Norway's Pension Fund

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Norway's Pension Fund, mentioned 22 times across podcast episodes and expert conversations analyzed by Sonic.

What Norway's Pension Fund has said

The Progress Party (FRP) believes Norway's Pension Fund should not be used as a political tool but should focus on maximizing financial returns to fund the Norwegian welfare state.

neutral·Simen Velle

Simen Velle of the Progress Party (FRP) claims that the decision to divest from Caterpillar resulted in the loss of several billion NOK for the Pension Fund.

bearish·Simen Velle

In 2006, Norway's Pension Fund divested from Walmart due to concerns over poor working conditions.

neutral·Frøya Sjurseter

The Progress Party (FRP) believes Norway's Pension Fund should not be used as a political tool but should focus on maximizing financial returns to fund the Norwegian welfare state.

Expert perspectiveSimen VelleJun 19

Simen Velle of the Progress Party (FRP) claims that the decision to divest from Caterpillar resulted in the loss of several billion NOK for the Pension Fund.

Expert perspectiveSimen VelleJun 19

In 2006, Norway's Pension Fund divested from Walmart due to concerns over poor working conditions.

Expert perspectiveFrøya SjurseterJun 19

The Norwegian Ministry of Finance provides Norway's Pension Fund with a 'risk budget' that defines how much the fund's investments can deviate from its mandated instructions.

Official sourceNicolai TangenJun 19

Norway's Pension Fund divested from Russia in 2022 following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Expert perspectiveGauter SkjerveJun 19

Frøya Sjurseter of the Green Party (MDG) claims that 8 out of 10 Norwegians believe the Pension Fund should not invest in companies involved in human rights violations, even if it results in lower ret...

Expert perspectiveFrøya SjurseterJun 19

Norway's Pension Fund owns 25% of Regent Street in London.

Official sourceNicolai TangenJun 19

Of the 11,000 billion NOK increase in the value of Norway's Pension Fund under CEO Nicolai Tangen, slightly over 2,000 billion NOK is attributed to the performance of American technology companies.

Official sourceNicolai TangenJun 19

Since Nicolai Tangen became CEO, the value of Norway's Pension Fund has increased from 10,000 billion NOK to 21,000 billion NOK.

Official sourceNicolai TangenJun 19

The value of Norway's Pension Fund is large enough to purchase the entire Swedish stock exchange.

Official sourceNicolai TangenJun 19

During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, Norway's Pension Fund continued to purchase equities at depressed prices, which subsequently generated significant returns.

Expert perspectiveJens StoltenbergJun 19

The asset allocation of Norway's Pension Fund is approximately 71% equities, 26% fixed income, 1.7% real estate, and 0.4% renewable energy infrastructure.

Expert perspectiveHostJun 19

The total management costs for Norway's Pension Fund over its entire history amount to 85 billion Norwegian kroner.

Expert perspectiveJens StoltenbergJun 19

The investment returns from equities and bonds have contributed 13,500 billion Norwegian kroner to the value of Norway's Pension Fund.

Expert perspectiveJens StoltenbergJun 19

Norway's Pension Fund holds approximately 1% of the total value of all global stocks.

Expert perspectiveSimen VelleJun 19

In 2007, Norway's Pension Fund increased its equity allocation to 60%.

Expert perspectiveJens StoltenbergJun 19

In 1997, Norway's Pension Fund began investing in equities, initially allocating 40% of its assets to stocks.

Expert perspectiveJens StoltenbergJun 19

Norway's Pension Fund is invested in approximately 7,200 different companies worldwide.

Expert perspectiveJens StoltenbergJun 19

The value of Norway's Pension Fund is equivalent to almost 4 million Norwegian kroner per citizen.

Expert perspectiveJens StoltenbergJun 19

Norway's Pension Fund currently has a total value of over 21,000 billion Norwegian kroner (NOK 21 trillion).

Expert perspectiveJens StoltenbergJun 19

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