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Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Ilmarinen, in a tight race with Varma as Finland’s largest earnings-related pension insurance company, has emerged as a noteworthy investor in hedge funds in recent years. Partly influenced by the low-interest-rate environment, Ilmarinen has significantly ramped up its allocation to hedge funds, climbing from under two...

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Inside Ilmarinen’s Approach to Hedge Fund Allocation

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Ilmarinen, in a tight race with Varma as Finland’s largest earnings-related pension insurance company, has emerged as a noteworthy investor in...

Hedge Funds as an Alternative, Uncorrelated Return Stream

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Norwegian Formue is the largest privately-owned wealth management firm in the Nordic region, overseeing over NOK 140 billion in assets under...

Refined Hedge Fund Strategy Mix at Ericsson Pensionsstiftelse

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – The pension fund serving the employees of Swedish telecoms company Ericsson has long been an active investor in hedge funds. However,...

Formue Leads Charge for Cash Hurdles

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – In the decade following the financial crisis, the low-interest-rate environment enabled many hedge funds to launch without setting cash-based hurdle rates...

AP3 Re-Enters Emerging Markets with a Fresh Lens

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Sweden’s buffer fund, AP3 Tredje AP-fonden, made the decision to divest all of its equity exposure to emerging markets in 2022...

AP3’s Tactical Evolution with Jonas Thulin

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – In early 2024, Jonas Thulin assumed the role of Chief Investment Officer at the Third Swedish National Pension Fund (AP3). Known...

Elo’s Dual Approaches for Local and Hard Currency EMD

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Company, the third largest among Finland’s four pension insurance companies, manages an investment portfolio exceeding €30 billion....

Evolution in Hedge Fund Investing with LGT Collaboration

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Since Peter Ragnarsson assumed the role of Head of Alternatives at PRI Pensionsgaranti in 2015, the Swedish pension insurer has significantly...

Elo’s Equity Investments: A Dive into Home Bias and Global Diversification

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – The prevalence of home bias, marked by a preference for overweighting domestic assets, is rather common for many institutional investors worldwide....

Private Debt: A Compelling Alternative to Equities for AP2

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Following a change in legislation, the four Swedish national pension buffer funds, AP1-AP4, were granted the opportunity to invest in private...

Private Credit is Core Component for Ericsson Pensionsstiftelse

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Investing in private credit has grown increasingly appealing to many institutional investors seeking alternative avenues beyond traditional fixed-income assets. The potential...

Hedge Funds – Nobel Foundation’s Alternative to Fixed Income

Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – In the world of remarkable legacies, few names stand out like Alfred Nobel, the Swedish inventor, scientist, and philanthropist who left...