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Norway’s domestic SWF trumps larger GPFG on active management
Government Pension Fund Norway posts 11.4% gain for 2023
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Norway roundup: Folketrygdfondet beats index; KLP releases reserves
Government Pension Fund Norway manager beats benchmark by 2.5 percentage points
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Mandate roundup: Towers Watson, Hermes EOS, Government Pension Fund Norway
Hermes stewardship service wins first fiduciary management client, taking charge of Towers Watson’s $75bn in client AUM
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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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Government pension fund - Norway drops €3bn
[17:00 CET 05-03] NORWAY – The Government Pension Fund – Norway lost NOK 29.6bn (€2.95bn) in 2008, according to the latest figures from Folketrygdfondet.
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Tangen’s hopes dashed for SWF’s timely private equity debut
Norwegian government refuses to allow NBIM to add unlisted equity to GPFG’s asset mix for now, but moves to gather more information on the idea
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Folketrygdfondet formally proposed to run NOK30bn Arctic SWF
Kjetil Houg says draft legislation is ‘declaration of confidence’ in his organisation
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Norwegian SWF manager defends securities lending
Folketrygdfondet’s bonds chief Sæbø says lending shares ‘naturally belongs to a long-term investor’
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Nordic Region pensions funds report 2023: Norway's sovereign fund pivots north
Plans are afoot to set up a new base in northern Norway to manage sovereign wealth assets
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Norway: New buffer fund rules to boost returns
Providers of private guaranteed pension products are now allowed to take more risk in an effort to improve performancean
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People moves: Ex-Vervoer CIO joins Shell's in-house manager
Shell, PPF, AllianceBernstein, AXA, Mercer, Alecta, Government Pension Fund Norway, ABP, SSGA, Neuberger Berman, CEPS, Hymans Robertson
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Norwegian government moves towards adding unlisted equity to SWF
Annual white paper on SWF includes call for more analysis from NBIM on unlisted shares
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Norway: Accumulation key
Rachel Fixsen discusses the Government Pension Fund Norway with Lars Tronsgaard, deputy chief executive at its asset manager, Folketrygdfondet
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Norway liquidates crisis bond fund despite resurgence of high rates
Folketrygdfondet announces gradual shutdown of Government Bond Fund, set up in 2020 to help lockdown-hit Norwegian companies
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Sweden’s ethics body boosts engagement efforts
After a major review, the AP fund’s Council on Ethics has expanded its team and resources to give it more heft
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People moves: UK’s NEST appoints public and private markets director
Plus: BT Pension Scheme’s Brightwell names head of business development; Nuveen expands global responsible investment strategy and stewardship teams
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Norway’s new northern fund to be separate from sovereign fund, panel advises
Working titles for proposed investment unit are ‘Government New Northern Fund’ and ‘Government Pension Fund Arctic’
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Norway’s SWF slates Swedish code for letting CEOs sit on boards
Domestic and Nordic part of GPF says executive remuneration proved most contentious issue in this year’s AGM season
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Norway’s domestic SWF sells NOK23bn equities in ‘challenging’ rebalance
Folketrydgfondet carries out biggest asset rebalancing since financial crisis, as shares produce 7.5% Q1 return
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AP3 overtakes AP4 to become largest Swedish buffer fund
Other major Nordic pension funds GPFN and KLP reveal first-half losses of 5.4% and 2.1%