Pensions in The Nordic Region Report – Page 8
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Nordic Region: A dwindling band
Finland’s government is looking to improve the regulatory framework for corporate pension funds, according to Reeta Paakkinen
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Nordic Region: Slow progress on AP
Sweden is making slow but steady progress in its overhaul of the AP buffer funds, writes Rachel Fixsen
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Nordic Region: A shift to alternatives
Nina Röhrbein reviews recent Nordic institutional investor mandates
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Nordic Region: Under one roof
By bringing asset management in-house, Skandia aims to bring new products to the market, says Pirkko Juntunen
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Nordic Region: A lone rider?
Is the closure of Swedish energy company Vattenfall’s pension foundation a one-off or the shape of things to come? Nina Röhrbein reports
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Nordic Region: What one hand taketh…
Changes to discount rates will favour Norwegian pension sponsors, writes Rachel Fixsen. Yet the introduction of dynamic mortality tables will require an increase in reserves
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Nordic Region: Funds go global
Despite a positive 2012, the country’s pension funds are allocating more investments beyond the troubled borders of the euro-zone as they seek to improve returns, says Reeta Paakkinen
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Nordic Region: Corporates flying high
Corporate pension funds have consistently outperformed others in the pensions industry, and they want more freedom to set contributions, Pasi Strömberg tells Reeta Paakkinen
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Nordic Region: Diversification desired
Nina Röhrbein reviews the recent asset allocation and mandate activity of Nordic pension funds
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Nordic Region: Not too much, not too little
Consensus could wreck the chances of effective reform to Sweden’s buffer funds, writes Pirkko Juntunen
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Nordic Region: Good governance is essential
Pirkko Juntunen finds the chairman of the buffer fund inquiry, Mats Langensjö, pragmatic about his committee’s proposals
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Nordic Region: Continued caution
Henrik Hoffmann-Fischer outlines the key findings of the seventh Nordic Investor Survey on asset allocation as Nordic investors search for yield
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Nordic Region: Bouncing off the floor
A temporary reprieve from the regulator to deal with ultra low rates has largely been rebuffed by Swedish pension funds, finds Nina Röhrbein
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Nordic Region: Beyond Finland
Reeta Paakkinen spoke to Finnish pension fund chiefs about their changing asset allocation in the face of low yields and the euro-zone crisis
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Nordic Region: Time to talk about pensions
Regulatory changes have put the spotlight on how Danish pension funds are communicating with their members, writes Rachel Fixsen
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Nordic Region: Green shoots
Iceland’s economic recovery is inflating domestic asset prices as capital controls persist. And the consequent lack of investment opportunities is restricting pension funds’ room for manoeuvre, writes Nina Röhrbein
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Nordic Region: Seeking emerging rewards
Norway’s Pension Fund Global – one of the largest institutional investors worldwide, with over €425bn in assets – is reconsidering its European exposure. Jonathan Williams looks at the motivation for the changes
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Nordic Region: The right skills on board
Rachel Fixsen outlines controversial requirements designed to improve the governance of financial companies’ supervisory boards
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Nordic Region: Funding the baby boomers
One of the brains behind the Swedish pension reform of the late 1990s, Bo Könberg, then the country’s minister for health and social security, has now come up with a way to handle the increasing healthcare costs for the largebaby-boom generation. He spoke with Pirkko Juntunen
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Nordic Region: Going long
Sweden, with stable finances and a debt-to-GDP ratio of under 33% is an attractive safe haven for many investors. However, precisely these low debt levels have led to reduced need for longer-dated issuance, currently only 5.6% of debt outstanding. Jonathan Williams looks at reactions to the country’s recent 20-year bond exchange
