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NewsSweden’s AP3, AP4 see savings from AP1 axing starting from 2027
Stockholm-based pensions buffer fund duo says reform-mandated transfer of assets from defunct peer complete, bar under 2% private assets to be managed separately for now
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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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NewsAP3 hires new staff for listed, unlisted teams ahead of merger
‘Asset management is scalable, but not fully,’ says Swedish buffer fund
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NewsAP4 leads Swedish buffer fund returns as forex hedging pays off
With legal obligation to protect against currency fluctuations, AP3, AP4 take weaker hit from krona strength than AP7
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NewsAP3 tops Swedish buffer 2024 returns; AP6 still restrained by forex hedging
Big four national pensions buffer funds produce range of returns from 8.2% to 10.3%
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: Pension funds talk physical climate risks
Plus: AP3 sticks with BlackRock; MEPs’ position on transition plans
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NewsAP3 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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NewsAP2 sees half the AP6 transition portfolio turning into cash in two years
Ahead of expansion, AP2 returns just 4.6% in 2025, citing currency effects
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InterviewsSweden’s AP3 pension fund and its quest for alpha
Jonas Thulin, recently appointed CIO of Sweden’s Tredje AP-Fonden (AP3), talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about his approach to asset allocation and portfolio management
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NewsAP3 favours passing axed buffer fund’s assets to just one fund
Consolidating Stockholm trio is better solution, AP3 says, than increasing mandatory cooperation between the buffer funds
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NewsSweden’s AP7, AP2, AP3 back World Bank’s SEK2.6bn EM blue bond
Bond issue designed to promote ocean-friendly projects and improve access to clean water and sanitation in emerging markets
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NewsAP3 CEO wary of social media manipulation in election year
Staffan Hansén gets up close to US forestry asset while staying aware of 2024’s potential for global political change
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NewsAP3 leads Swedish buffer fund first-half returns, despite Thames Water hit
As Stockholm buffer funds await decision on merger, AP3’s 7.1% January-to-June return beats AP1, AP2 and AP4
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NewsAP4 rehires bond trader and climate champion Ulf Erlandsson
Erlandsson has been running the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute for the past six years
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Country ReportAP funds merger: Sweden’s capital reshuffle
The reform of the country’s AP buffer funds has attracted both praise and controversy with questions remaining over governance, transparency and the preservation of expertise in unlisted assets
White papers3 views on the US-Iran conflict
As war in the Middle East escalates, investors are confronted with the reality of a world that is becoming more dangerous. With markets reacting minute by minute to the news, it is helpful to take a step back and consider events in a broader context. With that in mind, three Capital Group investment professionals offer their assessments of the developing US-Iran conflict.
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InterviewsSweden's AP3: Adding value through active management
Pablo Bernengo, CIO of Tredje AP-fonden (AP3), talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the fund’s active approach to investment
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NewsAP3, AP4 eye faster investment decisions after joint IT procurement
Swedish buffer fund duo link up to replace current patchwork of systems with SimCorp’s comprehensive Dimension system, citing many advantages
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NewsPension funds join call for EU to uphold methane regulation
€4.5trn group – which includes AP3, NEST, Railpen and Church of England Pensions Board – expresses concern methane rules could get caught up in the bloc’s simplification agenda
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NewsAP3 fills upcoming CIO vacancy, hires Jonas Thulin
Swedish pensions buffer fund wins Erik Penser Bank CIO to replace Pablo Bernengo when he heads for Alecta in January




