All Sweden articles – Page 48
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NewsSwedish roundup: Kåpan Pensioner, AI Pension, Survey on Swedish pensions interest
SWEDEN – Kapan Pensioner recovered its investments to deliver a double-digit positive return in 2009, having lost over 15% in 2008. Its rival AI Pension followed close behind with an 11% gain. And a Swedish survey has revealed over half of the population care about their pensions.
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NewsTelia Sonera Pension funds return 12.5% in 2009
SWEDEN - Following the general trend in the Nordic region, Telia Sonera’s pension funds retuned 12.5% for 2009 compared to a loss of 8.5% in 2008.
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NewsSwedish update: FPK posts 5.2% return for 2009
SWEDEN - Försäkringsbranschens Pensionskassa (FPK) the pension fund for the insurance industry in Sweden, returned 5.2% in 2009 as a result of strong stock market performance.
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NewsSwedish pension system shows deficit despite good AP results
SWEDEN - The Swedish state pension system, including the AP funds, saw record returns for 2009 but despite the positive performance the state system as a whole remains underfunded.
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NewsAP7 sees record returns in 2009
SWEDEN - AP7, the Swedish national buffer fund with a mandate to manage assets within the premium pension system, saw record returns for both of its portfolios in 2009, the last year it operated according to its old model.
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NewsSwedish update: PPM, SAF-LO
SWEDEN - The amount of changes made within pension funds managed by the defined contribution PPM system increased dramatically last year, as 4.5 million changes were made compared to 3.2 million in 2008 - an increase with 41%.
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NewsEarly-stage investments drag down long-term AP6 returns
SWEDEN - AP6, one of the Swedish national buffer funds, returned 11.3% for the full year 2009, beating the target return by 3.8% and boosting total assets to SEK18.2bn (€1.85bn) . This compares well with 2008 when the fund underperformed by 16.6%.
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NewsAMF Pension reports 10.9% return
[16:45 CET 05-11] SWEDEN – AMF Pension has reported a nine-month return of 10.9%, allowing it to increase the bonus rate for its defined contribution traditional insurance plan to 8%.
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NewsSwedish architects' fund returns 7.8%
[16:15 CET 26-10] SWEDEN – AI Pension, the SEK 4.4bn (€432,6bn) fund for architects and engineers, has reported a return of 7.8% in the period between January and September 2009.
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NewsSwedish MPs pensions to keep unfunded DB structure
[16:00 CEST 08-10] SWEDEN - Reforms of the pension provision for the Swedish members of parliament will not now change the current unfunded defined benefit structure.
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NewsPremiesparfonden outperforms average PPM fund
[17:00 CEST 17-09] SWEDEN – The Swedish pension default fund Premiesparfonden, run by Sjunde AP-fonden (AP7), has outperformed the average fund in the Premium Pension System (PPM) with a return of 23.2% in the eight months of 2009.
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NewsAP3 rises 5.2% but warns system rebalancing takes time
[16:55 CESt 28-08] SWEDEN – Tredje AP-fonden (AP3), one of the four buffer funds, reported a net first half return of 5.2%, but warned the pension system's balancing mechanism will still be activated in 2010 meaning pension benefits and entitlements will not be indexed in line with wage growth.
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NewsAP1 changes yield 6.7% return
[17:25 CEST 26-08] SWEDEN - Första AP-fonden (AP1), the First Swedish National Pension Fund, has reported a net first-half return of 6.7%, following the implementation of a new investment model.
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NewsEquities bring AP4 a strong first-half return
[16:30 CEST 25-08] SWEDEN – Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4) the Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, reported a gross first-half return of 7.9% as its 60% allocation to equities benefited from the recent stock market improvements.
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NewsAP2 generates 6.4% gain
[16:10 CEST 24-08] SWEDEN – Andra AP-fonden (AP2), the Second Swedish National Pension Fund, has managed to undo some of the losses from last year as active in-house management of certain investments helped generated a first half return of 6.4% on its portfolio.
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NewsAlecta posts 2.2% H1 return
[17:15 CEST 21-08] SWEDEN – Alecta has revealed the value of its investments increased by SEK6.4bn (€630m) in the first half of 2009, following an overall return of 2.2%.
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NewsBasle City to plug pension hole
[16:45 CEST 05-05] SWITZERLAND – The CHF8.2bn (€5.4bn) pensionskasse for the Swiss canton of Basle City is to receive CHF1.38bn to ensure the pension scheme is fully-funded again.
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NewsAP1 revises ownership policy over gov't guidelines
[15:45 CEST 23-04] SWEDEN - Första AP-fonden (AP1) is planning to abstain from voting on remuneration issues for senior executives of companies it is invested in, until a decision on a revised ownership policy has been made following new government guidelines.
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NewsSwedish pension firms underestimate life expectancy
[16:50 CEST 17-04] SWEDEN – An annual review of the technical provisions of 17 pension and life insurers by pensions regulator Finansinspektionen (FI) has revealed they suffered a deficit of more than SEK 17bn (€1.55bn) at their peak, although SEK15bn of this had been recouped by the end of 2008.
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NewsSwiss funding levels deteriorate in three months
[16:00 CEST 07-04] SWITZERLAND – Six out of 10 second pillar Swiss pension funds are now underfunded, and at least a third have less than 90% of the assets to meet their funding requirements.
