Market volatility, liquidity and cash flows are the three layers of risk that Denmark’s LD is building its portfolio around. Its CIO Claus Buchwald Christjansen tells Caroline Liinanki about its dilemmas
Industry gives green light to FI’s plans to reduce pressure from Solvency II
The Swedish regulator’s proposals on how to extrapolate the risk-free yield curve under Solvency II has been given a positive reception by the industry
The Nobel Foundation embarks on manager reshuffle to improve returns
Diminishing returns have led the Nobel Foundation to rethink its approach to investment
Japanese market rebound revives interest
As Japanese equities surge after 20 years of recession, investors must decide whether this is the start of a sustained recovery or just another dead-cat bounce
Danica Pension in diversification drive
Danica Pension is looking to add more exciting investments to its portfolio. Infrastructure, forestry, collateralised loan obligations and stakes in unlisted companies are some of the asset classes it is targeting.
Reconciling regulation with long-term investment
Allan Polack, chief executive officer of Nordea Asset Management, is heading up a task force that looks to influence policymakers in Brussels to ensure regulation does not hinder institutional investors from making long-term investment decisions.
Iceland’s pension funds eye refinanced banks
Icelandic pension funds are considering buying Íslandsbanki, one of the three major retail banks rescued after the island’s 2008 financial system collapse
Board members face testing time as regulator panel vets suitability
Iceland's pension funds are up in arms at what are characterised as interrogations of pension fund board members. But the inquisitor-in-chief says the interviewees are treated to cake
Set up of probe into occupational fund regulation signals a ministry U-turn
As a new government investigation into IORPs regulation in Sweden gets underway, the sector anticipates its release from ‘legal limbo’
Danish funds' property portfolios undergo radical makeovers
As Unipension chooses to swap domestic property for global real estate funds, other large pension funds are heading in the opposite direction and putting their faith firmly in the Danish market
