All Sweden articles – Page 49
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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.
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NewsLuzern Pensionskasse loses 10.3%
[17:00 CEST 03-04] SWITZERLAND – The Pensionskasse for the Swiss canton of Luzern (LUPK) reported a negative result of 10.3% for 2008, as a result of massive losses from its equity and alternatives exposure.
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NewsAP6 falls in value by a sixth
[16:40 CET 24-02] SWEDEN - Sjätte AP-fonden (AP6), the Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund, generated a negative return of 16.6% in 2008 and the value of its fund dropped by SEK 3.25bn (€284.8m) over the year.
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NewsLänsförsäkringar Liv skims a negative return
[16:50 CET 19-02] SWEDEN - Länsförsäkringar Liv, the fourth largest life-assurance company in Sweden, reported a total traditional management return of -0.6% in 2008.
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NewsAP1 fund loses over a fifth
[16:45 CET 19-02] SWEDEN – Första AP-fonden (AP1), the First Swedish National Pension Fund, saw the value of its assets under management fall SEK 47.2bn (€4.3bn) to SEK171.6bn (€15.8bn) as a result of the global market turmoil.
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NewsAP3 reports 20% drop as diversification falls short
[15:55 CET 18-02] SWEDEN – Tredje AP-fonden (AP3), the Third Swedish National Pension Fund, lost SEK 44.8bn (€4.03bn) in 2008 as it admitted its risk diversification strategy "did not bear fruit".
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NewsAP4 drops 21% in 2008
[16:50 CET 17-02] SWEDEN - Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4), the Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, saw the value of its fund capital more than SEK40bn to SEK164.7bn (€14.9bn) in 2008.
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NewsAlecta drops 7.4% in 2008
[16:35 CET 13-02] SWEDEN – Alecta pension fund has reported a loss of 7.8% in 2008 although it claimed asset diversification had limited the decline in its portfolio.
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NewsThree Swedish pension funds report 'red light'
[17:00 CET 12-02] SWEDEN – The Finansinspektionen (FI), the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, has confirmed the buffer capital of Swedish pension funds declined at the end of 2008, and three funds reported a 'red light'.
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NewsJobs go as AP1 alters asset management model
[10:45 CET 11-02] SWEDEN – Första AP-fonden (AP1), the first Swedish national pension Fund, is making 20 people redundant and changing its asset management model, in response to the credit crunch, to focus on strategic asset allocation.
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NewsSwiss Pensionskassen are 'stable' – ASIP
[16:50 CET 09-02] SWITZERLAND – ASIP, the pension fund association, has claimed Swiss Pensionskassen system are “weathering the storm” of the market, just as the Social Democrats suggest measures to keep it that way.
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NewsEquity losses reduce AP2 by €5.2bn
[16:15 CET 06-02] SWEDEN – Andra AP-fonden (AP2), the Second Swedish National Pension Fund has reported a loss of -24%, or SEK55.1bn (€5.2bn), on its net assets in 2008.
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NewsKPA Pension returns 7% in 2008
[15:15 CET 26-01] SWEDEN – KPA Pension, the SEK50bn (€4.8bn) Swedish public-sector pension company, returned 7% on its investments in 2008, despite the global economic downturn, IPE has learnt.
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NewsSwedish default fund loses over a third
[16:35 CET 20-01] SWEDEN – Premiesparfonden, the default fund in the Swedish Premium Pension System fell 36.2% in 2008, according to the latest figures from the Premium Pension Authority (PPM).
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Features
Portfolio managed to meet global challenges
An important component in creating long-term competitive returns for life insurance savers is to set up an efficient portfolio construction process. In particular, effective portfolio management can best equip a fund to meet global challenges such as the EU occupational pensions directive and the new traffic light model being used ...
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Features
Adventurous allocation soon starts to pay dividend
As pension funds look around for innovative ways of boosting their income from traditional asset classes, private equity is moving into the mainstream as a way of achieving this. Länsförsäkringar Liv Försäkrings (LF) of Sweden has become a pioneer in developing this asset class as an integral part of a ...
