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NewsVarma bemoans scant plans by high-risk firms around biodiversity loss
Finnish pension provider says survey of attitudes among electricity mining, food companies, and others, shows only 9% have biodiversity action plan
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NewsVarma picks Ortec for performance management software
Finnish pensions heavyweight says Ortec product gives better understanding of sources of value
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Special ReportCase study: Varma - A bespoke approach to ETFs
Varma, the €57.4bn Finnish pension insurer, has been at the forefront of sustainable investing for several years and has used exchange-traded funds to get there.
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NewsVarma assets jump to historic high of €60.9bn with 3.6% Q1 returns
Plus: Ilmarinen reports a 3.2% Q1 return, while Keva posts 3.7%
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NewsVarma trounced by rival Ilmarinen in first half
Finnish pensions heavyweight reports 2.6% return in first half
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NewsVarma becomes third pensions firm to win SBTi validation
PensionDanmark, AkademikerPension also among the first to get official seal of approval for climate targets
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NewsVarma poll shows nearly all its managers share its responsibility policy
Finnish pensions insurer finds half of firms it outsources investment to link remuneration to ESG outcomes
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NewsVarma beats Ilmarinen on 2022 returns but shrinks faster
Varma suffers 4.9% investment loss in 2022, while Elo loses 3.7% and Veritas sheds 4.5%
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NewsIlmarinen trumps Varma in Q1, with stronger listed equity performance
Ilmarinen regains its place as largest Finnish pensions insurer
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Varma unveils biodiversity roadmap, prioritising issue alongside climate
Finland’s biggest pensions insurer follow’s Ilmarinen’s lead, says can’t sit back and wait for Montreal summit results
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Varma welcomes self-employed pensions law, but wish list remains
Finnish parliament passes proposal to amend the Self-employed Persons’ Pension Act (YEL)
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Varma diversifies EM bonds away from govvies with $50m in corporates
Finnish pensions heavyweight makes first foray into EM corporate bonds, buying into HSBC AM’s bottom up fixed-income fund
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Varma overtakes Ilmarinen in size after Q3’s narrower loss
Finnish pension insurers all see declining solvency levels by the end of September, reports show
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NewsVarma draws up roadmap to reduce impact on biodiversity
Finnish occupational pensions heavyweight finds Scope 3 GHG emissions account for 98% of total
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Varma warns will pull plug on business with brokers funding fossil energy
Finnish pension insurer begins closer monitoring of how the banks it works with finance coal, oil-reliant companies
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NewsVarma takes ‘rare’ step of switching to absolute emission goal
Finnish pensions insurer announces more rigorous climate policy, targeting 50% cut in entire portfolio’s absolute emissions
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Varma neck and neck with Ilmarinen as hedge funds pay off in H1
Finnish pension insurance company joint number one in AUM terms with €56.7bn
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NewsFinnish pension majors generate 7%-plus returns on strong equities
Global economic development outlook poses challenges for the actions of the central banks, says Keva CIO
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NewsKeva leads Finland’s pension majors on 2023 returns with 6.8%
Listed equities shine for pension funds, including Varma, Ilmarinen and others despite last year’s ‘feeble’ Finnish equities
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NewsFinland’s big three pension funds uneasy about outlook, after H1 5% returns
‘The end of the year already looks considerably more restless,’ says Keva CEO Jaakko Kiander
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