Asset Allocation
Norway’s Pension Fund Global Returns 2.1% in Q2; Asset Value Rises to $1.69T
Equities were responsible for the sovereign wealth fund’s 8.6% first half gains.
Tag: Government Pension Fund Global
Pensions
Japan’s GPIF Reclaims World’s Largest Pension Fund Title
The pension giant also released an annual survey evaluating the stewardship of its external asset managers.
Pensions
Norway’s NBIM Takes Top Spot as World’s Largest Asset Owner
Japan's GPIF was dethroned due to a weak yen, despite strong fiscal returns in 2023.
Asset Allocation
Norway Pension Giant Excludes 2 Firms for Alleged Human Rights Violations
A Norges Bank probe revealed cases of rape and harassment at plantations owned by France’s l'Odet and subsidiary Bolloré.
Asset Allocation
Norway’s Central Bank Adds 3 Firms to Government Pension Fund Global’s Exclusion List
The $1.65 trillion pension giant is prohibited from investing in Adani Ports & Special Economic Zone, Weichai Power and L3Harris Technologies.
Asset Allocation
Tech Stocks Lead Norway’s Pension Giant to 6.3% Return in Q1
Equities help spur the $1.6 trillion Government Pension Fund Global’s nearly $110 billion investment gain during the quarter.
Asset Allocation
Norges Bank Reports Early Signs of Success in 1st Year of Climate Action Plan
A growing number of portfolio companies held by Norway’s $1.5 trillion sovereign wealth fund are adopting net-zero targets.
Asset Allocation
Norway’s Pension Fund Global Rebounds in 2023, Still Misses Benchmark
Rallying equities helped the pension giant return 16.1% during the year, but it fell 18 basis points shy of its benchmark.
Alternatives
Government Pension Fund Global Asks Parliament for PE Permission
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund made a request to the country’s ministry of finance to permit private equity investment estimated between $40 billion and $70 billion.
Newsmakers
Norges Bank, AP7 Named Co-Lead Plaintiffs in Silicon Valley Bank Lawsuit
The institutional investors lost a combined total of nearly $162 million from investments in the bank’s holding company, SVB Financial Group.
Asset Allocation
Norway’s Pension Giant Bulks Up Boston Commercial Real Estate Holdings
The $1.44 trillion Government Pension Fund Global has been investing in office real estate in the area since 2013.
Asset Allocation
Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Drops $44.7B in Market Value in Q3
The $1.3 trillion Government Pension Fund Global’s investment portfolio lost 2.1%—$33.6 billion—during the quarter.
Asset Allocation
PE Buyouts ‘Meaningfully’ Outperform Public Equities, Norges Bank Finds
The pension giant also found that venture capital and growth equity have underperformed public equities.
Pensions
Pension Giants Lost $3T in 2022, Steepest Drop in 20 Years
Despite losses, the 300 largest funds’ share of global pension assets rose to 43% in 2021.
Asset Allocation
Public Equities Propel 10% 1H Return for Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund
Following a weak 2022, the Government Pension Fund Global’s market value rose to $1.443 trillion at the end of June.