Pensions in The Nordic Region Report – Page 6
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Sweden: Business as usual?
Rachel Fixsen looks at how the Swedish buffer funds have reacted to the flawed and ultimately shelved attempts to reform and consolidate them
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Norway: Accumulation key
Rachel Fixsen discusses the Government Pension Fund Norway with Lars Tronsgaard, deputy chief executive at its asset manager, Folketrygdfondet
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Nordic Region: Denmark - Pension funds transfer season
Danish pension providers have been vying for top talent in a bid to secure the best returns in the current low-interest-rate environment.
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Sweden: Calm before the storm
From action on climate change to property, Sweden’s AP funds are not sitting still, even if the precise details of a planned overhaul are unknown. Reeta Paakkinen reports
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Finland: Small is beautiful
Finland’s smaller pension funds argue that they can deliver better solvency levels and returns for their member than the larger pension insurance companies, says Pirkko Juntunen
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Country ReportAsset Allocation: Revisiting traditional allocations
Casper Hammerich outlines key findings on Nordic asset management trends from Kirstein’s tenth Nordic Investor Survey
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Finland Asset Allocation: The hunt for alternatives
Some pension funds are looking to increase exposure to alternative credit but an ageing population is a concern for the likes of VER, says Reeta Paakkinen
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Asset Allocation: A hive of activity
Carlo Svaluto Moreolo reviews shifts in asset allocation in the Nordic institutional investment market
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Sweden: Rolling with the punches
Earlier this year, the Swedish central bank decided to push repo rates into negative territory. We look at how the country’s pension funds have adapted their portfolios
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Finnish funds take international outlook
Finnish pension funds are internationalising their portfolios in an effort to help offset domestic woes
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Finland's pension mutuals: New governance rules
The recent scandal at Keva ushered in new governance rules for Finnish pensions mutuals, but many funds are already one step ahead of the game
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Denmark: Weathering the storm
Despite the blustery short-term economic environment, Danish pension funds have set their sights firmly on the horizon
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Sweden's buffer funds: Healthy despite uncertainty
Sweden’s national buffer funds, despite their uncertain future, are faring quite well
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Sweden's Pensions Working Group unlikely to reach conclusions any time soon
Pirkko Juntunen asks when the Pensions Working Group will finally come to any conclusions. The answer seems to be ‘nobody knows, but not any time soon’
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Denmark: Ahead of the rest
Rachel Fixsen speaks with one of the leaders of a new research centre that aims to keep Denmark as the leading pension provider
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Sweden: AP7 triumphs
CIO Richard Gröttheim downplays his fund’s recent stellar performance, explaining that conviction in strategy should always trump short-term gain
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Pensions In Nordic Region: An unhappy industry
A lengthy phase of regulatory uncertainty looks likely as questions on the implementation of EU directives remain unresolved, according to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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Pensions In Nordic Region: Finns look towards new frontiers
Two leading Finnish pension funds see potential in frontier markets and China equity, finds Reeta Paakkinen
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Country ReportPensions In Nordic Region: Efficient frontiers
Carlo Svaluto Moreolo reviews recent mandate activity of large Nordic institutional investors
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Pensions In Nordic Region: Staring contest
There is no end in sight to capital controls, despite the government’s tentative first steps towards easing the restrictions that have been in place since 2008, writes Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
