The cleantech private equity market is predicted to have rapid future growth, according to a study by Prequin. The 2009 Prequin Equity Cleantech Review concluded that fund of funds and public pension plans were the main drivers of private equity cleantech funds.

Keva, the €20bn Finnish local government pensions institution, has moved an estimated €1bn of its emerging market equities from passive to active management.

Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages the NKr2.2trn (€250bn) Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global, will soon announce five key new appointments. It is seeking a new chief investment officer, chief treasurer, chief risk officer, chief administrative officer and chief operating officer.

Several larger Danish pension funds are looking into new asset classes such as insurance-linked securities and hedge funds in the search for real diversification.

Swedish pension company Länsförsäkringar is planning its first move into senior bank debt.

After much delay, the Finnish ministry of social affairs and health has appointed two working groups to assess the economic effects of the crisis.

PP Pension, the Swedish pension fund for journalists and media employees, has hired Cecilia Thomasson Blomquist as chief investment officer. She joins from AP1, where she was head of currency and treasury, and has been a part of AP1’s management group since 2006. She will begin the new role on August 10. In February this year, PP Pension appointed Viveka Ekberg as its new chief executive officer.

Svensk Handel’s pensionkassa, which boasts one of Sweden’s most unusual asset allocation strategies, is planning to reduce its exposure to hedge funds because of risks of fraud. Caroline Liinanki finds out more

Danish supplementary pension fund ATP is one of four rivals competing for the chance to deliver administration to the UK’s Personal Accounts Delivery Authority when auto-enrolment is enforced in 2012. Charlie Kirby investigates

After some of the lowest returns in the history of the Finnish pensions insurance industry, those funds hit the hardest during the downturn are still dragging their feet on switching up their long-term strategies.

Spencer Anderson investigates

Nordic pension funds are feeling increasingly optimistic about growth over the next few months, writes Spencer Anderson

As the review of the Norwegian Government Pension Fund – Global’s ethical guidelines is coming to an end, Hjalmar Tjan asks council on ethics chair Gro Nystuen about her assessment of the system so far

Finnish Veritas remains prudent in the downturn while keeping an open mind on new areas, writes Reeta Paakkinen

Despite suffering a big loss last year, the Danish engineers’ pension fund is still looking to diversify, writes Spencer Anderson

As emerging economies look set to overtake more developed markets, Caroline Liinanki tries to find out what a reasonable allocation should be

A growing number of Nordic pension funds are becoming active shareholders in non-listed real estate assets. Esther Gotink investigates

Willem Buiter looks at the credit crisis through academic glasses and tells Anke Claassen why pension funds should ‘not allow themselves to become gambling arcades’

Whether defined as such or not, fiduciary management is operating in many Nordic countries in one form or another.

Hjalmar Tjan investigate

Peter Leane, head of the Nordic region at BlackRock, reassesses the argument in favour of active fixed income management

While before this recession active management was one of two options, Amna Karim explains why post-crisis it is the only choice for success

Quantitative asset management’s mixed success over the last year has spurred some to call for changes to its current structure. Spencer Anderson investigates

Beyond the battle of the economic downturn is the far less publicised ‘climate crunch’. Terry Coles investigataes ways to make greener investments pay off