News & press releases
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Ethical Council’s annual report for 2011 – Sweden’s AP funds making a difference through preventative measures
The Ethical Council's annual report for 2011, which covers joint efforts in the environmental and ethical area between the First, Second, Third and Fourth AP Funds (AP1, AP2, AP3 and AP4), shows positive development for the companies that have been targeted for ongoing dialogue. These improvements can among other things be explained by the Ethical Council's preventative measures and collaboration with other investors.
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Debt crisis and market declines affect result
The Second Swedish National Pension Fund/AP2 posted a return of -1.9 percent for 2011 on its total portfolio, excluding expenses, which was less than the decline noted by the major stock markets. Diversification of the Fund's portfolio assets in recent years has served to counteract this negative trend. The Fund's return relative to benchmark index was -0.3 percent, excluding alternative investments and costs.
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Press release from the Sustainable Value Creation initiative
The investors behind the Sustainable Value Creation initiative have published their second report. Read the press release (PDF-document, 372 kB) Read the report (PDF-document, 1,5 MB)
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AP2 won IPE Country award
AP2, together with AP1, won the price for best pension fund in Sweden on the IPE Awards 2011, 17 November in Brussels. Winners
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Corporate Governance Report 2010/2011
The Second AP Fund today publishes its 2010/2011 Corporate Governance Report. The Fund's governance activities are presented together with a number of feature articles, covering topics such as sustainability in focus with investments in forest and agriculture, the development of the number of women on publicly quoted boards, corporate governance in Asia and as the Fund is celebrating its tenth anniversary – how governance was in the spotlight from start.