bn) by the end of November after a brief dip in value the previous month.
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Norway-Global to drill water management
[16:00 CEST 17-08] NORWAY – A revised strategy for active ownership has been adopted by the Executive Board of Norges Bank for the Norway Government Pension Fund – Global, to include a new focus area on water management.
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Norway appoints SourceAsia for ethical screening
[17:00 CEST 23-09] NORWAY – The Norwegian government, on behalf of the Council of Ethics, has appointed SourceAsia and CSR China to carry out internet-based ethical screening of the Asian companies invested in by the Norway Government Pension Fund – Global.
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10 years on from Lehman: seven trends that have shaped the industry
Pension funds and asset managers – what’s changed since 2008?
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Returns roundup: Bond market rally boosts pension fund interim results
Bond market rally beneficial, mitigates poor equity performance
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NBIM outlines expectations on climate change
[16:55 CEST 01-07] NORWAY – Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has published its draft expectations on corporate performance in relation to climate change mitigation and adaptation.
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Swedish AP funds' ethical council maintains focus on oil sands
SWEDEN – Oil sand extraction is one of the key areas of focus in 2010 for the Ethical Council of the Swedish AP funds through both dialogue work and joint initiatives.
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Demands for SWF transparency 'will fail'
[15:25 CEST 23-07] GLOBAL – Growing demands for transparency by sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) from recipient countries will fail unless more diplomacy is used, asset management giant State Street has claimed.
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OECD calls for pension expansion despite $5.4trn loss
[16:55 CET 12-02] GLOBAL – Private pensions across the world lost $5.4trn between January and December 2008, up from $5trn in October 2008, driven mainly by returns on US pension funds, according to figures from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).