IPE's Nordic Region Coverage – Page 3
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News
Sampension divests China’s Temu on consumer protection concerns
Danish pension fund blacklists company behind online marketplace, citing EU probe into possible rule-breaking
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Varma invests €500m in made-to-measure Japanese low-emission ETF
Finnish pension firm’s listed chief says Varma will carry on creating more sustainability products
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Norway’s SWF seeks green light to sell slowly-growing Russian assets
NBIM also makes first Israeli company blacklisting since ethical council stepped up its stance regarding Palestinian territory occupation
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IPE Conference: Tough tasks ahead for European leaders, conference hears from geopolitics experts
Europe not doomed by the US political shift, says former Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt
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Iceland’s LV hails Supreme Court ruling liability increase was legal
Almenni Pension Fund calls the ruling ‘a precedent-setting decision for other pension funds’
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Swedish policy changes have weakened link between work income and pension, Skandia finds
Politicians ‘face a big challenge’ if they are to protect the principle of pension being based on income from entire working life, pension provider says
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KPA warns most are unaware of guarantee loss when transferring pension
Swedish municipal pension fund adds voice to warnings over growing transfer activity
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Country Report
Nordic Region pensions funds report 2024: Finland's funds face call for greater defence investment
Allocating capital to preparedness could boost European competitiveness
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Country Report
Danish pension funds split over venture capital opportunities
PensionDanmark is backing early-stage venture capital investments but its peers are shying away from VC
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Asset Class Reports
Investors eye return to European small cap equities
Largely dependent on domestic investors, interest has been growing in the opportunities offered by Europe’s smaller companies
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Country Report
Helen Kobæk: is it time for a career break?
Former PenSam CEO Helen Kobæk calls for a shake up of the Danish pension system
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Country Report
Denmark: ATP boss stands by investment strategy in face of critics
Labour market fund CEO Martin Præstegaard: ‘Stick to current investment strategy but be open to change’
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Country Report
Sweden: Mixed opinions on AP funds merger
The main AP funds have expressed their opinions, with reservations, about the proposals to merge them from five entities to three
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Country Report
Sweden's buffer fund AP4 considers doubling allocation to defensive equities
An overhaul of buffer fund’s dynamic normal portfolio is already under way in a bid to adapt to greater global uncertainty
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Country Report
Interview: Tina Rönnholm, Erik Fransson, Fondtorgsnämnden (FTN)
FTN urges fund management companies to dedicate time and resources to its RFPs
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Opinion Pieces
Big Swedish providers raise pension switch worries
Pension transfers are big business in Sweden, and the market could be described as booming right now.
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News
Velliv keeps new strategy under wraps pending arrival of new CIO
Kehlet Johansen says Danish pensions firm needs ‘new eyes and other skills’ as CIO Anders Stensbøl Christiansen quits
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Analysis
COP29: Moderate success, but investors still await clear signals
PKA’s CEO sees momentum building on public-private partnerships, however
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News
Sweden’s AP7 divests €100m of oil firms for lacking climate plans
National pension fund excludes EOG Resources and MEG Energy, but brings Hitachi Zosen and SGL Carbon back into investment universe
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Nordic pension funds protect interests as Northvolt seeks bankruptcy protection
CEO exit ‘not entirely unusual’ given Swedish battery firm’s new phase, says Folksam