IPE's Sweden Coverage – Page 29
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Storebrand, PensionDanmark, Alecta sign mass letter to energy agency on climate
Fully-transparent Sustainable Development Scenario must be central reference in next WEO report, signatories write
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NewsKåpan steps up sustainability work
Swedish pension fund for government staff raises voice by switching out of index funds
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NewsSwedish funds lobby group attacks premium pension reform plan
Procurement branded a ‘blunt instrument’ which fails to bolster consumer protection
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NewsMandate roundup: AP1 tenders for new global custodian
Plus: Italy’s Fon.Te picks government bonds manager
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NewsSweden’s AP7 to change name and expand role in premium pension reform
Premium pension funds marketplace seen slimming to 150-200 funds from 500
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NewsSwedish municipalities group denies big pensions debt is big problem
Skandia report says most local and regional council pension liabilities are hidden
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NewsSwedish providers fight back against parliament pension transfer plans
Folksam and Skandia say changes under discussion risk reducing pension savings
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AP7, APG chiefs join global corporates in new sustainability group
New alliance modelled on Swedish investor initiative
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Swedish regulator softens edges of rules for IORP II provisions
Finansinspektionen invites parties to speak at 14 October deadline meeting
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ESG roundup: KLP toughens oil sands stance, dumping €53m of assets
Plus: Nobel Foundation runs listed equities portfolio through sustainability analysis, NEST produces responsible investment video for members
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Alecta chief queries relevance of EU consumer protection lens to Swedish pensions
Billing argues that high risk-free capital requirements could lead to weak protection
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AP2 puts China asset managers under close human rights scrutiny
Swedish pension fund claims pioneer status with first report on its work on human rights
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How Europe’s pension sectors are preparing for Brexit
IPE asked regulators and industry bodies in EU member states how they have been preparing for the UK’s scheduled departure from the bloc on 31 October
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Swedish investors forge advisory board to foster impact investing
Alecta, the country’s largest pension fund, is among 25 founders of non-profit association The Swedish National Advisory Board for Impact Investing
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Varma ploughs €200m into ESG-themed ETF
Former senior AP2 and AP3 staff to sit on a five-person board to decide on exclusions for the Legal & General fund
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NewsChart of the Week: The best place in the world to retire is...
… Iceland, which narrowly beat Switzerland, according to Natixis Investment Managers’ annual Global Retirement Index
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Swedish pension funds slam draft IORP II solvency rules
Folksam, AMF and Alecta home in on proposals for traditional guaranteed pensions while industry association says ambiguities in the draft must be addressed
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NewsReprieve for Swedish pension firms as government delays reform
The Timetable for establishing a procured marketplace has been pushed back by four months to the start of 2021, giving managers more time to prepare
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NewsSwedish pensions lobby says new IORP II rules too close to Solvency II
The regulator has revised its timetable for the implementation of IORP II, pushing the deadline back to January 2020 – a year after it was supposed to come into force
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AP Funds take active role in bid to tackle money laundering
The Swedish state pension buffer funds’ Council on Ethics gathered major banks and regulators together to discuss recent scandals
