All articles by Rachel Fixsen – Page 7
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AP7 beats private premium pension funds with 16.1% return in first half
State-operated pension fund produces higher return than the 14.9% average of privately-run investment options
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PBU and Nordea top Danish H1 pension returns ranking
AkademikerPension CIO says Ukraine, Gaza and other geopolitical tensions make full-year returns forecasts extremely hard
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Flodén to replace Sidenmark as AMF board decides time ripe for change
Long-term CEO agrees it’s a good time to pass on leadership at Sweden’s second-biggest workplace pension fund
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Norway’s KLP defence risks blurring all procurement rules, says Storebrand
Government ‘seems to be picking a fight with Brussels’ by rejecting ESA’s backing of complaint over lack of mandatory municipal pensions tendering, Hippe says
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PensionDanmark and Lærernes told to correct alternatives valuation processes
Danish pension funds handed orders from FSA to improve valuation methods for private equity, infrastructure and illiquid credit investments
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IPE Nordic Briefing: Review of Sweden’s ITP occupational pension system
Skandia calls for ITP review; Sweden’s Fund Selection Agency on the look-out for sustainability/ESG platforms; Finland’s VER chief on capital market infrastructure
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IBM’s Danish pension fund rapped by FSA for using key assets as collateral
Closed company DB scheme found to have insufficient unencumbered assets to cover obligations, given that some were pledged as security for derivatives
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FTN invites lowdown on ESG analysis platforms ahead of tender
Swedish funds agency sets end-August deadline for providers to submit responses to RFI
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VER chief calls for better market infrastructure to foster European innovation
News that Europe now outperforms US on 10-year venture capital returns is ‘springboard’ for creation of better capital market infrastructure this side of the Atlantic, says Löyttyniemi
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AP2 and German think tank launch deforestation due-diligence guide
Swedish pensions buffer fund and Climate & Company say new tool is ready for financial institutions to use
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Velliv invests €94m in Nuveen private equity impact fund
Asset manager raises around $200m for its second private equity climate inclusion strategy
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ATP and PFA draw IPO lessons as they settle OW Bunker case
Danish pensions heavyweights among €86.5m group settlement; ATP says cost of continuing through courts ‘would run into millions’
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ATP tells portfolio firms it prefers fewer key CSRD data points
Danish pensions giant sends letter to investee companies giving guidance on the new EU green reporting it expects from them
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PFA hails 27% gain on domestic equity portfolio, cites stock picking
Danish pensions heavyweight describes its level of home bias as ‘strong’
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NBIM opts for talks with Bolloré despite own council’s divestment advice
Companies should have policies to respect human rights in supply chains as well as own operations, says Norwegian sovereign wealth fund manager
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IPD calls on politicians to bolster pension-saving incentives
Study shows one in four Danes are putting too little into their pension, leading to a ‘free-rider’ problem, lobby says
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Norway domestic SWF recommends 3% annual withdrawals
Folketrygdfondet defines a level of withdrawal which would allow the NOK365bn GPFN to retain its real-terms value
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Swedish church pension fund defends real estate surge, after FSA fine
Kykans Pension’s CEO says it doubled its holding in Stenvalvet — in the face of an SBB takeover attempt - purely to protect scheme members’ interests
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ATP takes stake in major Danish defence firm Terma
Statutory pensions giant sees deal also as important contribution to defence at time of international instability
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Danish FSA raps pension firms for green product shortcomings
PFA Pension, AP Pension and Danica Pension each dealt at least one official order to correct procedures after watchdog focuses on “sustainable” pension products