IPE's Sweden Coverage – Page 30
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NewsKPA buys €403m Stockholm office as Folksam boosts real estate target
Sweden’s Folksam group has increased its expansion target for its real estate portfolio to €1.9bn, double the level previously announced
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AP1’s sacked CEO invested personally alongside fund’s IPO deal
Swedish buffer fund chief to receive €595,000 in salary over next 18 months
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AP1 board fires CEO Johan Magnusson after trading rules breach
Swedish national pension fund puts chief counsel Teresa Isele in temporary charge of SEK352bn fund
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Folksam boss Henriksson takes Swedbank CEO role
Deputy chief Ylva Wessén will lead the SEK600bn pension and insurance provider for an interim period
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AP3 sets sustainability goals, seeks to double green investments [updated]
Sweden’s third AP fund pledges to halve its carbon footprint by 2025 and invest €2.8bn in green bonds
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Alecta chief urges positive reforms as corporate governance overhaul looms
Magnus Billing hopes the Swedish Corporate Governance Board will take inspiration from the UK’s FRC after it updated its code of practice last year
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Swedish funds name new leaders for property and infrastructure arms
Property company Vasakronan, infrastructure group Polhem and residential real estate manager Rikshem have all made senior management appointments in recent days
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Chart of the Week: How Europe’s pension funds performed in H1
Double-digit investment performance has not lightened the mood as Dutch pension funds face benefit cuts and others warn of turbulent times ahead
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Aberdeen Standard appeals rejection from Sweden’s state-backed fund platform
Decision by Swedish Pensions Agency affects nine funds managing total of €179m, and comes as the fund platform is rolling out a series of reforms
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Swedish roundup: AMF to invest in companies earlier and for longer
CEO Johan Sidenmark warns of “dark clouds on the horizon”, while Folksam chief hails 6.1% H1 return strong despite Swedbank scandal
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NewsMixed pension fund response to Swedish government green bonds plan
Financial markets minister Per Bolund says investors will play a ‘central role’ in the green transition as government sets out plan to issue debt by next year
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Nordic roundup: Alecta ramps up robotics ahead of 2023 ITP bid
Sweden’s biggest pension fund reports H1 results, while Denmark’s PFA puts €180m into Dutch green bonds
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AP4 CEO: Strong H1 returns sign of still-volatile market
Niklas Ekvall stresses shortcomings of government proposal regarding illiquid investments
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Nordea Life & Pension Sweden makes €2.1bn sustainable investment shift
Swedish pension provider says move halved the portfolio’s carbon footprint
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NewsSwedish government urged to defer IORP II, regs published
Trade union body PTK says changes made since the original proposal are not enough
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Alecta invests €100m in African social government bond
Bond structured by Japanese bank MUFG, insured by African Trade Insurance Agency
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Mats Langensjö unveils new advice partnership with Arkwright
Swedish pensions expert says his new company will focus on strategy, platform design and pensions for asset owners and managers
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NewsAMF makes first direct forestry investment with €1bn deal
Deal covers 317,000 hectares of Swedish forestland and includes 15-year supply contract
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NewsAP1, AP4 say draft rules on illiquid assets must go further
Swedish state pension buffer funds call for increased flexibility around alternative investments, despite new rules in effect since 1 January
