Tag: Norway

Research March 9, 2020

Norway’s Pension Giant Calls for Improved ESG Metrics

$1.07 trillion fund is focusing on climate and money laundering issues.

Pensions February 28, 2020

Norges Bank Investment Management also deliberates eight candidates for CEO job.

Regulation February 5, 2020

Class action lawsuit accuses software firm of predatory lending practices.

Risk December 5, 2019

Norges Bank says Brazilian oil firm’s US settlement reduces corruption risk.

News November 27, 2019

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

Corporate Moves October 31, 2019

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

Asset Allocation October 4, 2019

The Scandinavian country is the latest entity to run scared from oil-dependent firms.

Newsmakers September 9, 2019

$80 billion fund seeks action to end ‘devastating environmental damage.’

Risk August 30, 2019

Central Bank suggests adjusting GPFG's benchmark to increase North American equities.

Newsmakers July 10, 2019

A 1.5% return for fiscal 2018 raises the fund’s total asset value to $1.46 trillion.

Asset Allocation July 1, 2019

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

Risk June 21, 2019

World’s largest pension fund will dump $13 billion worth of oil, gas, and coal investments.

Risk May 30, 2019

$1 trillion GPFG received heavy pushback from narcotics association.

Risk May 29, 2019

Action latest in KLP’s quest to eliminate ‘sin stocks’ from its $80 billion portfolio.

Newsmakers May 3, 2019

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