IPE's Nordic Region Coverage – Page 9
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NewsSkandia urges independent review of Swedish ITP system
The insurer would like to see the review look into the transparency in the system, particularly on how the pension insurance products are procured
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NewsATP 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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Asset Class ReportsDenmark’s Lærernes ups its appetite for private credit risk
Lærernes Pension (LP), the pension fund for teachers in Denmark, started investing in private credit in 2018, in small amounts. In 2021 it made a more sizeable strategic allocation to the asset class.
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Asset Class ReportsPenSam focuses on funds
Four European pension schemes outline their activity in the private credit market
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InterviewsPreparation is key to countering pensions cyber risk
Pension funds face very real cyber security risks and must prepare for regulatory changes, such as the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act. IPE asked European pension funds about their strategies to deal with cyber crime
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InterviewsATP's long game in investment strategy
Christian Kjaer, head of liquid markets at Denmark’s ATP, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the institution’s liquid assets portfolio and his knack for game theory.
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NewsPFA 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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NewsNBIM 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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NewsIPD 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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NewsNorway 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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NewsSwedish 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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NewsATP 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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NewsDanish 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
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NewsMajority of Finns prefer immigration to support pension financing
According to the latest Pension Barometer by the Finnish Centre for Pensions, 80% of respondents reject the notion of cutting pensions
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NewsKyrkans fined for lacking risk limits, after court battle
Financial watchdog hands formal reprimand to Swedish church pension fund after contentious process
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NewsStockholm trio merging into two is preferred option of buffer fund review
AP6 to win welcome freedoms, according to proposals in Tord Gransbo’s long-awaited official report
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NewsSwedish funds agency sets soft ceiling on fees, changes tender order
FTN announces changes to its plans and improvements to the process, following lessons learned
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NewsSweden eases rules on occupational pension payout phase, allowing pauses
Government follows through on last autumn’s pact by all-party pensions group
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NewsProportion of women on company boards starts to fall, AP2 finds
Swedish Corporate Governance Board’s 40% target will not be achieved at current rate of change, warns national pensions buffer fund
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NewsFolksam calls for Swedish pensions reform to ward off early retirement
Pensions and insurance group proposes trio of measures to boost people’s desire to work longer and cut stress about size of future pension
