AP4 retreats from carbon

Sarah Rundell

October 11, 2013

Save Article

The $38-billion Fourth Swedish National Pension Fu

Continue Reading

Access the full content on Top1000funds.com

Join the global institutional investment platform read by the world's largest asset owners, fund managers and consultants.

New here

Create an account

Complimentary to register. We'll verify your details and grant access to the archive, our newsletters and the Asset Owner Directory (enhanced features coming soon).

Create your Top1000funds.com subscription account

Already a member

Sign in

Already activated your account? Sign in to continue reading and access your saved articles, preferences and member-only content.

Asset owners get permanent complimentary access. Learn more about memberships

annual emissions data, AP4, carbon reserve exposure, carbon-based exclusion in developed markets, chief executive, emerging markets fund, foreign equity holdings in oil and gas companies held in passive mandates, Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, high carbon footprint, Institutional Shareholder Services, ISS, low fossil-fuel reserves, low-carbon emissions, Mats Andersson, MSCI EM Index, MSCI ESG Research, Northern Trust Emerging Markets Custom Low Carbon Dioxide Equity Index Fund, S&P 500, state-owned pension funds, sustainable approach, the first emerging markets custom index to incorporate environmental social and governance screens, US SIF Foundation’s Emerging Markets Carbon Disclosure Project

Asset Owner:AP Fonden 4 (AP4)

Complexity to clarity: How AP4’s tech overhaul slashed risk and costs

Sarah Rundell

February 18, 2026

AP4: Why a dynamic, shorter term allocation is paying off

Sarah Rundell

August 05, 2025

AP funds reform: Expanded opportunity in private equity

Sarah Rundell

February 13, 2025

Why AP4 has decided to integrate Scope 3 emissions across equities

Sarah Rundell

September 12, 2024

ART property boss: Investors were wrong to think real estate was easy

Australian Retirement Trust real estate head Mark Lee says the COVID downturn exposed that treating real estate as an easy asset class was a crucial mistake from investors, and property is not just a “bond replacement with a slightly higher yield”. As the A$20 billion portfolio prepares to double in five years, Lee says future returns will depend increasingly on investors’ ability to “sweat the assets”.

Darcy Song

September 10, 2026

Investor Profile

Inside the year-and-a-half-long review into ATP’s complicated portfolio

Darcy Song

September 02, 2026

Investor Profile

TfL Pension Fund: A bespoke benchmark in Bridgewater mandate strikes gold

Sarah Rundell

August 25, 2026

Investor Profile

CalPERS’ private markets chief: TPA won’t disrupt PE commitment pacing

Darcy Song

August 20, 2026

Investor Profile

LPPI: Keeping AI risk in check

Sarah Rundell

August 18, 2026

Sort content by

Featured Story

Chicago Teachers: Where succession fears put managers on watch

In a recent investment committee meeting, trustees at Chicago Teachers heard how succession risk at external managers can hit not only returns but also managers' ability to bring ideas into the investment process and consistency around portfolio construction and implementation.

Sarah Rundell

March 03, 2026

Investor Profile

Iceland’s LV mulls more EM exposures, PE co-investments after SAA review

Iceland’s LV is eyeing more emerging markets allocation and private equity co-investments after conducting an SAA review, which will be finalised in the first half of 2026. CIO Arne Vagn Olsen says the shift is designed to make the $11 billion pension fund future-ready.

Darcy Song

February 26, 2026

Featured Story

Strategy and reporting under the microscope: Denmark’s ATP awaits review

Denmark's ATP is awaiting a review that will report on the strength of its investment strategy, and suggest how to simplify reporting. But additional transparency must not hurt the future returns for members, warns Allan Japhetson, head of investment strategy at ATP.

Sarah Rundell

February 24, 2026

Investor Profile

Complexity to clarity: How AP4’s tech overhaul slashed risk and costs

A new investment management platform at Swedish buffer fund AP4 has taken almost ten years to come to fruition. Increased efficiency, lower costs and risk make it worth the wait, says head of risk and operations Nicklas Wikström.

Sarah Rundell

February 18, 2026

Private Credit

HOOPP: Light covenants in private credit are a growing source of concern

The boom in private credit has been accompanied by a spike in lighter covenants, reducing protection and guardrails for lenders says Jennifer Shum, senior managing director, structured and private credit at HOOPP, and warns of mounting risks in private credit.

Sarah Rundell

February 11, 2026

Featured Story

West Yorkshire prepares to up the pressure on Shell and BP

A new approach to holding the major oil companies to account will see the West Yorkshire Pension Fund, together with a cohort of other UK and European pension funds, demand BP and Shell explain their business plans in a world of declining demand for fossil fuels.

Sarah Rundell

February 10, 2026

Previous Next

Continue Reading

Access the full content on Top1000funds.com

Create an account

Sign in

Investor Profile

Complexity to clarity: How AP4’s tech overhaul slashed risk and costs

Investor Profile

AP4: Why a dynamic, shorter term allocation is paying off

Featured Story

AP funds reform: Expanded opportunity in private equity

Investor Profile

Why AP4 has decided to integrate Scope 3 emissions across equities

Investor Profile

ART property boss: Investors were wrong to think real estate was easy

Investor Profile

Inside the year-and-a-half-long review into ATP’s complicated portfolio

Investor Profile

TfL Pension Fund: A bespoke benchmark in Bridgewater mandate strikes gold

Investor Profile

CalPERS’ private markets chief: TPA won’t disrupt PE commitment pacing

Investor Profile

LPPI: Keeping AI risk in check

Featured Story

Chicago Teachers: Where succession fears put managers on watch

Investor Profile

Iceland’s LV mulls more EM exposures, PE co-investments after SAA review

Featured Story

Strategy and reporting under the microscope: Denmark’s ATP awaits review

Investor Profile

Complexity to clarity: How AP4’s tech overhaul slashed risk and costs

Private Credit

HOOPP: Light covenants in private credit are a growing source of concern

Featured Story

West Yorkshire prepares to up the pressure on Shell and BP

California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS)

California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)

Canada Pension Plan Investments (CPPIB)

Login with account details

AP4 retreats from carbon

Continue Reading

Access the full content on Top1000funds.com

Create an account

Sign in

Leave a Comment Cancel reply

More from this fund

Sort content by

Fiduciary Investors Podcast Series

Subscribe now to

Become a member and subscribe