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NewsPeople moves: Alecta poaches duo from AMF
Plus: Aviva Investors picks head of EMEA institutional client relationship management; Regeneration.VC adds partner, chief impact officer
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NewsAlecta starts arbitration against Heimstaden, claiming agreement was breached
Swedish pension fund argues billionaire Ivar Tollefsen’s investments in new subsidiary went against Heimstaden Bostad shareholder agreement
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Special ReportSweden: Alecta continues to hit the headlines
Swedish policymakers are kept busy as the prospect of a merger of the AP funds is again under the spotlight
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NewsAlecta says low incomes more common for young than pensioners
Sweden’s biggest pension fund presents study challenging commonly-held idea that pensioners are poorer than young people
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NewsAlecta cuts DB equities exposure by €4bn in consolidation policy shift
Sweden’s biggest pension fund decides to reduce required funding level for surpluses to be transferred to employers
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NewsAlecta wins five more years as FTP default provider
Swedish pensions giant trims fees further on its DC traditional pension product, and wins new €400m contract within financial-sector scheme
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NewsAlecta, AMF plough more money into ailing Swedish battery firm Polarium
Swedish pension fund duo participate in Polarium’s SEK500m convertible preference share issue
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NewsAlecta hunts for new deputy CEO to replace ‘stability symbol’ Thorslund
CEO of troubled Swedish pensions heavyweight says Katarina Thorslund, due to retire in March, ‘stood for continuity and stability’
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Swedish FSA on Alecta breaking the rules
Plus: Sweden’s AMF leadership changes; AP7 returns for default premium pension product
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NewsAlecta broke the rules, says Swedish FSA, as it mulls intervention
Occupational pensions giant says will respond to watchdog’s letter by 6 September
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NewsAlecta continues to improve governance and culture, posts 7.7% H1 return
First half of 2024 ‘has been marked by the events in 2023 that damaged confidence in us’, says Swedish pensions giant
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NewsAlecta hires Karin Cederbaum as new legal chief
Swedish occupational pensions heavyweight picks new general counsel with legal leadership experience from Skandia and Swedbank
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NewsAlecta writes off €1bn of its Heimstaden Bostad investment
CEO of troubled Swedish pensions giant says ‘fully aware it will take time and hard work to regain customers’ trust’
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NewsAlecta installs Carina Åkerström as new permanent chair
Swedish occupational pensions heavyweight votes former Handelsbanken CEO in, following failed attempt to bring Lars Rohde in as board chair
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AnalysisCan Alecta overcome its woes after further embarrassing blunders?
A new investment leadership team is seeking to draw a line under the continuing governance debacle at the €110bn Swedish pension giant and will reset the investment strategy
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NewsAlecta, APK back $436m Amundi-IFC impact-oriented EM bond fund
Public-private partnership aims to encourage issuance of green, social and sustainability-linked bonds in emerging markets
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NewsAlecta adds three independents to board, keeps ‘interim’ chair for now
Struggling Swedish pensions giant announces new board line-up for election at 25 April board meeting
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NewsAlecta loses new chair, but denies conflict of interest was problem
Carina Åkerström quit after newspaper reports on potential conflict of interest with Handelsbanken
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Opinion PiecesSweden’s Alecta seems immune from criticism but beware the watchdog
Right now, Alecta cuts a strange figure – one of Europe’s biggest pensions institutions wounded after gaping investment losses, and sustaining still worse injuries from the monopolistic hubris it leaves in its wake.
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NewsAlecta picks ‘high-calibre’ Lars Rohde as new chair to restore trust
Former Danish central bank and ATP chief says main task will be to contribute to Swedish pension giant’s recovery



