Pensions in The Nordic Region Report – Page 2
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Country ReportNordic region: Alecta faces an uphill battle
The regulator is investigating the pension fund, and it is clear the scheme will have to make some effort to restore its reputation after huge losses on US bank investments
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Country ReportNordic region: Finnish solvency rules raise questions about risk
Many argue that the current rules are too restrictive, hampering investment returns
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Country ReportCountry report – Pensions in Nordic Region (June 2023)
Reputational issues are front of mind for the board of Alecta, Sweden’s largest pension fund, as it continues to digest the fallout from its ill-starred investments in Silicon Valley Bank and two other US financial institutions that collapsed in March this year.
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Country ReportNordic region: Norway's wealth fund reassesses investment strategy
Review recommends great flexibility for its investment managers
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Country ReportNordic region: Key features of Iceland's pension success story
The country’s high participation rate partly explains why the pension system is highly rated worldwide
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Country ReportNordic region: Danish pension funds on track to fund climate commitments
Denmark’s pension industry is calling for greater clarity from government on the timing of green projects and on the roles of different stakeholders
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Country ReportNordic region: Investors embrace biodiversity initiatives
Measuring impact remains the biggest challenge
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Country ReportNordic region: Ilmarinen's roadmap for biodiversity change
Ilmarinen believes biodiversity and nature loss must be treated in the same way as climate change in investment activities
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Country ReportNordic region: Interview with Richard Gröttheim, AP's outgoing CEO
Richard Gröttheim, AP7’s outgoing CEO tells Pirkko Juntunen about a pension system that many countries are keen to learn from
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in the Nordic Region (December 2022)
Nordic pension funds are getting to grips with biodiversity and natural capital in their investment portfolios, seeking to measure both the impact of companies they invest in and ways they can limit adverse effects on nature. Like other investors globally, many are just at the early stages of thinking about this - how they measure biodiversity, which metrics and approaches are gaining acceptance, and how best to report to stakeholders.
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Country ReportNordic Region: Sweden prepares for a pensions reboot
The Swedish Fund Selection Agency is set to take over the reins of the SEK 2trn premium pension system following a series of scandals
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Country ReportNordic Region: Dorrit Vanglo exit interview
For LD’s outgoing CEO, being mindful of working with other people’s money is key – as is a sense of humour
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Country ReportNordic Region: KLP fosters healthy start-up culture
The Norwegian pension fund’s accelerator programme teams up with CoFounder to help early-stage businesses with investment, advice and management
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Country ReportNordic Region: Pension funds look to asset managers for climate action
Asset managers have been criticised for slow actioning of investors’ ESG policies
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in the Nordic Region (June 2022)
We open our June Nordic Region report with a stark question: are asset managers living up to asset-owners expectations on ESG, in particular when it comes to climate change reporting?
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Country ReportIceland leads the world on pensions
Nation’s retirement system rates high in pensions index for adequacy and sustainability, allowing it to pip the Netherlands and Denmark
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Country ReportIceland: Pressure to relax limit on foreign investing
Pension funds look for flexibility to adjust their exposure to global opportunities
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Country ReportInflation: Schemes keep wary eye on inflation
Few players anticipate rampant inflation rises, but pension funds are atuned to the actions of central banks around the world
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Country ReportFunds collaborate on green credit
Swedish funds team up with fund managers by providing seed money for two new sustainable bond products
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Country ReportFinland: Declining birth rate is main worry
The country’s defined benefit pension system is largely healthy, but long-term challenges need to be addressed now
