Essays about: "Swedish AP Funds"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the words Swedish AP Funds.

  1. 11. Commodities to Solve for the Swedish Pension Fund Deficit

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Viktor Fredriksson; Ramil Hakim; [2012]
    Keywords : Commodities; Swedish AP Funds; Regulation; Portfolio Simulation;

    Abstract : Currently there is a deficit in the unfunded Swedish pension system that according to forecast will remain for a steady future. The Swedish pension (AP) funds act as buffer funds and thereby have the mission of covering this deficit. Therefore, it is crucial that the targets of the AP funds are met. Currently that is not the case. READ MORE

  3. 12. Human Rights considerations in the Swedish AP-funds investments - A case study in the Business and Human Rights field

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Caroline Persson; [2012]
    Keywords : International Public Law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Allmänna pensionsfonderna, oftast omnämnda som AP-fonderna, är de största förvaltarna id et allmänna inkomstpensionsystemet. Fonderna har i uppdrag att investera pensionssystemets buffertkapital och eftersträva en hög långsiktig avkastning för att bidra till en hög pension för framtida generationer. READ MORE

  4. 13. Pension funds as active and socially responsible owners - A study of the First to Fourth Swedish National Pension funds

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Carl Monberg; Jonas Zetterberg; [2011-02-16]
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    Abstract : Background: There are a number of problems surrounding social responsible investing (SRI). The ways in which it is most often conducted has met heavy critique since it is often found completely toothless in making a difference. READ MORE

  5. 14. Pension Capital in Cleantech? -A study of factors obstructing Swedish National Pension Funds from investing in Clean Technology

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oscar Hillestad-Andréasson; Daniel Karlsson; [2010-07-02]
    Keywords : Institutional investor; Pension fund; Swedish AP fund; Cleantech; Investment;

    Abstract : Prior research on investments in clean technology (cleantech) has mainly focused on issues surrounding investments by venture capitalists. This study instead aims to study issues related to institutional investments in cleantech, specifically those made by the Swedish National Pension Funds – the AP funds. READ MORE

  6. 15. Active Management in Swedish National Pension Funds: An Analysis of Performance in the AP-funds

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

    Author : Sara Blomstergren; Jennifer Lindgren; [2008]
    Keywords : Active management; pension funds; alpha;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the active management in the Swedish National Pension Funds. Monthly returns have been collected from two out of six funds for the time period 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2007. READ MORE