Latest Nordic Region News – Page 6
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NewsSwedish FSA warns of risks for consumers as Q1 pension transfers hit €2bn
Watchdog calls occupational pension majors to its HQ to talk about putting consumer needs first when moving pensions
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NewsIcelandic pension funds call for auto-enrolment of additional pension
Leaders at Frjalsi and Almenni pension funds argue participation in the 25-year-old scheme should be boosted by employers signing staff up as the default
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NewsDanish watchdog finds product failings at Nordea Pension
Pension firm’s CEO says measures have been initiated to ensure compliance as soon as possible
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NewsNext year’s Swedish FTN plan includes SEK145bn active IT equities mandates
Fund Selection Agency outlines 2025 procurement plan for four actively managed premium pension fund categories and one index-based
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NewsSweden’s FTN launches biggest tender yet, €17bn global active equities
Fund Selection Agency sets 16 December deadline, confirms bulk of preliminary specifications
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NewsSweden’s AP buffer funds criticise government proposals to merge them
AP1, AP2 argue that it’s impossible to say whether restructuring should happen, since government proposals are ‘incomplete’ or have ‘decisive flaws’
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NewsNorwegian pension funds upbeat on start-ups investment plan
Industry association also warns of current and potential regulatory conditions standing in the way of pension fund investment in entrepreneurs
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NewsATP’s returns leap in Q3 despite private equity write-downs
Danish pensions giant posts 9.7% gain on investment portfolio in January-September despite massive private equity wipeout
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NewsSwedish pensions agency awards €5.8bn of index equity mandates
Handelsbanken, Mercer and Skandia among winners in agency’s second tender award announcement
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NewsYoung people not afraid of an older retirement age, say Danish pension funds
‘Crucial to create as good a labour market as possible, so fewer need to retire early,’ said IPD director
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NewsSwedish pensioner groups warn against political meddling with AP fund structure
AP7 disagrees with proposal to slim AP fund boards down to seven members
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NewsNordic FSA chiefs urge EU regulators to simplify financial rulebook
Simpler rules should be enforced by ‘risk-based supervision with strong discretionary tools’, Nordic watchdogs tell EIOPA, ESMA, EBA heads
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NewsFinnish pension majors generate 7%-plus returns on strong equities
Global economic development outlook poses challenges for the actions of the central banks, says Keva CIO
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NewsAlecta says low incomes more common for young than pensioners
Sweden’s biggest pension fund presents study challenging commonly-held idea that pensioners are poorer than young people
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NewsKåpan’s Marie Giertz to replace long-term CEO Gunnar Balsvik
Swedish €15bn public sector pension fund promotes CIO to top position from February
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NewsSwedish government employers sceptical about benefits of merging AP funds
‘Efficiency improvements are often overestimated,’ says Swedish Agency for Government Employers in buffer funds reform consultation
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NewsNorway’s SWF recoups some green energy infrastructure losses in Q3
NBIM reports 4.4% return for GPFG between July and September, as falling interest rates propel stock markets
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NewsVelliv 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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NewsAP7 joins call for US states to cut oil/gas sector methane emissions
Swedish national pension fund said reducing methane leaks from oil and gas industry is ‘one of cheapest ways to reduce GHG emissions quickly’
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NewsAlecta’s DC product returns 8.7% as equities rally, bonds priced higher
Swedish occupational pensions major sees asset total grow to SEK1.33trn by end September
