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From Countries / Denmark March 2013

Henrik Gade Jepsen, CIO and acting CEO of ATP

ATP’s Henrik Gade Jepsen tells Caroline Liinanki why it has closed its internal hedge fund unit and how it plans to invest going forward

From Countries / Denmark March 2013

PKA allocates specific mandate to emerging market corporates

When PKA split its high yield portfolio into regional exposures, it had to decide whether its US and Europe-based managers would retain the emerging market corporate debt exposure

From Countries / Finland March 2013

Reports into Finnish pension system raise a few eyebrows

Finland’s pension system is in good health, but pension companies should look to reduce administration costs and abandon their equity home bias, according to two foreign experts

From Countries / Norway March 2013

Further disagreements and Solvency II complexity delays system reform

The government’s banking law commission hits a brick wall as overoptimistic timescales and a concerned industry mean hopes of passing a new pension law are delayed

From Countries / Sweden March 2013

EC letter intensifies Swedish confusion around Solvency II and IORP II

Correspondence seeking to clarify the relationship between the two directives has entirely the opposite effect

From Countries / Denmark March 2013

Industry welcomes FSA ruling requiring full disclosure on alternative investments

Plummeting interest rates have sped up the inflows into alternative assets, but accurate valuations of illiquid portfolios may prove tricky

From Countries / Finland March 2013

In focus: Staffan Sevón, llmarinen’s head of tactical allocation and head of Ilmarinen Alpha

Four questions to Staffan Sevón, llmarinen’s head of tactical allocation and head of Ilmarinen Alpha and former chief investment officer of Veritas

From Countries / Denmark March 2013

Big five make plans for PPP projects

Denmark’s five largest pension companies have joined forces to push forward the discussion around how public-private partnerships can be implemented.

From Countries / Finland March 2013

Proposed merger will challenge top insurers

The planned merger between €9.7bn LocalTapiola Pension and €7.5bn Pension Fennia to create a substantially stronger pension insurance company will widen the gap between the top three companies and the rest of the field

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From Countries / Iceland March 2013

Government goes cold on project funding

Iceland’s government has announced it will not call on the pension sector to fund a new university hospital

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