AP2

PRI in Person

Asset owners demand more ESG from GPs

ESG is a core expectation of LPs in assessing private equity managers, and some asset owners including AP2 are willing to forego opportunities if a manager is not transparent on ESG, a panel at PRI in Person discussed.

Sarah RundellSeptember 11, 2019

Manager Relationships

AP2’s relationships in China

In the next of this new regular series, we examine the relationships that evolved as Sweden’s AP2 decided to invest with local managers in China. The story examines the process for choosing and monitoring Chinese managers, and the burgeoning focus on sustainability in that market.

Sarah RundellMarch 5, 2019

Sustainability

Sweden’s AP2 takes bigger bites of China

The European pension fund has been increasing allocations to China A-shares and to Chinese bonds. The fund is managed primarily in-house and has crafted bespoke indices for ESG integration.

Sarah RundellJuly 4, 2018

Sustainability

GPIF, AP2 go granular on ESG integration

GPIF’s Hiro Mizuno and AP2’s Eva Halvarsson stressed the importance of combating short-termism at every level of the investment chain and throughout the organisation, to forge sustainability.

Amanda WhiteSeptember 28, 2017

Organisational Design

Constant improvement a core value at AP2

The total investment costs of AP2 are only 17 basis points, yet the portfolio is described by chief executive, Eva Halvarsson as complex and advanced. So how do they do it?

Amanda WhiteJune 10, 2016