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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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NewsEva Halvarsson to retire as AP2 CEO after 20 years
Swedish buffer fund’s board to begin recruiting a successor after the turn of 2026
VideoGemcast Episode 6: Mobilising capital
In episode 6 of Gemcast we are joined by Walter Pacheco, Chairman of Kassai Capital our domestic asset manager in Angola.
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Greenland’s only pension fund sticks to strategy
Plus: Sweden’s AP1 and AP4 close down as the reform of the country’s five national pension buffer funds takes effect
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NewsBBC Pension Scheme completes £6bn longevity swap
The longevity swap covers pensioner liabilities representing around 21,000 members
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NewsSweden’s Alecta thanks equities, forex hedging for 9.6% 2025 return
‘High degree’ of currency hedging protected value of pension giant’s foreign assets, says CIO Bernengo
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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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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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InterviewsSmall but perfectly formed: Italy’s €1.6bn Fondo Pensione Pegaso
The pension fund for Italian utility workers taps into private market expertise to broaden its investment horizons and boost returns
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AnalysisHeads down at Sweden’s buffer funds for reform’s ‘intense’ endgame
With only a few days to go, AP funds use working groups and guidance from government special coordinators to pin down how assets should be transferred
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NewsAon: Dutch pensioners see 13.6% pension rise in new DC arrangement
The one-off increases are due to the conversion of defined benefit accruals to defined contribution capitals as of 1 January
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NewsAP6 chief questions forex hedging after rule almost wipes out 2022 returns
Swedish private equity pension fund ends year with 1.9% gain; says own strategy was really tested
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