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Varma

Finland

Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company provides pension cover for more than 900,000 employees, entrepreneurs and pensioners. Varma’s aim is to increase the funds available as pension contributions for the payment of current and future pensions. Varma is a long-term and solvent investor whose responsibility for pension assets extends well into the future.

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Varma

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Overall	89	7	78	20	71	29	89	7	57	42	50	54	52	51	47	58	44	61	91	5	87	11	92	4	96	2	89	7	67	34	50	54	48	57	53	50	54	46	54	46	50	54	38	68	51	52	41	63	84	14	67	34	74	25	66	37	58	41	69	31	68	32	67	34	61	39	54	46	72	28	38	68	37	71	40	65	51	52	47	58	41	63	38	68	33	74	14	75	84	14	85	12	88	10	75	24	74	25	100	1	60	40	90	6	43	62	39	66	35	73	45	60	66	37	55	44	73	27	85	12	68	32	80	18	70	30	80	18	78	20	77	22	55	44	56	43	39	66	77	22	93	3	83	16	54	46	37	71	83	16
Cost	76	16	68	21	77	15	90	8	39	42	41	39	43	33	41	39	30	53	81	11	67	23	81	11	97	3	79	14	44	32	31	51	38	43	43	33	31	51	42	37	35	45	29	56	33	48	42	37	85	9	35	45	57	27	36	44	33	48	29	56	29	56	29	56	26	61	20	68	52	30	30	53	24	63	22	65	35	45	6	74	11	71	21	67	19	69	11	71	97	3	95	6	97	3	73	17	83	10	100	1	15	70	100	1	10	73	26	61	4	75	57	27	60	26	30	53	52	30	63	24	32	50	80	13	41	39	43	33	68	21	61	25	22	65	55	29	23	64	73	17	95	6	70	20	43	33	27	60	72	19
Governance	98	6	97	8	92	18	94	13	73	44	53	64	75	40	64	56	78	34	100	1	97	8	100	1	100	1	97	8	82	30	48	67	55	62	67	52	46	68	69	48	68	49	57	60	76	36	56	61	100	1	95	12	76	36	83	28	76	36	82	30	91	20	85	26	80	33	68	49	68	49	33	74	39	72	42	70	58	59	66	53	70	47	63	57	50	65	16	75	74	43	83	28	81	32	73	44	75	40	100	1	89	22	84	27	65	55	44	69	55	62	71	46	88	25	66	53	93	16	93	16	91	20	92	18	89	22	98	6	96	11	89	22	75	40	77	35	60	58	50	65	94	13	76	36	36	73	41	71	94	13
Performance	90	9	65	34	61	42	92	6	59	44	41	64	66	31	56	47	48	57	88	11	90	9	91	7	91	7	86	14	65	34	52	53	48	57	56	47	58	45	38	66	52	53	47	59	45	61	53	50	67	28	53	50	77	22	67	28	38	66	67	28	63	38	62	41	61	42	66	31	86	14	52	53	53	50	78	21	77	22	29	71	38	66	47	59	24	73	20	74	64	37	72	25	82	18	66	31	52	53	100	1	44	62	98	2	41	64	36	70	38	66	44	62	63	38	71	26	88	11	88	11	58	45	63	38	77	22	83	17	65	34	69	27	54	49	26	72	19	75	94	3	94	3	94	3	84	16	79	20	80	19
Responsible Investment	94	10	81	32	56	49	79	35	55	50	64	45	26	66	26	66	21	69	97	4	95	8	98	3	95	8	94	10	78	38	69	42	52	54	47	58	80	34	66	43	47	58	19	71	51	57	15	72	85	28	86	26	87	24	79	35	85	28	97	4	89	19	92	13	78	38	61	46	81	32	38	63	33	65	20	70	34	64	85	28	46	60	23	68	40	62	7	74	100	1	91	16	94	10	89	19	88	22	100	1	92	13	79	35	58	47	52	54	45	61	11	73	55	50	52	54	58	47	97	4	92	13	84	31	74	40	96	7	86	26	88	22	70	41	66	43	53	53	89	19	90	17	90	17	54	52	0	75	87	24

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Fund Insights

The value of diversification at Finland’s Varma

Markus Aho, chief investment officer of the €57.4 billion Finnish pension fund, Varma, explains how the fund’s diversification with a large equity allocation balanced by hedge funds, fixed income and real assets has meant it has been resilient to the increasing investment challenges.

Hedge funds still in style at Varma

Reima Rytsölä, chief investment officer at Finland’s largest private pension insurance company, sticks with the fund’s longstanding interest in hedge funds and extends its risk premia strategies.

The Finnish line: Varma tackles low interest

The scourge of low interest rates looks likely to be confronting investors for at least a little longer after Washington’s budgetary shenanigans delayed the Federal Reserve’s plans to taper quantitative easing. Over in the more sedate surroundings of Helsinki, this is keeping the pressure on the investment policy of Varma, a €36-billion ($49-billion) Finnish pension […]

Finnish pension fund manages market volatility

The $46.17-billion Finnish pension fund Varma has maintained positive returns for the first half of this year and maintained mandated solvency levels, despite facing a steep market downturn both at home and abroad.