Archive

  • Folksam invests €20m in Swedish EV battery factory

    13 June 2019

    The Northvolt factory in Skellefteå will enter full production in 2021

  • Länsförsäkringar exits Brazil’s Vale over Brumadinho dam disaster

    09 May 2019

    Swedish insurer is selling its shares in miner after tailings dam flood killed at least 237 people

  • Folksam Life cuts carbon footprint of equities holdings by a fifth

    08 May 2019

    Swedish insurer reduces exposure to carbon heavy industries as it halves the number of companies it holds shares in

  • Insurers back calls for governments to implement net-zero emission strategies without delay

    02 May 2019

    UK, Dutch and Swedish insurers urge governments to start implementing plans to be carbon neutral by 2050

  • Folksam Life reassures policyholders that it can withstand any collapse of Swedbank

    15 April 2019

    Swedish life insurer would see its SCR decline by 2 percentage points in the event of Swedbank shares becoming worthless

  • Folksam Group leads shareholders' charge against ousted Swedbank CEO

    28 March 2019

    Shareholders vote against discharging Birgitte Bonneson of liability just hours after Folksam Group stated its intention to rebel against motion

  • Deals Round-up: 25 March 2019

    25 March 2019

    Folksam, Axa IMRA, ASR, Aviva Investors, Legal & General

  • Investor pressure forces Glencore’s hand on coal

    21 February 2019

    Mining giant commits to limit coal production in response to insurer-backed coalition

  • Deals round-up: 4 Feb 2019

    04 February 2019

    Folksam, LGIM, M&G Investments, Axa IMRA

  • Deal round-up: Folksam Group, Nippon Life

    07 January 2019

    Folksam increase share in Volvo, and Nippon Life invests in South Australian windfarm