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    Pia Axelsson to Chair AP Funds’ Council on Ethics in 2026

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – The AP Funds’ Council on Ethics (Etikrådet) has appointed Pia Axelsson, Senior Corporate Governance & Sustainability Manager at Fjärde AP-fonden (AP4),...

    Magnusson Joins AP4

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - Anna Magnusson, previously Chief Active Ownership Officer at AP1, has announced she is joining AP4 as a Corporate Governance Specialist. Prior to...

    Varma’s New All-Action Sustainability Programme

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – ‘Actions speak louder than words.’  The well-known saying comes to mind during NordSIP’s discussion with Varma’s Senior Vice-President, Sustainability and Communications...

    Ilmarinen Names Annika Ekman as New CIO

    Finland's second-largest earnings-related pension insurer, Ilmarinen, has appointed Annika Ekman as its new Chief Investment Officer and member of the executive group, effective 1...

    Kåpan Sees Leadership Shift

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - Kåpan Tjänstepension, Sweden’s state-sector pension fund managing approximately SEK 165 billion (approx. €15 billion), has announced that Marie Giertz is stepping down as...

    New Head of Sustainability Communications at AP7

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – Dr. Emma Sjöström has joined Sweden’s €116 billion Seventh AP Fund (Sjunde AP-fonden AP7) as its new Head of Sustainability Communications. In...

    Länsförsäkringar Liv Unveils New CIO

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – Swedish insurance company Länsförsäkringar Liv has revealed Cecilia Kellner as its incoming Chief Investment Officer (CIO). Kellner currently holds the same position...

    AP2 Appoints New CIO

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – Sweden’s Second AP Fund (Andra AP-Fonden - AP2) has named Anna Hammer as its new Chief Investment Officer (CIO).  She replaces...

    Axelsson Putting Theory Back Into Practice

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – NordSIP took the opportunity of the quieter post-Midsummer period to catch up with Swedbank Robur’s Julia Axelsson.  Following a successful four-year...

    Folksam Finds New Head of Sustainability Amid Changes at the Top

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - Swedish insurance group Folksam ended May with a number of changes at the top of its management group, not least of...

    Dansif Appoints New Chairperson

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – The Danish sustainable investment forum Dansif has appointed Eric Christian Pedersen as its new Chairperson.  This decision was made on 21...

    New ESG Head Takes Over at P+

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – P+, the €21.5 billion Danish pension fund for academics, has appointed Christina Gordon Christiansen as its new head of responsible investments. ...

    AP2 Appoints New Head of Sustainability

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - The second Swedish Public Pension Fund (AP2) announced that Åsa Mossberg had been appointed as the new Head of Communication and...

    Council on Ethics Strengthens Team

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – After four and a half years specialising in responsible investments at insurer Länsförsäkringar, Alexander Elving has moved to a new position...

    AP Pension Finds New CIO Committed to Sustainability

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - Danish AP Pension has been on the lookout for a new Chief Investment Officer since June this year when it became clear...

    Meetings that Lead to Action

    Tokyo (NordSIP) – The break-out session on responsible investors as system actors offers some of the liveliest discussions during PRI in Person 2023, not...

    Alecta’s Chair Resigns

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - In the latest of a series of executive restructurings, coming on the heels of its exposure to the downfall of US...

    Another AP3 Star to Join Alecta

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - The revamp of Alecta’s investment organisation continues in the aftermath of the dramatic events at the beginning of the year. On...

    Experienced CIO Joins Alecta

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – The summer holidays did not deter Swedish pension giant Alecta from persevering in its efforts to restore confidence in the aftermath...

    AP7 Recruits New CIO

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - Earlier this year, Swedish buffer pension fund AP7’s CIO and deputy CEO, Ingrid Albinsson, confirmed that she would be stepping down...

    New CEO to Restore Confidence in Alecta

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – Swedish pension giant Alecta has been through a lot lately. The considerable losses that its portfolio suffered due to overweight positions...

    Storebrand Fonder’s New CEO Committed to Sustainability

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - At the beginning of the year, Länsförsäkringar Fondförvaltning revealed that they had recruited Åsa Wallenberg, Storebrand Fonder’s Chief Executive Officer, as their...

