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Velliv says impact product revamp ‘in theory makes for better returns’
Danish mutual pension provider redesigns ideas behind VækstPension Aftryk, defines four categories of sustainable investment targets, adds asset classes
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PFA admits factoring in Scope 3 will dent climate product’s returns
Danish pension provider’s PFA Klima Plus product will begin opting out of stocks with ‘strong connection’ to fossil fuel sector from next April
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Netherlands retains top spot in Mercer pension ranking
Top three countries retain places despite slightly lower ranking compared with 2023 figures
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ATP chief says Northvolt crisis is ‘wake-up call for Europe’
Pension fund CEO warns that European green transition technology needs public money or China and US will dominate
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Danish competition watchdog calls for auto-transfer of dormant pensions
Smaller dormant accounts at risk of being entirely lost to administration fees, authority says in new report
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ATP hands portfolio companies own CSRD reporting wishlist
Danish pensions giant warns ‘over-reporting’ of new ESG rules could drown out the relevant data for the €92.9bn investor
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Danish pensions lobby warns against plethora of reform ideas
‘Simply not enough money’ in labour-market pensions to finance home buying, further education, family time and several years of pension, says Kent Damsgaard, IPD chief
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Danish think-tank says ATP should put all investment out to tender
Free-market think tank CEPOS says ATP is ‘relic of the past’ and does not suit today’s pension system
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Danish pension funds tell Climate Week how to solve transition financing woes
IPD says Denmark’s pension firms have ‘helped to crack the code’ for harnessing private finance for large-scale energy transition
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Sampension sees 27% rise in contributions after corporate client wins
Danish labour-market pensions firm reports year-on-year doubling of one-off contributions, citing pension transfers from other schemes as a result of business wins as the main factor
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PensionDanmark invests in quantum computing startup Atom
Labour-market pension fund backs Atom Computing with DKK70m after California-based tech firm pledges to set up European HQ in Denmark
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ATP’s Northvolt exposure highlights problem of illiquids in geared portfolio
Copenhagen professor argues the challenge of a single-company illiquid investment becoming too dominant is much larger in highly-leveraged portfolio, like ATP’s
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PKA, Lærernes vow to stick with pensions admin JV despite PBU exit
After 19 years, Forca co-founder PBU quits the pension service provider as it seeks more independence and freedom to choose own product design
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Swedish pension majors in talks with ailing battery firm Northvolt
Hopes for ambitious Europe-based green battery company have been tempered by slowing electric vehicle rollouts
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Danish FSA eyes volatility of unlisted returns for market-rate pensions
Value of alternatives portfolios increased by 4% in 2023, but dipped in allocation terms from the year before, watchdog’s figures show
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Denmark’s PKA quits Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
Pension fund manager says it decided to focus on IIGCC instead, ‘maximising the impact of our resources and efforts’ on climate and biodiversity
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ATP’s first-half return held back by gearing cost, bond yields
Describes return as “expected and generally acceptable in view of market developments”
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ATP defends risk-parity strategy via analysis of five investment models
Denmark’s huge statutory pension fund says other standard pension strategies may suit other products - but not ATP’s dual-aim guaranteed product
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Denmark’s IPD, Liberals, post wishlists with pension reform back on agenda
Pensions lobby calls for better framework for pension savings, as Liberal Party proposes ‘working life commission’
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Sampension bemoans failing engagement with fossil fuel companies
Danish labour-market pension provider excludes eight fossil energy companies