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AP1 reports 5% first-half return despite 20% knock to infrastructure
Swedish national pensions buffer fund is first to report 2024 interim results
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Sweden slims pensions buffer system to three AP funds from five
Pensions group backs proposal to axe AP1 and merge AP6 into AP2
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AP1 widens tracking error to realise long-term potential
AP4 leads Sweden’s big four national pension buffer funds on 2023 returns
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#4 Leaders in Investment Podcast: Conversation with Kristin Magnusson Bernard - CEO, AP1
IPE editorial director Liam Kennedy interviews Kristin Magnusson Bernard – CEO, AP1. “The main challenge of 2024 will be maintaining the trust in what you do for your beneficiaries so that you are a credible guardian of their wealth.”
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AP3 tops Swedish buffer 2024 returns; AP6 still restrained by forex hedging
Big four national pensions buffer funds produce range of returns from 8.2% to 10.3%
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Sweden: What you need to know about the changes to the AP funds
Sweden’s SEK2trn buffer funds system is set for major change as the number of funds shrinks to three
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People moves: Swedish government appoints new board director for AP1
Plus: Fidelity International adds to independent governance committee; First Sentier Investrors names new chief operating officer
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Swedish buffer funds take stock after news two will disappear
AP1, the €41.4bn fund facing liquidation after 25 years, ‘will begin implementing the change’, says CEO Kristin Magnusson Bernard
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Sweden’s AP buffer funds criticise government proposals to merge them
AP1, AP2 argue that it’s impossible to say whether restructuring should happen, since government proposals are ‘incomplete’ or have ‘decisive flaws’
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AP1 nudges equities allocation, duration higher in first half
Swedish national pension fund produces 6.6% January-June investment return despite 7% loss on property holdings
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AP3 leads Swedish buffer fund first-half returns, despite Thames Water hit
As Stockholm buffer funds await decision on merger, AP3’s 7.1% January-to-June return beats AP1, AP2 and AP4
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Sweden names duo to oversee Stockholm, Gothenburg AP fund mergers
Eva-Lena Norgren, Niklas Johansson appointed as coordinators of the complex upcoming national pension fund fusions
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People moves: AP1 picks new head of active ownership
UBS, RBC Bluebay, Universal Investment, AP1, Comgest, Dalriada, Hymans Robertson, ATP
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Sweden: Mixed opinions on AP funds merger
The main AP funds have expressed their opinions, with reservations, about the proposals to merge them from five entities to three
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Arkwright warns of AP7’s concentration risk and limited tools to stem downturns
Officially-commissioned report on AP funds criticises AP2 for lacking return target and calls for more resources for buffer funds’ illiquid investment teams
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People moves: AP Funds appoint new chairs
Plus: JPES Partners appoints duo; GSAM hires CIO for the Netherlands
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Currency hedging dents AP2 return, as new strategy beds in
Swedish buffer fund says internal reorganisation has already improved collaboration between departments
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AMF buys AP1’s stake in Swedish electricity firm Ellevio
Parties tight-lipped on deal price, but the 12.5% stake was valued at €135m at end of June
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Swedish buffer funds AP1, AP3 report 2022 losses of 8.6%, 5.8%
AP1’s CEO stresses importance of liquidity management; AP3 says emerging markets exposures to be analysed
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AP1’s insourcing journey: In-house more advantageous in volatile market
Swedish buffer fund has no plans to replace external management duo