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While Norway’s global sovereign wealth giant, the Government Pension Fund Global, widely known as the Oil Fund, invests trillions across international markets, its lesser-known domestic counterpart plays a key role much closer to home. Managed by Folketrygdfondet, the Government Pension Fund Norway is a cornerstone investor in Nordic capital...

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Folketrygdfondet on Nordic High Yield: More Global, but Is It More Resilient?

While Norway’s global sovereign wealth giant, the Government Pension Fund Global, widely known as the Oil Fund, invests trillions across international markets, its lesser-known...

Core, Satellite, and Structural Premiums: PensionDanmark’s Approach to Emerging Market Debt

Many institutional investors have gradually internalized mandates once awarded to external managers, seeking tighter cost control, greater transparency, and improved alignment. Emerging market debt...

Veritas Looks Beyond Benchmarks to Frontier Markets for Carry

After several years of strong performance in fixed income, the easy gains in credit markets appear largely exhausted. With corporate spreads now hovering near...

Emerging Markets Back in Focus, but Still a Satellite Allocation at Folksam

Emerging markets have spent much of the past decade testing investors’ patience. After years of trailing U.S. equities, the asset class finally turned the...

AP3’s Tactical Layer: A New Dimension of Diversification

Diversification is often discussed in terms of broad asset allocation. For Jonas Thulin, the CIO of the Third Swedish National Pension Fund (AP3), diversification...

ESG Remains Part of the “Credit Story” in Private Credit

ESG integration remains a standard component of private credit investing, particularly in Europe and among Nordic institutional allocators, but its momentum has slowed. Conversations...

Senior, Secured, Cash Flow-Paying: PenSam’s Playbook for Private Credit

Institutional investors today allocate across virtually every corner of public and private markets, and private credit has emerged as a market in its own...

Private Credit at Industriens Pension: The Right Fit for Its Member Base

Anders Ellegaard has served as Head of Fixed Income at Industriens Pension for nearly six years, overseeing the pension fund’s fixed-income portfolio spanning traditional...

Private Credit a Key Element of SH Pension’s Alternatives Exposure

SH Pension, a Swedish occupational pension company owned by its customers, was established in 1946 and specializes in providing pension solutions for business owners...

OP’s Funds-of-Funds Model Brings Efficiency to Private Credit Investing

OP Financial Group is one of Finland’s largest financial institutions, combining banking, insurance, and asset management under one umbrella. While OP has a long...

Private Equity in Transition: Challenges and Opportunities

Private equity has matured into a mainstream – if not cornerstone – allocation for institutional investors. Following years of record fundraising and valuation expansion,...

Formue Highlights Private Credit’s Role in New Economic Era

Nordic wealth manager Formue has long prided itself on delivering institutional-grade investment solutions to high-net-worth individuals. As global economic conditions shift, Formue sees an important role...