Denmark
ATP sees lack of home-grown infrastructure opportunities
DENMARK - Danish pension fund ATP would like to invest in local infrastructure but a lack of ‘political focus' has led to a dearth of appropriate opportunities.
ATP returns 4.2% in first three quarters
DENMARK - Danish pension fund ATP returned 4.2%, or DKK15.7bn ($3bn), in the first three quarters of the year, bringing total assets under management to DKK554bn.
ATP to offer 'highly competitive' fees
UK/DENMARK - NOW Pensions, the new scheme to be launched by Danish group ATP early next year, has vowed to bring "highly competitive" charges to the UK market.
Danish fund taps State Street for analytics
DENMARK - Industriens Pensionsforsikring, the Danish administrator for the labour market pension scheme, has hired State Street to provide analytics on its DKK5.5bn ($1bn) private equity portfolio.
ATP returns DKK8.1bn in first half of 2011
DENMARK - Danish pension provider ATP recorded a profit of DKK8.1bn ($1.6bn) in the first six months of 2011 driven by high returns in commodities and inflation-related assets.
One-third of Nordic investors to increase hedge fund exposures
NORDICS - Nordic investors are continuing to show optimism in hedge funds with nearly a third planning to increase their exposure this year to strategies like global macro, event driven and long/short funds, a new report shows.
ATP returns 1.7% in Q1
DENMARK - ATP's investments brought in DKK6.7bn ($1.3bn) , or 1.7%, in the first quarter, with much of the performance driven by rising oil prices and expected rises in inflation.
Danish fund may snap up Portugal's bonds as prices slump
DENMARK/PORTUGAL - Denmark's second-biggest pension fund said it may snap up Portuguese bonds if they keep falling after the country became the third euro member to seek a bailout since Greece's fiscal woes triggered the sovereign debt crisis.
Danish funds invest DKK6bn in offshore wind farm
DENMARK - Two of Denmark's largest pension funds have acquired 50% ownership of a major offshore wind farm.
ATP speaks out against proposed investment limits
DENMARK - Danish pension provider ATP has spoken out against a change to a proposed law which limits its investments in insurance companies.
Denmark's biggest pension fund ATP said EFSF bonds are too risky
DENMARK - Denmark's biggest pension fund ATP probably won't invest in top-rated bonds sold by Europe's rescue fund as it deems the securities to be too risky, said Henrik Gade Jepsen, the fund's chief investment officer.
ATP to establish alternative to NEST
UK/DENMARK - Former Conservative pensions spokesman Nigel Waterson has joined Danish pension fund ATP to help it launch an alternative to the National Employment Savings Trust.
Denmark plans pension reform to boost finances
DENMARK - The Danish government has proposed to phase out the nation's early retirement scheme to save DKK18bn ($3.3bn) by 2020.
Danish teachers pick SSgA for $271m bond mandate
DENMARK - Lærernes Pension, the pension fund for Danish teachers, has hired State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) to run a $271m US investment-grade bond portfolio with an environmental, social and governance screen.
ATP confirms Jepsen for CIO role
DENMARK - ATP has named its deputy CIO Henrik Gade Jepsen as chief investment officer.
ATP CIO Larsen leaves fund
DENMARK - ATP investment chief Bjarne Graven Larsen is leaving the Danish pension fund to join FIH Erhvervsbank as chief executive officer.
ATP allocates DKK23bn to protect against longevity
DENMARK - The ATP Supervisory Board has allocated DKK23bn ($4.1bn) to help safeguard the fund against rising Danish life expectancy.
Denmark to get new mortality benchmark
The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority plans to release mortality benchmarks which will be used to help calculate pension liabilities.
Sampension reworks equity portfolio
DENMARK - Sampension has set in motion a restructure of its €2bn ($2.6bn) equities portfolio by incorporating a core/satellite approach and plans to search for absolute return strategies for the first time.
ATP launches new €1bn private equity fund
DENMARK - The private equity arm of pension fund ATP has launched a new €1bn ($1.3bn) fund backed fully by the pension scheme.
ATP sets up second venture fund
DENMARK - Danish pension fund ATP has set up a venture fund to target domestic and Nordic IT and telecommunications companies.
Danish pensions to get new mortality benchmark
DENMARK - The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority plans to release mortality benchmarks in the coming days which will be used to help calculate pension liabilities.
Dutch pension funds given OK to postpone premium increase
NETHERLANDS - Pension funds failing to meet coverage ratio requirements will be able to postpone the proposed premium increase until 2012, the Dutch central bank said.
ATP investment returns bring in DKK17.4bn
DENMARK - Danish pension provider ATP recorded a DKK17.4bn ($3.2bn) profit in the nine months to September.
