Latest Sweden News – Page 6
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Sweden launches new AP fund review, weighs merging AP6 and AP2
Government queries expense of running so many funds; AP7 included in the review, despite not being a buffer fund
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Swedes see refund from dropped Russian, East European premium pension funds
Pensions agency announces further SEK247m refund from Barings, East Capital and Nordea funds – deregistered after Ukraine invasion – to first-pillar pension savers
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Alecta’s assets shrink in Q3 amid higher-for-longer rates view
Sweden’s biggest pension fund sees first-half investment gains eroded in latest reporting period
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AP3, AP4 eye faster investment decisions after joint IT procurement
Swedish buffer fund duo link up to replace current patchwork of systems with SimCorp’s comprehensive Dimension system, citing many advantages
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Skandia CEO lashes out at Swedish system that allows Alecta’s dominance
Frans Lindelöw says too much pension capital is concentrated in troubled pensions giant, creating ‘a vulnerability and a social risk’
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AP3 sets out framework to eye impact of countries, firms on human rights
Swedish pensions buffer fund says mission to be a responsible owner means it does invest in companies and sectors with high risks regarding human rights
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Real GHG cuts best achieved by focusing on largest emitters, says AP7
Swedish pensions major says wisdom of targeting main emitters also contains important lesson for biodiversity action
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Swedish funds agency to announce winners of first tender end Q1 2024
As the 5 October deadline passes, new premium pension procurement body starts evaluating tenders
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AP3 fills upcoming CIO vacancy, hires Jonas Thulin
Swedish pensions buffer fund wins Erik Penser Bank CIO to replace Pablo Bernengo when he heads for Alecta in January
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Alecta’s investment scandal claims another scalp as chair Ingrid Bonde quits
Bonde says she decided to resign because of ‘too much focus on me personally’
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AP2 helps German think tank develop portfolio tool to assess deforestation risk
In work funded by Californian philanthropists, Swedish national pensions buffer fund says publicly-accessible workflow will be tested on AP2’s listed equities
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Human rights abuses often dealbreakers for PE managers, AP6 finds
Uptake of the UN’s guiding principles on business and human rights is not widespread in the sector, according to Swedish national pension fund’s deep dive
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Alecta should never had made Heimstaden Bostad investment, says CEO
Swedish occupational pension fund in talks with Norwegian billionaire Ivar Tollefsen and Heimstaden to renegotiate terms of investment
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Swedish funds agency hires Ström as first dedicated comms chief
Premium pension funds procurement agency, facing considerable asset manager communications task, recruits former national journalist as to help with “market dialogue”
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Watchdog probes Alecta, Heimstaden ‘to protect pension savers’ money’
FI now conducting two separate investigations into Swedish pensions major’s investment
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Late tweaks to Swedish funds agency tender terms bring further delay
Bid deadline for first tender for restyled premium pension platform now pushed back to 5 October
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Polar Capital expands in Nordics, opening Stockholm office
London-headquartered active asset management specialist firm says new Swedish branch will enable pursuit of new partnerships
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AP3 says CIO Bernengo not involved in Alecta’s hiring of equities chief
Swedish buffer fund congratulates Pablo Bernengo and Magnus Tell on new jobs at troubled occupational pensions giant
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Alecta poaches from AP3 again: hires Magnus Tell to head up equities
Incoming CIO Bernengo gives hiring of close colleague the nod
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Deluged with asset manager queries, Swedish agency extends tender
Swedish Fund Selection Agency pushes back deadline for inaugural premium pension procurement by 14 days after 250 queries flood in