All articles by Rachel Fixsen – Page 43
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Interviews
Exit Interview: AP2’s CIO calls time on travel
After decades of a sometimes punishing travel schedule, Hans Fahlin, the CIO of the Swedish national pension fund AP2 for the past 11 years, has decided to do things differently.
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Tech stocks and property drive Norway SWF’s second best NOK returns
‘Clearly we don’t expect this development to continue like this,’ says Tangen
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Alecta says $75m blue bond investment meets sustainability, risk/return needs
Bond will enable Belize to refinance existing debt at lower cost, releasing $180m earmarked for marine preservation, says Swedish pension fund
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ATP greets business leader trio as advisers for new direct investment unit
Danish pension fund appoints Niels Jacobsen, Marianne Kirkegaard and André Rogaczewski to advise on ATP Long Term Danish Equity investments
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AkademikerPension blacklists over 200 utility companies using coal
Danish pension fund excludes firms in which 25% of energy comes from coal, selling off €83.3m of assets
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Danish pension fund vows to divest Russia holdings if invades Ukraine
‘Right now, Russia is a millimetre away from landing in quarantine,’ says AkademikerPension CEO
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Iceland pension fund returns far exceed benchmark for 3rd year running
Industry association LL estimates pension funds returned 10.2% in 2021, beating 3.5% benchmark again
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Danish crisis fund winds up a year and half earlier than planned
“Fortunately, the Danish economy fared much better than feared,” says CEO Stougaard
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Danish FSA deems financial sector risks more uncertain, says inflation may last longer
Financial watchdog highlights its efforts to ensure robust pension sector in the face of greater uncertainty about risks.
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East Sussex Pension Fund nearly out of fossils with Osmosis global equity mandate [updated]
UK local authority pension fund says passive equity switch removes £17m of fossil fuel shares from portfolio
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NBIM says CDSB should widen its definition of social data
NOK12trn SWF manager gives feedback on climate reporting body’s update to framework for environmental and social information
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Industriens Pension reports 66% return on private equities in 2021
Danish pension fund makes 16.8% return overall last year; CEO warns of lower gains in future
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AP7 reports record 31.5% return in 2021 for its €76bn equity fund
Swedish state-run pension fund boasts further reduction in fees for equities management
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Sweden roundup: Alecta invests $200m via property catastrophe sidecar
Plus: AP3 invests €300m in Verdane impact-focused fund
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Icelandic pension funds tackle low rates by cranking up equities allocation in 2022
New investment policies for Birta, Frjálsi and Almenni include raising equity weighting in some portfolios
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PFA admits losing €400m on loan to troubled Irish aircraft lessor
NAC announced it is to file for US Chapter 11 bankruptcy after struggling amid pandemic
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Norwegian PFs ready for IORP II regs despite extra costs, says lobby chief
National regulation, not EU rules, is biggest challenge for Norwegian pension funds, says Christer Drevsjø
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Alecta invests $250m in natural catastrophe risk via Swiss Re platform
Sweden’s largest pension fund says asset is highly diversifying and still produces attractive return over time
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Norway’s SWF should get clear target for active return, say experts
Academics tell government that unlisted real estate should be part of benchmark again, if the asset class is deemed important for diversification purposes
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Akademiker’s new female chair ‘proud’ Danish PF is part of equality debate
Researcher at Roskilde University Janne Gleerup replaces Egon Kristensen, after five years in the post