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NewsAP7 tightens climate exclusions, drops Chevron, Petrobras
Swedish pensions giant accelerates pace of climate blacklistings, ruling out 35 companies in latest announcement
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NewsAP7 raises bar for gender diverse boards in Japan, India in new voting policy
Swedish pensions giant updates voting policy for 2026 AGMs for its 2,000-company portfolio
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NewsAP7 to pilot test wider insourcing of SEK1.36trn passive portfolio
Geopolitical situation is one of the reasons behind Swedish pensions giant’s move to bring lion’s share of equities in house
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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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NewsAP7 focuses on Nordic property and PE buyouts, eyes adding infra
Swedish premium pensions default fund hunts for alternatives expert to lead its growing alternative investment department
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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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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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NewsAP7 loses patience with Tesla’s labour conduct, divesting €1.2bn
Swedish pensions giant set to make more climate exclusions as a result of upcoming policy change
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NewsPeople moves: AP Pension picks former Velliv chief
Steen Michael Erichsen, former CEO of Velliv, has been appointed as AP Pension’s partner director
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NewsAP7 posts 27.3% return after ‘fantastically good year’
Swedish premium pension default fund reports leverage and weaker krona magnified strong stockmarket last year
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Opinion PiecesThe EU needs a few more AP7s
Europe sure does not have a savings problem – EU household savings amounted to €1.4trn in 2022 versus €840bn in the US. What Europe does have, though, is a glut of bank savings capital that serves as a double bind.
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NewsSwedish funds agency plans launch of €2.7bn healthcare/biotech tender
FTN says comparative returns data for first tracker procurement shows premium pension reform set to deliver average 0.5% point higher returns
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NewsArkwright warns of AP7’s concentration risk and limited tools to stem downturns
Officially-commissioned report on AP funds criticises AP2 for lacking return target and calls for more resources for buffer funds’ illiquid investment teams
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NewsAP Funds need more staff to handle and grow illiquids exposure, says Arkwright
Swedish buffer funds’ proportion of illiquid assets increased by only three percentage points in seven years, report says
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InterviewsAP7 boosts internal management as it reaches quarter-century milestone
Sweden’s DC buffer fund is boosting internal capacity and embarking on a hiring spree as it seeks to adapt to a harsh new investment environment
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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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NewsAP7 indicates BlackRock’s NZAM exit could affect future mandates
Sweden’s biggest state pension fund to meet world’s largest asset manager ‘to better understand’ decisions after BlackRock fled net zero alliance
White papersGuess who is beating the Magnificent 7?
If you were hunting for a group of stocks to dethrone the Magnificent Seven (“Mag Seven”), there is a good chance European banks were not at the top of your list. But looking at returns over the past 12 months and on a year-to-date basis, that is exactly what has happened.
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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
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NewsEQT to buy Coller Capital for up to $3.7bn to drive secondaries growth
The deal is expected to be mid-single-digit accretive to EQT’s fee-related earnings
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