Nordic region: Pensions and Investment News and Analysis
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Nordic Region Report 2024: Denmark’s government urges pension funds to support defence
Danish schemes embrace defence – as long as ESG criteria and international conventions are adhered to
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
Icelandic pension funds warn pensions bill offends against constitution
Gildi warns pension fund money needed for a big rise in disability pensions ‘will not be plucked out of thin air’
Finnish pensions lobby spurns importing Swedish-style private investment system
‘Occupational pension system far too valuable to be sacrificed to efforts to promote mass capitalism,’ says Sokka
VER chief Timo Löyttyniemi to retire early next year
High-profile Finnish pensions CEO says has enjoyed his “vantage point in investment markets”
AP7 loses patience with Tesla’s labour conduct, divesting €1.2bn
Swedish pensions giant set to make more climate exclusions as a result of upcoming policy change
TOP NORDIC REGION PENSION FUNDS 2024
Pension fund/entity | Assets (€’000)
Denmark
- PFA Pension | 102,473,792
- Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (ATP) | 95,167,690
- Danica Pension | 70,640,258
Finland
- Keva | 68,500,000
- Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co. | 62,069,000
- lmarinen | 61,144,000
Iceland
- Lífeyrissjóður starfsmanna ríkisins | 9,339,640
- Lífeyrissjóður verslunarmanna | 8,557,521
- Gildi lífeyrissjóður | 6,592,618
Norway
- Norway Government Pension Fund Global | 1,548,996,540
- Kommunal Landspensjonkasse (KLP) | 91,052,710
- Folketrygdfondet | 31,176,585
Sweden
- Alecta Pensionsförsäkring | 111,831,667
- Sjunde AP-fonden (AP7) | 98,770,760
- AMF | 74,485,838
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Denmark’s pension funds offer a template for an innovative defence investments play
The tone of Europe’s political debate on defence expenditure has shifted markedly this year. And as former Netherlands defence minister Kajsa Ollongren, put it in a Chatham House Q&A in early March: “The mindset should be ‘war economy’.”
Icelandic pension funds warn pensions bill offends against constitution
Gildi warns pension fund money needed for a big rise in disability pensions ‘will not be plucked out of thin air’
Finnish pensions lobby spurns importing Swedish-style private investment system
‘Occupational pension system far too valuable to be sacrificed to efforts to promote mass capitalism,’ says Sokka
VER chief Timo Löyttyniemi to retire early next year
High-profile Finnish pensions CEO says has enjoyed his “vantage point in investment markets”
AP7 loses patience with Tesla’s labour conduct, divesting €1.2bn
Swedish pensions giant set to make more climate exclusions as a result of upcoming policy change
Danish architects’ pension fund to push climate agenda harder at Sampension
External probe into alternative providers concludes no strong reason for PAD to quit current partner Sampension
IPE Nordic Briefing: Norway opens Arctic division of SWF
Plus: NBIM responds to EU consultation on capital markets supervision; AkademikerPension CIO warns of targeted ads impact
ATP takes key role in national drive to upskill Danes in AI
‘Aim is to ensure ATP doesn’t just keep up with developments, but helps shape them,’ says director of €92bn statutory pensions giant
Pensions expert Rangvid calls Danish system unfair between generations
CBS professor argues for option to pause pension contributions during working life
NBIM calls for united capital markets supervision to help Europe catch up
‘Better and simpler regulation is key to facilitate capital market evolution,’ Norwegian SWF tells EU Commission
Danish pension fund CIO takes floor at Alphabet AGM over targeted ads impact
Google-parent AGM votes down call from AkademikerPension, United Church of Canada Pension Plan and others for independent human rights assessment of AI-driven advertising effects
TOP MANAGERS: NORDIC REGION INSTITUTIONAL ASSETS
Company | Assets (€m)
- SEB | 109,623
- BlackRock | 78,898
- DNB Asset Management | 65,089*
- State Street Global Advisors | 41,457
- Nordea Asset Management | 40,819
- Nykredit Asset Management | 29,648
- Storebrand Asset Management | 28,784
- Northern Trust Asset Management | 28,421
- BNP Paribas Asset Management | 21,095
- Jyske Capital, Jyske Bank | 10,093
As at 30.9.3.24, *12.11.24
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IPE BEST PENSION FUND IN THE NORDIC REGION AWARD WINNERS
Nordic Region
- 2023 - The Swedish Fund Selection Agency
Denmark
- 2022 - Industriens Pension
- 2021 - PensionDanmark
- 2020 - PensionDanmark
- 2019 - ATP | PensionDanmark
Norway
- 2022 - KLP
Sweden
- 2022 - Alecta pension insurance, mutual
- 2021 - Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4)
- 2020 - Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4)
- 2019 - Swedish Pensions Agency
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