ATP: Buying Danske Bank equities is good active ownership

Over the past six months, Danish pension fund ATP has increased its equity interest in Danske Bank. According to CEO Christian Hyldahl, doing so does not conflict with the principles of good active ownership. Quite the contrary, he says.
Photo: Ritzau Scanpix/Malene Anthony Nielsen
Photo: Ritzau Scanpix/Malene Anthony Nielsen

The recent money-laundering case at Danske Bank has hit the bank’s reputation as well as its stock price. But despite the bank's tarnished name, Danish pension fund ATP has taken advantage of the falling price and increased its shareholding in Danske Bank by buying stocks worth DKK 1.9 million (approximately EUR 255,000) in the latest half-year period, according to report from news service Ritzau.

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
  • Must be at least 8 characters, including three of: Uppercase, lowercase, numbers, symbols
    Must contain at least 2 characters
    Must contain at least 2 characters

    Get full access for you and your coworkers

    Start a free company trial today

    Share article

    Sign up for our newsletter

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

    Newsletter terms

    Front page now

    Further reading