Danish pension funds continue to push for domestic infrastructure investments as the new government reaffirms its commitment to public private partnerships
Interest rate hedging wins healthy returns as guaranteed rate products flourish
AP Pension and JØP Pension report double-digit returns in an outstanding first three quarters. George Coats investigates the implications on the shift to market rate
Protecting assets in stormy waters
In volatile markets investors face the dilemma of whether to hedge outstanding risks, either systematically or dynamically
Danish pioneer rejects emerging market risks
Bankpension’s chief investment officer Leif Hasager tells Caroline Liinanki why a large and diversified exposure makes sense
Looking for exotic opportunities in alternative asset classes
PKA’s managing director Peter Damgaard Jensen speaks to George Coats about the company’s growing emerging market exposure and hunger for alternatives
The end of of guaranteed rate products
Low interest rates and Solvency II have accelerated the pace towards market-rate alternatives across the Nordics
ATP’s UK scheme unwilling to disclose management fees
Next year ATP is launching its defined contribution scheme in the UK market but a lack of information is causing concern
In focus: Peter Beske Nielsen, head of the Nordic region, BlackRock
Four questions to BlackRock's Peter Beske Nielsen about the firm's plans for the Nordics
Danish Sampension critical of ‘unreasonable’ hedge fund fees
High hedge fund fees are proving an obstacle for Sampension’s search for external equity alpha managers
Pension funds lobbying for domestic infrastructure opportunities
Institutional investors will scramble to invest in Danish infrastructure if the government allows public-private partnerships, which already have strong political backing
