Sweden’s recipe for success: Active, low cost, ESG
CEOs at Sweden's four buffer funds link stellar returns to low costs, sustainability and active management.
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How AP4 integrates sustainability in alternatives
AP4’s head of alternatives Jenny Askfelt Ruud discusses how the pension fund integrates sustainability in its alternatives portfolio which includes avoiding investments in some sectors in line with its decarbonisation strategy and investing in sustainability themes by finding companies that are driving the transition with new technologies and services.
Execution risk in net zero portfolios
Implementing net zero ambitions is a huge execution risk for investors, says Frederic Samama who warned of the risk of everyone doing the same thing at the same time.
Concern about hidden inflation risk: AP4
Driven by active return, AP4 produced a stellar 9.6 per cent in 2020. But its chief executive, Niklas Ekvall remains cautious about the economic outlook and its impact on the portfolio, especially with regard to inflation.
AP4’s future: nimble and low cost
The Swedish buffer fund AP4’s high allocation to equities has meant its record annual return in 2019 has come tumbling down to a first half result of -2.5 per cent. But its very low cost and nimble nature positions it well for the future.
Investors’ role in a carbon-neutral 2050
Everyone's talking about it - a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 - but what are investors doing about it? Amanda White reports on the specific climate activities of some of the world's leading asset owners.
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