News & press releases
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Allocation decision regarding framework agreements for analysis of environmental, social and ethical aspects including advice
The Second Swedish National Pension Fund - AP2 has decided to sign framework agreements with Ethix SRI Advisors, GES Investment Services, Northwest & Ethical Investments and Sustainalytics for the…
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Second AP Fund publishes Corporate Governance Report
The Second AP Fund today publishes its 2009/2010 Corporate Governance Report. The Fund’s governance activities are presented together with a number of feature articles, covering topics such as the dev…
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All asset classes outperformed index
The Second AP Fund’s return on invested capital contributed SEK 2.5 billion during the first half of 2010. After pension disbursements of SEK 2.0 billion, the Fund’s capital assets amounted to SEK 204.8 billion. The Fund posted a total return, excluding costs, of 1.3 percent. Relative to the benchmark index, return was 0.4 percent, excluding alternative investments and costs. All asset classes outperformed their respective benchmark indices.
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Female representation on company boards is rising but...
The annual study conducted by the Second Swedish National Pension Fund (AP2) reveals that the proportion of female representatives on company boards has risen to 22.2 percent, the highest level attained since the study started in 2003. Even so, the proportion of women on corporate executives has fallen to 13.8 percent.
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New chairman at AP2
You can read the Swedish version of the press release here.