AP7’s Blacklist Grows
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Sweden’s Seventh AP Fund (AP7), the state alternative to the private investment funds offered within the country’s premium pension system, is...
Danish Pension Giants Join Forces in a Quest for Unlisted ESG...
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Complaining about the availability and quality of ESG data is commonplace among institutional investors striving to integrate sustainability aspects into their portfolios...
Swedish AP Funds Held to a Higher Standard
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Since 1 January 2019, Sweden’s first four National Pension Funds (AP Funds 1, 2, 3 and 4) have a new objective...
Who Can Fill Hessius’s Shoes?
Stockholm (NordSIP) – On 1 March, the Third Swedish National Pension Fund (AP3) announced that Kerstin Hessius, who has been the fund’s CEO for...
AP3 Poaches Head of Sustainability from Öhman
Stockholm (NordSIP) – The Third Swedish National Pension Fund (AP3) announced in November last year that they would be ramping up their sustainability ambitions,...
Realdania and Ninety One Team Up for Impact
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Danish philanthropic organisation Realdania is looking to expand their mission-related investments to over DKK 1 billion by 2026. The team has...
New PRI Board Director with an Ambitious Agenda
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Just a week into his role as Board Director at PRI, Wilhelm Mohn, Global Co-Head of Corporate Governance at the Norwegian...
Realdania Chooses NN IP for Passive Mission
Stockholm (NordSIP) - In 2021, Danish philanthropic organisation Realdania intensified its endeavour to boost investments in which financial returns and philanthropy go hand in...
AP3 in Search of New Head of Sustainability
Stockholm (NordSIP) - The Third Swedish National Pension Fund (AP3) announced on November 16, that they are establishing a dedicated sustainability group, ramping up...
Howchin Leaves Amidst Council on Ethics Restructuring
In a press release, the first, second, third and fourth AP funds announced on October 15 that they have decided to conduct a strategic review of the Council on Ethics. Meanwhile, John Howchin, at the helm of the Council as Secretary-General for almost 12 years, announced his departure.
AP6 Targets Sustainability
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Sweden’s Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP6) has always been the less-known sibling in a family of national pension funds that...
KLP’s New Head of RI Embraces Diversity
Stockholm (NordSIP) – Earlier this month, Norwegian pension giant KLP announced promoting senior analyst Kiran Aziz to Head of Responsible Investments. Aziz is hardly...
Kåpan Finds a Match in M&G Sustainable Loan Fund
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Dedicated sustainable options within the realm of private debt are few and far between. This week, the family got a little...
AP7 Joins TNFD
Stockholm (NordSIP) - AP7 has announced Johan Florén, Head of Communications and ESG, and Flora Gaber, Head of ESG Analysis, will be representing the...
Swedish Institutional Investors Launch Integrity Forum
Stockholm (NordSIP) - In an apparent effort to address Peace, Justice and strong institutions (SDG 16) and Partnerships (SDG 17), AP1, Folksam, SEB Investment...
Meet AP6’s New ESG Integration Manager
Tucked away in Gothenburg and focused solely on unlisted assets, the Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP6) is somewhat less known than its peers...
AP6 Gains a New Sustainability Specialist
The Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP6) has been boosting its sustainability ambitions recently. Two new specialists, Per Norberg (pictured) and Anna Grgic are...
33 Nordic Institutions Endorse Climate Appeal Ahead of UN Summit
Stockholm (NordSIP) - 587 investors with US$46 trillion in assets under management, signed a joint statement urging national governments to rapidly implement five priority policy...
PFA Gains a Real Change Warrior
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Late last week, PFA confirmed in a short press release (in Danish) the rumours that Sasja Beslik, former head of sustainable...
AP1 Seeds New Climate Change High Yield Fund
Stockholm (NordSIP) - Motivated by the increased incidence of extreme weather events, the rising threat they pose and the urgency underlined by the latest...
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