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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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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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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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NewsSwedish government reshuffles leadership at AP Funds
Leadership changes announced at AP2, AP3 and AP7 as several long-serving board members depart
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NewsSweden’s AP2 outshines larger peers in H1 as trio navigate buffer fund reform
Alecta’s Heimstaden Bostad holding loses value again; ATP’s bonus potential grows 14.5% despite difficult year for Danish equities
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NewsAP7 beats private funds in 2023, while AP6 profits in slow market
Two Swedish national pension funds with very different mandates publish 2023 results
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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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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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NewsSweden launches new AP fund review, weighs merging AP6 and AP2
Government queries expense of running so many funds; AP7 included in the review, despite not being a buffer fund
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NewsFrench fund selects managers for €1.6bn private market allocation
French public-sector pension scheme ERAFP has awarded nine mandates covering private equity and infrastructure investments worth €1.6bn
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NewsGermany picks DWS-led consortium for €6bn corporate bond mandate
German public pension reserves will invest up to €6bn in a DWS-managed Paris-aligned European corporate bond fund
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NewsHuman rights abuses often dealbreakers for PE managers, AP6 finds
Uptake of the UN’s guiding principles on business and human rights is not widespread in the sector, according to Swedish national pension fund’s deep dive
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NewsMajor rejig of Swedish premium pension could see up to €10bn passed to AP7
Westberg’s report concludes AP7’s default product meets requirements that should be set for a state payout product, while Swedish Pensions Agency’s traditional insurance doesn’t
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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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NewsSweden slims pensions buffer system to three AP funds from five
Pensions group backs proposal to axe AP1 and merge AP6 into AP2
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NewsAP2 warns of stalling progress on gender-balanced boards in Sweden
Buffer fund CEO says growing gender balance on executive boards shows competence exists, but not yet fully reflected in boardrooms
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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 excludes 600 companies in response to ‘unpredictable world’
Swedish pension fund said that current geopolitical and economic uncertainty had prompted a rethink of its strategy
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AnalysisEuropean pension funds bolster ESG in private markets portfolios
Asset owners across Europe are focusing more on private equity, seeking climate solutions and greater sustainability
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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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