All Finland articles – Page 19
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Nordic roundup: Ilmarinen, PensionDanmark
Finnish pensions insurer Ilmarinen attributes 4% loss to euro-zone debt crisis.
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Returns at Finnish pension funds dragged down by struggling equity markets
Keva, VER and Tapiola anticipate another year requiring ‘particular caution’.
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NewsFinnish roundup: VER, Keva, Varma, Tapiola Pension
Returns at Finnish pension schemes fall sharply in nine months to September.
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NewsStock market uncertainty hits Finnish pension funds in first half
Several of country's larger pension funds report near-zero first-half returns.
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NewsPension scheme for Finnish church ups private equity, real estate exposure
Fund loses 50,000 members in days after Christian Democrat Party chairwoman voices views on gays, religion.
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NewsFinland's Keva returns 12.3%, starts new administration role
€28.8bn fund takes on pension administration for people covered by state scheme.
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NewsValtion Eläkerahasto posts strong returns on back of stocks
Finnish state pension fund sees Nordic equity portfolio grow by more than 30%.
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NewsFinland's Varma, Tapiola Pension reject euro-zone bonds
Finland's largest pension fund shunned troubled euro-zone bonds in a strategy that returned 11%.
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NewsNordic roundup: Skagen Fonder, PPM, Gjensidige, Alecta, AMF, Länsförsäkringar
EUROPE – Skagen Fonder, the largest foreign manager within the Swedish premium based state pension system PPM, is considering withdrawing its funds from the system.
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NewsAssets at Nordea's Life & Pensions division surge by 19%
EUROPE – Nordea's Life & Pensions division saw a significant rise in the value of assets under management in the third quarter of this year, which the Nordic and Baltic banking group attributed to asset price growth, as well as net inflows.
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NewsNordic roundup: PIMCO, Storebrand, Catella Fondförvaltning, Söderberg & Partners, AI Pension
EUROPE – PIMCO, the US bond specialist, has appointed Storebrand, the Norwegian pension and insurance provider, for the SRI screening of one of its new bond funds, the PIMCO Emerging Markets SRI Bond.
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NewsNordic roundup: AP1, AP6, F&C Asset Management, Collectum, SPP, Finnish Centre for Pensions
EUROPE – AP1, one of the Swedish national buffer funds, posted net investment income of SEK2.3bn (€247m) after expenses, representing a total return of 1.1% during the first six months of the year.
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NewsFinnish roundup: VER, Tapiola
FINLAND – Valtion Eläkerahasto (VER), the country's state pension fund, saw its assets increase to almost €13bn in the first six months of 2010, as its equity portfolio performed best of all assets.
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NewsNordic roundup: Pension Fennia, Etera
FINLAND – Pension Fennia and Etera have announced results for the first half of the year, with Pension Fennia's chief investment officer saying the economic outlook looks "exceptionally unstable".
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NewsFinland's Keva sees stable returns weakened by poor equity market
FINLAND – The local authority pension fund Keva has announced stable returns of 3.9% for the first half of the year, aided by solid performances from both its fixed-income and listed equity portfolios.
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NewsFinnish insurer's first half assets make slow progress over Q1
FINLAND – Varma's growth slowed in the first half of the year, despite strong returns from private and unlisted equity, as well as hedge funds.
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Finland's Varma to take on healthcare pension
FINLAND – PlusTerveys, a private healthcare provider, is the latest company to transfer its pension provision to Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company.
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NewsFinnish state pension welcomes EU bail-out
FINLAND - Valtion Eläkerahasto (VER), the Finnish State Pension Fund, has welcomed the €750bn stabilisation package for the EU region, after reporting a first quarter return of 5.3%.
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Finland referred to ECJ over pension tax rules
FINLAND – The European Commission has referred Finland to the European Court of Justice for failing to address legislation that discriminates against foreign pension funds.
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Equities continue to drive Finnish performance in Q1
FINLAND – Pension insurer Etera and local authority pension fund Keva are the latest Finnish institutions to post first quarter returns of 4% and above.
