ATP's investment portfolio has shrunk by DKK 33bn - associate professor finds it "mysterious"

The decline in Danish state pension fund ATP’s investment portfolio looks” mysterious”, associate professor at CBS points out. ATP’s portfolio also deviates greatly from the global market.

by DORTHE BACH

ATP’s investment portfolio has shrunk by DKK 33bn (EUR 4.42bn) in the first six months of the year.

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