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Varma

Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company provides pension cover for more than 900,000 employees, entrepreneurs and pensioners. Varma’s aim is to increase the funds available as pension contributions for the payment of current and future pensions. Varma is a long-term and solvent investor whose responsibility for pension assets extends well into the future.

Country

Finland

AUM

$76

Performance (%, 1YR)

10.20

Chief Executive

Risto Murto

Chief Investment Officer

Markus Aho

Chair

Jaakko Eskola

Asset allocation

20% Fixed Income

55% Equity Investments

9% Real Estate Investments

17% Other Investments

Website
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Asset allocation as of December 31, 2024. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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