IPE's Norway Coverage – Page 21
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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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NewsNBIM 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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NewsDenmark’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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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 PiecesViewpoint: 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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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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NewsNorwegian oil fund pledges to explain every AGM ‘no’ vote
NBIM bemoans lack of uniform shareholder voting framework across markets
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Norway ramps up SWF withdrawal to plug 2020 budget hole
Government to use NOK382bn of oil fund money under revised budget
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NewsNorway’s SWF dumps €2.6bn of climate culprits after years of delay
Oil fund’s ethical council searches for specialist to investigate forced labour problem
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NewsBotched hire of oil fund CEO risks breaking the law, say supervisors
Olsen responds by saying he will bear comments in mind when writing Tangen’s contract
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KLP boosts lending to local authorities, as years of buffer-building pay off
Norwegian pensions giant ‘equipped for these types of market disruptions’, says CEO
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Norway’s new NOK50bn Government Bond Fund makes first investments
Manager of SWF’s smaller element posts 11.7% loss for Q2
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Norway’s ex central bank deputy defends due diligence behind Tangen hiring
Ensuring independence between managing AKO Capital and SWF was “important theme” in talks
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NewsNorges Bank supervisors probe whether oil fund’s Slyngstad broke rules
Central bank panel poses conflict of interest questions around CEO-in-waiting Tangen
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Norway’s central bank supervisors seek answers on SWF’s CEO hiring
Bank to stop responding to media queries about the affair for now
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Norwegian scheme lends staff to help with jobless applications
With its own operations now back to normal, SPK offers 12 case workers to help welfare agency NAV tackle increase in unemployment benefit applications
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NewsNorway’s SWF chair to explain new CEO hiring amid growing scandal
Central bank overseers convene extraordinary video-link meeting
