Finnish insurance companies, trade unions, banks and even the church have invested in companies financing or manufacturing nuclear arms, according to a report.
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Finnish companies and church investing pensions in nuclear arms
Posted on 08 May 2012.
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Icelandic public must bail out indebted public sector pension fund
Posted on 06 February 2012.
Icelandic tax payers are set to bear the heavy burden of recapitalising the government employees’ pension fund (LSR). Billions of extra krónur are needed by the fund over the coming decades so it can stand up to its responsibilities.
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Icelandic pension funds buy into troubled oil company
Posted on 13 September 2011.
The Enterprise Investment Fund of Iceland has purchased a 15.8 percent share in the country’s biggest oil company N1, from Islandsbanki and its deceased predecessor, Glitnir Bank.
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Icelandic pension funds investigate HS Orka purchase
Posted on 18 April 2011.
Iceland’s pension funds were given the opportunity to buy a quarter share in HS Orka from Canada’s Magma Energy. They have now decided to investigate the potential deal with a view to accepting it.
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Icelandic pension funds lost heavily in economic crash
Posted on 27 October 2010.
Iceland’s pension funds lost at least ISK 70 billion (USD 621.3 million) in the banking crisis. The Icelandic parliament investigating committee believes the funds had been hoping to stimulate growth and confidence with their investments at the time.
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Strong performance from Norwegian Pension Fund
Posted on 13 March 2010.
The Government Pension Fund Global, or National Oil Fund, recorded a record annual return for 2009 according to a new report by the Norwegian Central Bank.
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