IPE's Norway Coverage – Page 3
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NewsNordic pensions heavyweights look for silver lining amid limited Q1 losses
ATP’s Præstegaard emphasises importance of guarantees in unpredictable times, while NBIM turns in a small loss for Q1
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NewsFinnish pension funds outshine international peers on real returns
Denmark’s bond-heavy ATP stands out for comparatively low real returns, in Finnish Centre for Pensions’ analysis
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NewsSampension, Folksam take Norway’s Equinor to task on net zero ‘inconsistency’
Danish, Swedish pension majors team up with Australasian NGO to confront Norwegian state oil company
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NewsATP picks academics with Norway SWF credentials to complete evaluation panel
Denmark’s €96bn statutory pension fund appointed Magnus Dahlquist and Andrew Ang to add international expertise to new external scrutiny board
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NewsNorway’s Stoltenberg defends SWF strategy despite steep losses
Finance Ministry warns responsible investment may become tougher for the GPFG given new geopolitical era, in annual white paper presented today
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AnalysisNBIM’s foray into hedge funds fails to impress Norwegian critics
Hedge fund strategies could divert management’s attention from SWF’s core financial operations, warns Oslo professor
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NewsNicolai Tangen wins five more years as head of Norway’s SWF
Norges Bank governor praises former hedge fund manager for ‘strong ability to deliver and achieve solid results’
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NewsNBIM warns ESMA against negotiated transactions wording in MiFIR
‘Regulation should not disadvantage European firms facing international competition,’ says Norwegian SWF manager
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AnalysisEuropean pension funds react to the anti-ESG backlash
Despite political and market headwinds, European pension funds remain firmly committed to achieving net-zero and long-term climate goals
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NewsIndependent pension funds outperform KLP in Norway’s municipal sector
Pensjonskassen for Fylkene points to disability pensions outlay as a differentiating factor with dominant provider KLP
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NewsNorway’s central bank flooded with male applicants for SWF chief job
‘We would like to see a more even gender distribution,’ says Norges Bank
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Sweden’s national pensions buffer funds to be trimmed down
Plus: ATp on guarantee-based business model; Norway’s SWF returns
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NewsNorway’s new Arctic SWF unit hires first three portfolio managers
Ulf Nore, Tonje Roti and Ola Oppegaard appointed to work in Tromsø at Folketrygdfondet’s new asset management union from mid-April
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NewsNorway’s SWF puts Fincantieri under scrutiny over working conditions
NBIM takes Polish energy firm Orlen off observation list after press freedom concerns allayed
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NewsNBIM says ESG backlash less apparent at companies than in investor rhetoric
Norwegian SWF reports on its responsible investment activity in 2024
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NewsTangen now being ‘more bureaucratic’ after texts with Musk make headlines
Disclosure of text chat between NBIM CEO and Tesla chief draws intense media attention in Norway
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NewsNorway’s SWF rekindles Trump-backed end to quarterly reporting
NBIM says mandatory quarterly reporting by businesses can lead to short-term decision-making, hindering sustainable growth and innovation
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NewsSampension urges mental well-being action, despite dip in early-retirement
Norway’s political parties agree to abolish mandatory early retirement for armed forces, police, prison staff
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NewsAP7 indicates BlackRock’s NZAM exit could affect future mandates
Sweden’s biggest state pension fund to meet world’s largest asset manager ‘to better understand’ decisions after BlackRock fled net zero alliance
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Denmark’s PenSam boosts property portfolio
Plus: PFA Klima Plus generates high returns; NBIM pushes Council of Institutional Investors (CII) on unequal voting structures at companies
