IPE's Denmark Coverage – Page 14
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News
Nordic pension funds free to invest in defence as arms sector thrives
‘We see it as logical that institutional investors invest in companies whose production is necessary for a national defence,’ says Sampension CIO
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Nordic pension funds expect ECB tightening as war adds to inflation
AP4 sees ECB hike to zero as likely this year; Veritas says central bank may have no other choice than to tighten
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Nordea re-enters Danish pensions market with €270m Topdanmark buy
Bank acquires Danish pensions business six years after its previous pensions subsidiary in the country began journey to mutualisation
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Denmark urgently needs an energy independence plan, says pensions lobby
‘Even before the war in Ukraine, we were faced with an urgent task in the green transition,’ says IPD CEO
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PensionDanmark adjusting portfolio as risks change
Danish pension fund reports negative returns for first two months of 2022 at between 2.5% and 4.7%
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Sampension adopts stricter stance on corporate lobbying after member poll
Danish pension fund’s new head of ESG announces new policy on corporate lobbying
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Denmark’s P+ steps up CO2 engagement with Mærsk, Samsung and others
Danish pension fund places 20 firms on CO2 watchlist, including A.P. Møller-Mærsk and Samsung
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Denmark’s PFA poaches CEO of main rival to replace Polack
Ole Krogh Petersen jumps to PFA after three years heading up Danske Bank subsidiary
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Danish pension funds defend themselves after €6bn fossils accusation
ActionAid: “Pension companies can’t both call themselves sustainable and invest in fossil fuel expansion”
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ATP CEO quits for partner role at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Denmark’s biggest pension fund loses third leader in seven years
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Sampension demands more Paris alignment from external managers
Proportion of UN PRI signatories on Danish pension fund’s PE, infrastructure manager roster rose to 81% in 2021 from 54% two years before
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PFA’s CEO departs as Danish pensions giant boosts returns
Despite DKK3bn hit from aviation firm loss, Denmark’s biggest commercial pensions firm makes DKK39.2bn 2021 return
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AkademikerPension dumps €269m fossil-fuel corporate bonds
CIO sees tendency that fossil fuel bonds, like fossil fuel shares, are starting to price in stranded-asset risks
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ATP gives highest-ever pensions hike, but sees lower returns ahead
Nearly half of the geared investment portfolio return came from inflation-linked instruments in 2021
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Danish pensions lobby backs new ideas for forthcoming green tax
IPD warns CO2 levy must not be so high it chases business away
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KLP, Nordic banks, launch transition financing code for shipping
‘Guidelines for Transition-linked Financing’ for the shipping industry aimed at increasing transparency around firms seeking rate discounts on loan/bond financing
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Lobby hopes government rethinks new levy after pension sector paid record DKK50bn tax
‘In many ways, our pension schemes have taken over the role that the North Sea once played in the national economy,’ says IPD CEO
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PFA predicts 2022 will offer positive equity returns, despite uncertainty
Chief strategist says historic economic recovery ‘does not seem compatible with a continued decline in equities.’
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Opinion Pieces
Notes from the Nordics: Danish funds keen to invest in green project
Danish pension funds have been at the forefront of discussions on how to achieve the nation’s ambitious goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 1990 levels by 2030.