Finland

Finnish pension fund counters low rates

Finland’s €18.5 billion State Pension Fund (VER) will slightly increase its allocation to hedge funds, in order to counter the impact of low interest rates on its fixed-income holdings.

Sarah RundellDecember 14, 2016

Finnish fund just getting started

Created two years ago when two of Finland’s largest pension funds merged, the country’s “new kid on the block,” Elo, is building its in-house capabilities.

Sarah RundellAugust 24, 2016

Outward bound from the Finnish

Finnish pension investor Ilmarinen is exploring whether to send a representative to South America as it intensifies its emerging market operations. Timo Ritakallio, who heads investment at the €29-billion ($39-billion) fund, says it is looking to access “more and more emerging market opportunities”. In January Ilmarinen sent a senior portfolio manager to run a “one-man […]

Dan BillinghamFebruary 27, 2013

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Finnish pension reform a lesson for all

The findings from the first review of the Finnish pension system, commissioned by the Finnish Centre for Pensions, were handed down by Nicholas Barr from the London School of Economics and Keith Ambachtsheer from the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management last month. Although Helsinki in January is far from a party Ambachtsheer and Barr […]

Amanda WhiteJanuary 25, 2013