All Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) articles – Page 15
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NewsNBIM brings Rio Tinto, Walmart back into sovereign fund’s universe
SWF revokes exclusions for list of major stocks also including Rio Tinto, Walmart, General Dynamics and Nutrien
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Norway’s SWF dumps €139m of cannabis stocks after criticism
The Government Pension Fund Global made €45.7m in two months from the investments, according to Norwegian newspaper report
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KLP purges NOK3.2bn of shares as coal ban goes total
The Norwegian pension fund has reduced its coal tolerance limit to just 5% of a company’s revenue, cutting RWE, Sasol and BHP from its portfolio
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NewsNorwegian sovereign fund boasts €76bn Q1 gain despite currency drag
CEO Yngve Slyngstad hails best quarterly performance ever in local currency terms as Norwegian krone rises against major currencies
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Norwegian sovereign fund rejects outcomes reporting for SDGs
The €919bn Government Pension Fund Global says it is hard to measure an investor’s direct impact on goals set by UN bodies
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NewsNorway’s oil fund eyes bigger green bonds allocation, low cost cited
CEO Slyngstad also says upstream oil & gas divestment will take time
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NewsNorway clarifies SWF’s climate rules to facilitate exclusions
Proposed addition of absolute threshold for coal exclusions to capture more companies
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KLP blacklists three firms after ethical council advice
Norwegian fund excludes companies for human rights violations and coal and tobacco involvement
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Norwegian SWF ‘slow to act’ on climate-related exclusions
‘Moving targets’ on climate change measurements has made blacklistings hard to put in place, says ethics council
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Norway to cut €6.7bn of ‘upstream’ oil and gas companies from SWF
Finance ministry presents plan to divest some energy activities – but not integrated energy firms
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Norway’s domestic SWF beats the market in 2018
Manager Folketrygdfondet reports 0.4% investment loss in ‘negative market’
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NewsNorway’s sovereign fund records €50bn investment loss for 2018
Europe’s biggest fund has recouped some of its 6.1% loss in early 2019 as markets bounced back
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NewsNorway oil fund chair slams government plan to take more SWF money
Idea ‘violates’ good budget practice, says central bank governor Øystein Olsen
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Norway’s sovereign fund pulls plug on ESG managers to cut costs
GPFG’s manager grapples with new issues in low-carbon transition
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Norway SWF: Combining CEO, chair roles weakens company oversight
Norges Bank speaks out on thorny governance issues concerning the structure of company boards
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Stronger currency eats into Norway’s sovereign fund in Q3
Yngve Slyngstad cites trade jitters as a weight on markets
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Norway rejects idea of hiving off SWF management
Central bank to gain new committee to deal with interest rates, allow board to focus on GPFG and other tasks
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PRI co-founder says Norway’s sovereign fund must exit oil and gas stocks
Carlos Joly argues that overexposure to oil and gas would put future generations at risk
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NewsNorway SWF: Governments could help realise sustainable development goals
Europe’s largest investor calls for governments to aid long-term sustainability drive
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Norway’s sovereign fund ‘should stay invested in energy stocks’
Sector seen only contributing “marginally” to Norway’s energy risk
