Tag: AP2

Risk September 6, 2019

Swedish Pension Fund AP2 Returns 10.7% in First Half

Despite strong return, fund fell short of its benchmark by 0.4%.

Risk June 7, 2019

Third Swedish Pension Plan Divests from Nukes and Tobacco Companies

AP2’s decision sees it keeping up with new laws, sister funds AP1 and AP4.

Risk February 13, 2019

Alts Offset Shaky 2018 for Swedish Fund

What worked despite last year’s market volatility.

Newsmakers December 4, 2018

Sweden Gives Its Four Buffer Funds More Investing Flexibility

Pension back-up vehicles can now allocate more to illiquid, alternative asset classes.

Market Moves November 8, 2018

Sweden’s AP2 Sees a Green Bond Explosion in Public Sector

The country’s state pension buffer says government institutions should swap fossil fuels for alternative energies in the next 10 years.

Risk August 23, 2018

Swedish Pension Fund AP2 Returns 2.9% in H1

Total asset value rises to $38.85 billion at the end of June.

Asset Management Culture June 14, 2018

Swedish Companies Boost Gender Diversity for Leaders

More than a third of board members and a quarter of executives in large corporations are female.

Research February 9, 2018

Sweden’s AP2 Sees 9.1% Gains in 2017

Fund to continue its mission of implementing ESG practices into all investment decisions in 2018.

Industry White Papers

Optimizing Pension Risk Transfer Timing and Execution Pension risk transfer transaction timing is always important — but now more than ever.

2020 Long-term Capital Market Assumptions Q3 Update

Investing in Real Estate, Look to New York—Here’s Why Capitalizing on near-term opportunities

2020 Long-term Capital Market Assumptions Q2 Update

Emerging Markets and Covid-19: Crisis or opportunity…or both? 2020 will be a challenging moment for Emerging Markets’ economies. But there will likely be a wide open Emerging Markets “door” that sees governments fall back on privatisation to bridge fiscal holes. In an environment of tight domestic monetary conditions and reduced cross border flows, the buyers of these assets have considerable advantage.

Meditations in an emergency Multi-Asset Strategist Adam Berger discusses the macro and market impact of the coronavirus and offers his "playbook" for the coming weeks and months, including thoughts on rebalancing and opportunistic investments.