Norway Government Pensions Fund - Global

NORWAY - The Norway Pension Fund Global has divested from two Israeli companies and a Malaysian business claiming the firms engage in "grossly unethical activity".

NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension fund administrator PGGM has sold out of mining company Vedanta Resources over human rights concerns.

NORWAY - Norges Bank has appointed State Street Corporation to provide fund administration services for the real estate portion of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund.

NORWAY - Radical changes to laws governing defined benefit plans in Norway will be needed to adapt the schemes to the new old-age state pension, a commission tasked with examining the future of pensions in the country's private sector has concluded.

Alison Swersky speaks to Norway's finance minister Sigbjørn Johnsen about the Ministry of Finance's decision to limit active risk within the Government Pension Fund Global

Staff at Norway's NOK2.7trn (US$452.2bn) Government Pension Fund Global must be breathing a sigh of relief as the Ministry of Finance took a slightly lighter touch when restricting its investments than had been feared.

GLOBAL - Total assets under management by sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) grew to US$3.5trn over the past year in the wake of a recovery in global equities markets, a report by Preqin revealed.

GLOBAL - A group of 14 global pension schemes and institutional investors have launched a study to look at the potential impact of climate change scenarios on strategic asset allocation.

A group of 17 global pension schemes, institutional investors and other organisations have launched a study to look at the potential impact of climate change scenarios on strategic asset allocation.

NORWAY - The Government Pension Fund Global posted a 25.6% profit for 2009 on the back of equities and fixed income gains.