    Alecta’s CEO Steps Down

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – What a difference a few days make! “Alecta’s equity management needs a fresh start and new management,” CEO Magnus Billing commented...

    Seasoned CIOs to Help Alecta Change

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – In the aftermath of the recent bank turbulence in the US, Swedish pension giant Alecta has been making headlines worldwide. Alecta’s...

    Anna Magnusson Joins AP1

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - The Swedish public pension fund, AP1, announced the appointment of Anna Magnusson as its new Chief Active Ownership Officer on March...

    AP7 Finds Replacement for Gröttheim

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – The rotation at the top of the Swedish National Pension Funds continues. Earlier this year, AP3’s board replaced long-time CEO Kerstin...

    Progressing on active ownership & meeting delegates from around the world

    ”For me, the highlight of this year’s PRI In Person has been the opportunity to catch up with existing contacts face to face and...

    One of the best places for investors to get real

    “I work for Afa Försäkring. We are owned by the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and and the labour unions, and I was fortunate to...

    Old and New ESG Integration Concerns

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - Following two years as Senior ESG Manager at Danish pension fund P+, Anna Maria Fibla Møller joined AP Pension as its...

    AP2’s Hires New Sustainability Expert CIO

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - The Second AP Fund (AP2) announced the recruitment of Erik Kleväng Callert to become its new CIO, starting in the Spring of...

    AP2’s Olivecrona Strikes Out on Her Own

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - After over a decade as Senior Sustainability Analyst at AP2, Christina Olivecrona has left the Swedish public pension fund to take...

    NordSIP Expands and Recruits new Crusader

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - Big Green Tree Media AB is proud to announce that Julia Axelsson (pictured) has joined the organisation as Senior Research Director,...

    Silberg to Head Alecta’s New Sustainability Team

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - Alecta, a Swedish pension fund manager, announced the creation of a new Corporate Governance & Sustainability team within its asset management...

    Women and Mentorship – It’s Complicated

    Every year, just like everyone else in the world, NordSIP celebrates women on March 8 and dedicates a special feature to highlight the achievements...

    Alecta Poaches Skandia AM’s CIO

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - Axel Brändström, CIO of Skandia Investment Management between December 2017 and October 2019, is set to become Alecta's new head of...

    When Women Come Together

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - On October 23, KvinnoKapital held an inaugural Gala Dinner and hosted 50 women, four men and one girl at Sjöfartshuset, a...

    Game Changers: from the Nordics to Paris

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - Last week, at the Sustainable Investment Forum Europe 2019 (SInvEU) in Paris, organised by Climate Action in collaboration with the UNEP...

    Advisory Board Named for Stockholm Sustainable Finance Center

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – A new advisory board for the Stockholm Sustainable Finance Center (SSFC) was appointed today (September 20). Its members include managers from...

    The Missing Middle: DK Pension Companies and Human Rights

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – A report from Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, a Danish human rights organisation, is taking Danish pension funds to task for being involved with...

    Alecta in Impact Fund and Green Bondsglasses

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - This week, Dutch asset manager NN Investments announced the first close of a USD 250 million (€205 million) impact fund, in...

    Driving Sustainability From Within

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - Alecta is one of Sweden's largest pension funds. It manages SEK 800 billion on behalf of 2.4 million private customers and...

    The Many Female Faces of Sustainable Investing

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - It is quite obvious that there are many more women in sustainable investing than in the overall world of asset management....

    Building a Bridge From ESG to Investment Principles

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - Carina Silberg has been working at the intersection between the financial market and business with sustainability for 15 years, as an...

    ESG Not a Competition

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - Christina Hillesöy started working with sustainable investments in 2005 at the Third Swedish National Pension fund (AP3). “Back then it was...

    Investors Worth $22tr Urge G20 To Stand By Paris Accord

    Stockholm (NordSIP) – As the G20 prepares to gather in Hamburg this weekend (7-8 July), long-term institutional investors representing over $22 trillion in assets...

    Alecta appoints sustainability manager

    Stockholm (NordSIP) - Swedish pension scheme Alecta, one of the largest in Europe, has appointed Carina Silberg (pictured) as overall sustainability manager. In order to...