Media: Topdanmark is considering selling its pension business

According to Danish business daily, Denmark's second-largest insurance company is contemplating selling off its pension arm.

by ANNE LOUISE HOUMANN

Topdanmark is considering divesting its pension unit. According to Danish business daily Børsen, Topdanmark has secretly reached out to investment bank Carnegie to explore possibilities for a deal.

Already a subscriber?Log in here

Read the whole article

Get access for 14 days for free. No credit card is needed, and you will not be automatically signed up for a paid subscription after the free trial.

With your free trial you get:

Access all locked articles
Receive our daily newsletters
Access our app

Get full access for you and your coworkers

Start a free company trial today

Sign up for our newsletter

Stay ahead of development by receiving our newsletter on the latest sector knowledge.

Newsletter terms

Front page now

Bettina Lange has been responsible for Castellum's Danish activities for the past seven years. | Foto: PR

People

Castellum's Danish country manager to join Norwegian pension investor

Swedish Castellum loses its Danish country manager, Bettina Lange, who will become CEO of Norwegian-owned KLP Ejendomme based in Copenhagen.

For subscribers

Adam Kybird is the fund manager of the Triodos Food Transition Europe Fund. | Foto: PR/Triodos

Fund Management

Impact pioneer eyes investor appetite for a food revolution

For subscribers

70 companies are part of the Science Based Targets climate initiative. | Photo: Jens Dresling

Responsible Investing

Two Danish pension funds first in the world to receive approval from climate initiative

For subscribers

Pension

Storebrand maintains its first municipal pension deal

For subscribers

Ole Mikkelsen joined as head of commercial real estate fund BI Erhvervsejendomme in January 2020 and has since then also been responsible for residential rental properties fund BI Boligejendomme. | Photo: PR / Bankinvest

Fund Management

BankInvest's two alternative funds in negative territory

For subscribers

Carl Haglund (l.), CEO of Veritas and Carl Pettersson, CEO of Elo. | Photo: PR Veritas and Elo.

Pension

Finnish pension fund CEOs propose higher risk to overcome demographics

For subscribers

S-Bank's head of WM moves to bigger role and asset volumes at OP
S-Bank is looking for a new head of wealth management and deputy CEO, following Hanna Porkka’s announcement that she is joining OP Financial Group next spring.
For subscribers
Mandatum set to debut in Helsinki in biggest listing since 2005
Sampo Oyj is spinning off its unit Mandatum, the biggest addition to Helsinki’s stock market in almost two decades.
For subscribers
Polaris welcomed into new territory: "There is a huge need for capital"
Kim Mikkelsen, CIO of Strategic Investments, thinks that valuations are currently at an attractive level in the small-cap segment.
For subscribers
AP2 teams up with think tank to identify deforestation exposure in global portfolios
A collaboration between Swedish buffer fund AP2 and think tank Climate & Company aims to offer other investors a guideline to identify potential exposure to deforestation.
For subscribers
Loss-making trading platform plans to delist
NORD.Investments, which offers robotic investment advice, may soon be a thing of the past at small business exchange First North, where the company was listed in 2021.
For subscribers
Alecta’s chair resigns from board of the troubled Swedish pension giant
Ingrid Bonde has chaired Alecta during a turbulent period when risky investments in Heimstaden Bostad and three US niche banks came under increased scrutiny. Now she is history at the pension giant.
For subscribers

Alecta’s chair resigns from board of the troubled Swedish pension giant

Ingrid Bonde has chaired Alecta during a turbulent period when risky investments in Heimstaden Bostad and three US niche banks came under increased scrutiny. Now she is history at the pension giant.

For subscribers

Responsible Investing

Two Danish pension funds first in the world to receive approval from climate initiative

In the future, AkademikerPension and PensionDanmark will push their portfolio companies to meet CO₂ targets due to the Science Based Targets initiative’s validation of the funds’ climate plans.

For subscribers

Fund Management

Impact pioneer eyes investor appetite for a food revolution

As interest from institutional investors grows, Dutch impact investor Triodos Investment Management is aiming to make several new additions to its Food Transition Europe Fund.

For subscribers

Fund Management

BankInvest's two alternative funds in negative territory

Investors have withdrawn from BankInvest’s two alternative real estate funds in the first half of 2023, and the funds are expected to deliver negative returns for the remainder of the year.

For subscribers

Pension

Finnish pension fund CEOs propose higher risk to overcome demographics

CEOs of pension insurance companies Veritas and Elo comment on the Finnish government’s plans to kick off yet another pension reform as part of efforts to save the welfare state.

For subscribers

Pension