Denmark

DENMARK - The DKK30bn (US$5.86bn) Danish corporate pension fund AP Pension has made a further DKK400m investment in an undisclosed credit fund after the scheme allocated circa DKK230m (GBP25m) to the asset class at the end of last year, MandateWire reports....

DENMARK - The DKK55bn (US$10.6bn) Danish insurer SEB Pension has announced it will keep its high exposure to fixed income and alternative investments unchanged this year, despite posting negative returns on these asset classes for the first half of 2008,...

DENMARK - ATP has announced plans to raise all pensions and pension commitments by 2%, despite recording a net loss of DKK7.3bn (US$1.44bn) in the first half of 2008.

DENMARK - Compulsory employee contributions for pension savings may be reintroduced next year under plans by the Fogh government.

DENMARK - The DKK241bn (US$47.6bn) Danica Pension has adopted a new ethical investment policy, MandateWire reports.

DENMARK - Denmark's biggest pension funds will have to report on corporate social responsibility (CSR) as part of new legislation currently under development by the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs.

DENMARK - Shorter saving periods and earlier retirement ages could see Danish pensioners hit by inflation, according to PKA which invests on behalf of eight occupational pension funds.

DENMARK - The DKK30bn (US$6.3bn) AP Pension is planning to allocate a further $20m to private equity fund ECP Africa, according to MandateWire.

DENMARK - Danish pension fund giant ATP is looking at launching further into China, after its chief executive returned from a trip to the country earlier this week.

DENMARK - PFA Pension plans to increase its direct allocation to hedge funds, following its recent investment worth around DKK135m (US$28.5m).