IPE's Norway Coverage – Page 17
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News
Brazil ministers meet investors to discuss deforestation fears
Meeting follows open letter backed by many heavyweight investors
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Nordea gears up for Norway reform with €395m pension portfolio deal
Nordea says acquisition from Frende Liv positions firm as a main player in ‘own pension account’ market
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Norway’s SWF hands wish list on shareholder voting to EU
Manager NBIM calls for common approach across the EU to voting deadlines
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Features
Perspective: Trouble in Lykkeland
The decision to appoint Nicolai Tangen, a hedge fund owner, to the position of CEO at Norges Bank Investment Management has proved controversial
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News
Nordics roundup: ATP, PFA back EIB’s climate bond
Norway’s AFP pension fund taps eVestment; PFA re-hires NNIT as digitisation increases
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Norway’s KLP offloads loss-making pensions unit to DNB Liv
Business now less strategically important given new public sector pension, says KLP
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Norway founds pension panel to gauge success of 2011 reform
Schibsted CEO Kristin Skogen Lund to lead panel of specialists and politicians
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NBIM warns against micro-managing boards on green issues
Sustainability motions from shareholders should be assessed on materiality and prescriptiveness, says Norwegian SWF manager
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Norway to add killer robots to oil fund’s ethical blacklist
Government committee proposes changes to GPFG’s ethical framework
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Norges Bank acknowledges gaps remain in Tangen hiring
Central bank supervisors say controlling risks linked to hedge fund owner’s appointment will be key task for the bank
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NBIM launches child rights guide for garment sector with UNICEF
Tool contains metrics firms can use to monitor and report on child rights in their own processes
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NBIM argues EU should split non-financial reporting into blocks
Sustainability information for non-investor stakeholders ‘may in itself become financially material over time’, says SWF manager
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KLP adds 12 to blacklist on environmental and social grounds
Norwegian municipal pensions giant also changes guidelines to allow exclusion for due diligence reasons
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Denmark’s Norli wins contract to run NOK600m Norway fund
The guaranteed pension specialist takes on €56.5m of assets within 550 individual plans
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How Folketrygdfondet calmed markets with pop-up bond fund
‘At the start of the pandemic, a lot of people were searching for answers,’ says Kjetil Houg
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Country Report
Nordic Region: Norway’s sovereign wealth fund’s renewables portfolio plan faces delays
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund’s plan to set up a €9bn renewable energy investment portfolio are being held up by global events and developments at its fund manager NBIM
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News
Tangen’s contract signed in controversial SWF hiring
‘This storm will fade away, I’m sure,’ says Norway’s central bank governor
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: The economic objectives of the ‘Oil Fund’
The attention surrounding the appointment of Nicolai Tangen to head the Norwegian ‘Oil Fund’ could be reflections of deeper concerns and how the objectives of asset managers and asset owners differ.
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News
Norway backs down over forcing market valuation for pension funds’ bonds
Decision branded ‘important victory for pension savers’ by financial sector lobby
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Norwegian oil fund pledges to explain every AGM ‘no’ vote
NBIM bemoans lack of uniform shareholder voting framework across markets