IPE's Norway Coverage – Page 11
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News
KLP promotes Aziz to RI chief; plans to step up RI partnerships
Norwegian municipal pensions heavyweight pinpoints future areas of focus for its responsible investment work
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Storebrand takes €170m Øygarden municipal pensions contract from KLP
Municipal director recommended choosing Storebrand because it offered lowest comparison price in the competition, local authority says
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Norway’s SWF bans Chinese medicine stocks on species concerns
NBIM excludes four Chinese firms from GPFG and brings Korean explosives company back into the fold
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Opinion Pieces
Notes on the Nordics: Moves may set up net-zero goal for GPFG
Two events have happened in quick succession that increase the chances of Norway instructing its huge sovereign wealth fund to push for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in its investment portfolio.
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Storebrand sees up to NOK6bn Norwegian municipal pension tenders in 2021
Bjørnafjorden decision last week shows the economic gains other municipalities can achieve, says Hippe
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Bjørnafjorden plans pensions tender, eyes NOK15m annual saving
Ålesund decides not to launch public procurement process after all, according to news report
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KLP to hold onto high-emitters according to new net-zero roadmap
Norwegian municipal pensions giant unveils details of net-zero definition and methodology of assessing all investments according to the 1.5°C trajectory
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Norway election result could make SWF net-zero goal more likely
Incoming government likely to be ‘systematic and fact-based’ regarding oil fund’s strategy, says Espen Henriksen
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Norway gathers experts to map future landscape for €1.2trn SWF
Committee to weigh whether GPFG’s management should stay with Norges Bank
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NBIM calls for clarity on EU social taxonomy’s impact on companies
SWF manager responds to EU sustainable finance platform’s consultation
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Opinion Pieces
Norway SWF’s net-zero plans under scrutiny
Last month the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund – Government Pension Fund Global – was reprimanded by several industry experts and economists for not having yet joined the United Nations-convened Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance.
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Special Report
Norway: Moves to boost occupational pension payouts
Government proposals seek to strengthen right to pensions for all workers and maximise returns from schemes
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‘Time for higher ambitions,’ says Norway minister on net-zero SWF advice
Skancke-led expert group recommends setting 2050 net-zero emissions goal for companies in GPFG’s portfolio
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Gains on big tech stocks power Norway’s SWF to 9.4% H1 return
NBIM says biodiversity to become ‘area of priority’ for its ownership work
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Norway SWF independent expert climate panel to unveil report Friday
Deputy central bank governor to speak on climate risk in GPFG at digital seminar
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Norway’s GPFN manager says now voting down more exec pay plans
Folketrygdfondet: Salaries must motivate long-term value creation
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Nordic pension investors unruffled by China regulatory jitters
PBU says market developments have temporarily dented its expose to Asia
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NBIM plans to step up efforts for better corporate climate reporting
Keeping global warming to under 2°C should benefit the GPFG, says Norges Bank
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Norway picks Dutch, Danish, Norwegian trio to weigh SWF management
Finance Ministry initiates new review of SWF’s management; panel to scrutinise basis for strategies Norges Bank uses
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Norway to present SWF climate-risk reports later in August
‘Broad political agreement in Storting that the fund should not be climate policy instrument,’ says Ministry