Tag: Norges Bank

Asset Allocation July 21, 2020

Norges Bank Raises Stake to 5% in Fossil Fuels Giant BHP

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, which has been divesting coal and oil stocks, has the Australian company on a kind of probation.

Asset Management Culture May 18, 2020

Norway Pension Giant Dumps Nearly $3 Billion in Coal, Oil Stocks

However, weak krone erases over $438 million in value from now-excluded holdings.

Newsmakers April 21, 2020

Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Hit by Scandal

Norges Bank investigates outgoing CEO’s flight on luxury jet paid for by incoming CEO before his hiring.

Asset Management Culture March 19, 2020

Norges Bank Draws Down Oil Revenues to Ease Coronavirus Impact

Norway’s central bank is ramping up spending amid greater calls from the government for a stimulus package.

News November 27, 2019

Norway Pension to Exclude UK Security Firm G4S

Fund says firm is risky due to ‘systematic human rights violations.’

Corporate Moves October 31, 2019

Norges Bank CEO to Resign, Pension Fund Returns 1.6% in Q3

Yngve Slyngstad to step down after 12 years running the $1.09 trillion fund.

Asset Allocation July 1, 2019

Norway’s Pension Giant Revokes Walmart, Rio Tinto Exclusions

Trillion-dollar pension also lifts bans on General Dynamics, Nutrien, Grupo Carso.

Newsmakers May 3, 2019

Norway Pension Fund Honcho Questions ESG Mandates

Yngve Slyngstad, who manages the money of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, thinks environmentally minded rules may hurt returns.

Corporate Moves April 4, 2019

Norway’s Real Estate Shift Shuffles Its Leadership

World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund adds some top officials from its property arm, now being sucked into the investment division.

Newsmakers March 26, 2019

Norway Pension Fund Excludes Halcyon Agri for Environmental Damage

Fund says rubber company’s plantations will lead to irreversible changes in the ecosystem.

Newsmakers March 1, 2019

Equities Killed Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund in 2018

How overreliance on one asset class led to a $56.6 billion wipeout.

Newsmakers February 11, 2019

Norway Restructuring Real Estate Program

New organization model coming in April.

Risk January 23, 2019

Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Adds Three Firms to Exclusion List

Fund divests one company due to human rights violations, and two for coal activities.

Newsmakers October 22, 2018

Norway’s Finance Ministry: Keep Sovereign Wealth Fund with Central Bank

Move rejects 2017 proposal to spin off management of the Government Pension Fund Global.

Newsmakers September 11, 2018

Norges Bank Gets Stricter on Ocean Sustainability Policies

The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund will base its ocean policies on international standards.

Industry White Papers

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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.

The Power of Portfolio Flexibility Many investment managers apply strict portfolio constraints under the guise of risk management best practices. This paper examines the costs of those investment constraints and how an unconstrained investment approach can be key in generating long-term excess returns.

Quantitative Science—Actively Adding To Fixed Income Decisions Quantitative vs. active debate? This issue of Franklin Templeton Fixed Income Markets explains how our “active quant” approach sets us apart.