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.
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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.
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.
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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.
Alternatives
NBIM Denied Private Equity Investing Permission, For Now
The $1.59 trillion sovereign wealth fund of Norway has consistently asked the government for permission to invest in the private markets.
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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.
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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.
Pensions
Norway’s KLP Pension Announces Divestments From Gulf Countries Over Human Rights
The exclusion was the fund's eighth such announcement this year.
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.
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.
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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
Norway’s SWF: Stop Talking, Take Action on Climate Transition
The $1.4T Norges Bank Investment Management has increased its climate expectations for more than 9,000 companies in its portfolio.
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.
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Norway’s Pension Fund Global Excludes Chinese Firm for Environmental Damage Risk
The $1.4 trillion pension giant also placed U.K.-based Petrofac on observation over allegations of corruption and bribery.