Pension

Some fund managers gave up in advance due to "rigid" FTN procurement rules

Winners of the FTN procurement of European equity funds for Sweden’s premium pension platform consider the decision a validation of their funds’ quality. The losers are mainly silent.
Losers, a critic and winners of the first FTN procurement - from top left clockwise: Fredrik von Knorring (Fondita), Alexander Jansson (CB Fonder, Fredrik Nordström (Swedish Investment Fund Association), Tomas Flodén (AMF), Liza Jonson (Swedbank Robur), and Miska Pyykkö (SEB Investment Management). | Photo: PR Photos
Losers, a critic and winners of the first FTN procurement - from top left clockwise: Fredrik von Knorring (Fondita), Alexander Jansson (CB Fonder, Fredrik Nordström (Swedish Investment Fund Association), Tomas Flodén (AMF), Liza Jonson (Swedbank Robur), and Miska Pyykkö (SEB Investment Management). | Photo: PR Photos
By Kim Wiesener, Reeta Ilona Paakkinen, Philip Madsen og Anne Louise Houmann

The decision by the Swedish Fund Selection Agency, FTN, to award fund agreements to six managers of European equity funds for the country’s premium pension platform has produced some winners – and a significant number of losers.

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