Years of low interest rates and new products have changed Danish pension funds' asset allocation

Bonds have become a smaller part of the Danish pension fund’s investments in recent years after the low-interest rates of the 2010s. The appetite for Danish mortgage bonds has also been affected.
Thor Schultz Christensen is deputy investment director at Velliv, which he joined in 2020. Previously, he has worked with investments at Danske Bank and ATP, among others. | Photo: Pr/velliv
Thor Schultz Christensen is deputy investment director at Velliv, which he joined in 2020. Previously, he has worked with investments at Danske Bank and ATP, among others. | Photo: Pr/velliv

When Danish pension customers put money into their savings, less goes into buying Danish mortgage bonds than years ago.

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