Danish funds feel pushed towards SRI

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DENMARK - Public and media pressure is increasingly forcing Danish pension funds to focus on social and ethical concerns in their investments.

Jens Lind, chief actuary at Nordea Life and Pensions, told Global Pensions in Copenhagen that a lot of pressure was put on pension funds to conform to high ethical standards in their investment act...

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