Pensions in The Nordic Region Report – Page 3
-
Country ReportDenmark: Ambitious Denmark leads on green-energy transition
Pension funds play a key role in achieving carbon emissions target set for 2030
-
Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in the Nordic Region (December 2021)
Our report on the Nordic region leads on Denmark’s ambitious plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 70%, and with a 2030 deadline. That plan, the most stringent in the region, needs capital. And while there is no shortage of local pension fund investors willing to contribute, they say more detail is needed on the specifics.
-
Country ReportNorway: Off to a slow start
There are encouraging signs that Norway’s municipal pensions market is beginning to open up to competition
-
Country ReportDenmark: Sustainability products gaining popularity
Pension providers report growing customer take-up of sustainability offerings
-
Country ReportSweden: Record returns defy pandemic
AP6 reaps highest-ever results in 2020 through its ‘whole-portfolio’ approach
-
Country ReportDenmark cuts maximum basic interest rate
FSA acts to mitigate effects of the low-rate environment
-
Country ReportRegional Report – Pensions in Nordics (June 2021)
Two years have passed since AP Pension became the first of Denmark’s main commercial pension providers to launch a pension product labelled as sustainable. Since then, other players have followed suit, launching new ‘sustainable’ pension products in response to demand from customers. In this report, we also look at other developments across the Nordic region, including the strong investment returns of Sweden’s AP6 and how Norway’s municipal pension market is opening up to competition.
-
Country Report
Norway: Tangen’s reshuffle at NBIM
The colourful new CEO of Norway’s sovereign fund is targeting a more diverse and technologically resilient organisation
-
Country ReportNorway's individual pensions: Pots follow member
New rules should drive consolidation and inject competition into the supplementary pensions business
-
Country ReportIceland: A country unites around sustainable recovery
Iceland’s post-Covid 19 sustainability pledge to boost ESG and active ownership
-
Country ReportSweden's AP funds: Alternatives are go
AP funds welcome the removal of the ceiling on their investment in alternatives
-
Country ReportDenmark's ATP: Accelerating diversity
ATP has written its own manual to boost diversity among its senior workforce
-
Country ReportNordic Region: Pension funds step up to the plate
Nordic pension funds have been quick to offer support to local ecomomies affected by the coronaviris crisis
-
Country Report
Nordic Region: Finnish pension funds' hopes pinned on the long term
Finnish pension funds remain solvent despite the heavy toll inflicted by the pandemic
-
Country ReportNordic Region: Gearing up for for all weathers
Denmark’s biggest commercial pension fund has been reshaping itself to ensure it can meet members needs as well as react effectively to extraordinary situations
-
Country ReportInnovating in ESG through ETFs
Leading Nordic pension providers are teaming up with asset managers to design and launch ETFs that compliment and help achieve their ESG goals
-
Country ReportIceland: A dominant force
Pension funds dominate the Icelandic capital markets gobbling up opportunities
-
Country ReportDenmark: A philanthropic fund
Lars Wallberg, chief executive of Velliv Association, describes how its unique structure brings advantages over conventional pension funds
-
Country ReportNorway: A civil revolution
The municipal pensions market is undergoing structural change as private providers are returning with new products
-
Country ReportIceland: Brand new opportunities
Icelandic pension funds are being courted as a potential source of funds for infrastructure projects
