White papersCan high emitters be net-zero leaders?
At LOIM, our way of deploying capital in the transition to a more sustainable economy differs from many low-carbon strategies. We do not only target businesses that already emit relatively low levels of carbon. Instead, we also seek out firms in economically important but emissions-intensive sectors – like steel and cement – that have ambitious and credible plans to decarbonise and whose progress might be underappreciated by the market.
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Special ReportNorway: 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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Special ReportNorway: Public-sector pensions consultation set for autumn
Occupational pensions could form part of a new review following last year’s Pension Commission report
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Nordic roundup: PensionDanmark, PKA, Oslo Pensjonsforsikring
PensionDanmark, PKA to invest in developing countries’ agriculture
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PKA makes first onshore wind investment with €350m Swedish project
Danish fund to take 30% stake in consortium with turbine manufacturer Vestas and energy company Vattenfall
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NewsNorwegian pension funds demand equality with insurers in solvency rules
Draft treats infrastructure, mortgage-backed bonds more strictly for pension funds
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Oslo pension fund sees infrastructure returns dampen equity losses
Norway’s biggest municipal pension fund improves on narrow first quarter return
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NewsPeople moves: CEO of Icelandic pension fund Stapi to leave
Aon, Dimensional Fund Advisors, Gabler, Hymans Robertson, LPP, PKH, Schroders, Stapi
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Head of Norwegian oil fund reveals personal shareholdings after criticism
Norges Bank Investment Management says comprehensive guidelines for staff remove all doubt
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NewsWednesday people roundup
Amundi, Financière de l’Echiquier, Norges Bank, PKH, Norwegian Association of Pension Funds, Keva, Varma, Oras Invest, AMF, Saminvest, Folksam, ATP, Bernische Pensionskasse, Avida International, Avenir Suisse, Spence Johnson, Financial Conduct Authority, Hymans Robertson
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The Nordic Region: Norway A concentrated equity market
Norway’s stock exchange, Oslo Børs, comprises of 203 issuers, of which 36 are foreign companies. The market-cap totals almost NOK1.5trn (€186bn) and the exchange saw six new listings in 2010.
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Norway: Seeking illiquidity
Åmund Lunde, chief executive of Olso Pensjonsforsikring, tells Rachel Fixsen how the fund has improved returns through an increased allocation to real estate and infrastructure
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Special ReportTop 1000 Pension Funds 2024: Pensions back at a sweet spot
Assets for the leading 1000 European pension funds grew by 8.7% year-on-year, reversing last year’s loss of 6.8%. This brings total assets back up to above their previous high water mark of €9.7trn in 2022’s research exercise. This year’s overall net gain in assets of €775bn is the largest since 2021’s increase of €810bn.
White papersBack to basics: a contrarian look at cyclicals in credit markets
The US bull run is the country’s longest on record. But we are in the latter stage of the global macroeconomic cycle and warning lights are flashing. We remain focused on corporate fundamentals, asking which high-quality cyclicals could successfully weather a slowdown.
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Innovate to survive
As business becomes thinner and specialisation becomes crucial, Iain Morse reports on the Norwegian custody market
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Back to basics
Pension funds are recognising that getting asset allocation right is an essential first principle. Rachel Fixsen reports
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Gradually losing their inhibitions
As a Scandinavian country, Norway has been more exposed to the private equity culture than most other countries in Europe. And according to the latest figures from the European Venture Capital Association, Norway is slowly creeping up the European private equity rankings in overall terms. Last year, private equity investment ...
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