All articles by Rachel Fixsen – Page 38
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PFA rapped by FSA, describes talks with watchdog as constructive
Danish pensions giant given 12 official orders to correct its procedures from the FSA
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NewsPFA takes floor at Total AGM, after narrowing oil and gas exposure to two firms
Danish pensions giant says French multinational must go faster in green transition
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AkademikerPension to focus on human rights, tax at Meta, Amazon AGMs
Danish pension fund CIO says much more transparency needed in many of Facebook’s business areas
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NewsDenmark’s IPD says members ready with capital for North Sea energy plans
Danish pensions lobby group also slams proposed financial sector tax, saying now is worst time for such a levy given soaring prices
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Skandia pension poll shows growing confidence in system
Länsförsäkringar’s study reveals increase in the proportion of Swedish small businesses that do not provide occupational pensions
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AMF bolsters guarantees by SEK17bn, at 15-point cost to solvency
Blue-collar pension fund makes move against background of good return and strong solvency
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KLP says rising rates will lead to higher revenues after 0.75% Q1 loss
Introduction of a common buffer fund helped to strengthen KLP’s capital adequacy, says CEO of Norwegian municipal pensions giant
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NewsFinnfund aims to keep portfolio CO2 net-negative in strategy update
State-owned development fund makes heavy use of African forest carbon sinks in achieving overall negative emissions
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NewsAkademikerPension decries lack of transparency around executive pay
Danish pension fund voted down most remuneration policies at domestic AGMs; Norway’s SWF chief also complains about opaque setting of executive pay internationally
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NewsNorway scales back SWF spend as local economy blooms
Presenting revised 2022 budget, finance minister says petroleum revenue spending must shrink to avoid overheating economy
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Most pension funds don’t expect to meet own net-zero goals
Survey of 50 large pension funds finds 60% believe climate aims will not be met under current conditions
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NewsAMF lauds robustness of traditional pensions despite Q1 loss
Swedish firm thanks traditional product’s long-term strategy, risk diversification, low fees and a minimum yield guarantee
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NBIM’s London-based equities chief quits for job in SWF’s Oslo HQ
CEO Nicolai Tangen says Petter Johnsen’s move to Oslo in senior portfolio manager role is ‘perfect fit’ with NBIM’s plans to expand active management there
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ESG roundup: Mercer hooks up with Ortec for climate portfolio modelling
Plus: Green, social and sustainability bonds acceleration; Pictet picked for biodiversity research programme; Nordic pension investors on ESG strategy
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Velliv warns about official proposal to curb rises in pension age
Chief economist of Danish pension provider says commission’s idea removes 80,000 from already stretched workforce
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Industriens, PenSam join ATP’s unlisted equities ESG data project
Pension funds say solid ESG reporting benefits returns, lifts reputation, reduces risk and increases pricing
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NewsDanish Pension Commission advises slowing the increase in pension age
Official panel produces long-awaited report, proposing changes ‘to equip the system for the future’
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NewsKeva CEO warns of tough times despite ‘surprisingly calm’ markets
Finland’s largest pension fund hit by 2.3% investment loss in Q1
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AMF invests €92m into fast-growing Swedish energy storage firm
Sweden’s second-largest commercial pension fund buys around 9% of shares in Polarium
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Opinion PiecesNotes from the Nordics: Finland on the frontier
Fear and uncertainty are rattling markets, but financial concerns are dwarfed by the human suffering caused by the war in Ukraine. In Finland, people have particular reason to worry due to the country’s long land border with Russia.
