Solar energy is the core focus of four Danish pension firms' investments in California. | Foto: Jens Dresling

Pension firms invest in US solar energy project

Four Danish pension firms have bought into a project consisting of solar farms and facilities for battery storage in the US through asset manager AIP Management.

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Danes change pension companies more frequently than Swedes

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Pension funds in New York demand major American banks to follow the footsteps of Citigroup in regards to climate ambitions. | Foto: Robert Galbraith

New York City pension funds urge major banks to raise climate goals

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Rasmus Cederholm, CIO of Danish pension firm AP Pension. | Foto: PR / AP Pension

AP Pension CIO craves more nuance in debate on alternatives

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AP Pension was founded in 1919 and has roots in the Danish cooperative movement. | Foto: Ap Pension/pr

AP Pension sustainable product beats core offering in 2022

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Mats Langensjö of Arkwright Consulting becomes partner

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Danske Bank launches new climate plan to meet Paris Agreement goals
The Danish Bank is putting specific targets on how much its carbon emissions have to be reduced under a new climate strategy.
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Danish pension firm buys Irish offshore wind stake alongside CIP
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NBIM CEO sees private equity as "potentially interesting"
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Varma's fixed income pundit moves to hedge funds team
“Promoting our ESG and responsible investment targets will be an important part of my work going ahead,” says the pension company’s new senior portfolio manager for hedge funds and credit.
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Finnish state pension fund looks at boosting private assets exposure
”Taking into account how large changes have been taking place in the world during the past three years, we have made surprisingly few adjustments within our portfolio,” says Timo Löyttyniemi, CEO of Finland’s EUR 21.3bn State Pension Fund.
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Oil fund makes first direct investment in Spanish renewables
An agreement between Iberdrola and NBIM could be extended to other countries in the future, the Spanish energy company writes.
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Varma appoints new Head of Real Assets
Going ahead, investment environment will be challenging, but at the same time it will offer opportunities for success, says the new Head of Real Assets at Finnish pensions company Varma.
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Kentucky blacklists Nordic banks for ESG policies
Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball says banks maintaining exclusion policy on fossil fuel suppliers will be subject to divestment from the US federal state.
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Almost 70% of savers prefer responsible pension investment after poor 2022 returns
According to a poll made on behalf of Denmark’s Sampension, seven out of ten domestic pension savers want their retirement savings invested responsibly.
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PFA writes down valuations on alternatives
Denmark’s largest pension company has opted to write down valuations on alternatives to avoid value redistribution between customers, CIO Kasper A. Lorenzen explains.
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ATP suspends aim to track record-high inflation in the short run
Soaring inflation makes it difficult for ATP to ensure real value of pension payouts in the near term, but the Danish state pension fund says it means to achieve inflation protection on annuities in the long run.
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Downturn makes Danish pension savers flee from high-risk products
In 2022, Danish pension savers are much less inclined to put savings in high-risk products, a poll by Danica Pension reveals.
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Max Matthiessen targets banking clients' private savings with fund platform buyout
Swedish financier and insurance broker Max Matthiessen is acquiring fund platform Fondab to seize part of the market neglected by banks, CEO Jacob Schlawitz, tells AMWatch.
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Two new funds to create returns through carbon credits
Asset manager Remixed Nature offers pension firms and private investors, among others, the opportunity to invest in Scottish forests through carbon credits.
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Skandia invests in new government agency bond
The bond has been issued by Sweden’s export credit agency and is tied to Sweden’s new reference rate: SWESTR.
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Danica sells historical property in large deal
Danish hotel group Arp-Hansen is paying a large sum to buy historic hotel property from pension firm Danica.
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Danish pension firm invests in US climate fund
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Danish pension firms sell Zealand properties
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Former AP3 CEO to her successor: "It’s important to protect the fund reform"
After many years of the Swedish buffer funds’ returns exceeding their targets and now inflation reducing the real value of pensions, the debate has been sparked in Sweden to use the surplusses from the AP funds to increase pensions.
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Norway's oil fund sets new record
Billions are rolling into the Norwegian oil fund, which set a new record Thursday.
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Pension firms invest in US solar energy project

Danes change pension companies more frequently than Swedes

New York City pension funds urge major banks to raise climate goals

AP Pension CIO craves more nuance in debate on alternatives

AP Pension sustainable product beats core offering in 2022

Mats Langensjö of Arkwright Consulting becomes partner

Danske Bank launches new climate plan to meet Paris Agreement goals

Danish pension firm buys Irish offshore wind stake alongside CIP

NBIM CEO sees private equity as "potentially interesting"

Varma's fixed income pundit moves to hedge funds team

Finnish state pension fund looks at boosting private assets exposure

Oil fund makes first direct investment in Spanish renewables

Varma appoints new Head of Real Assets

Kentucky blacklists Nordic banks for ESG policies

Almost 70% of savers prefer responsible pension investment after poor 2022 returns

PFA writes down valuations on alternatives

ATP suspends aim to track record-high inflation in the short run

Downturn makes Danish pension savers flee from high-risk products

Max Matthiessen targets banking clients' private savings with fund platform buyout

Two new funds to create returns through carbon credits

Skandia invests in new government agency bond

Danica sells historical property in large deal

Danish pension firm invests in US climate fund

Danish pension firms sell Zealand properties

Former AP3 CEO to her successor: "It’s important to protect the fund reform"

Norway's oil fund sets new record

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