Alecta

Risk

Turmoil at Alecta as CEO fired and equity revamp promised

Alecta, Sweden’s biggest pension fund with $110 billion of assets under management, has fired its chief executive Magnus Billing following nearly $2 billion of losses incurred from last month’s US banking crisis. The pension fund is also beginning an enquiry into how it manages equity.

Sarah RundellApril 12, 2023

Investor Profile

Alecta sees real estate opportunities

Alecta’s head of real assets Axel Brändström took the helm a year ago. Charged with building out the real estate allocation in one of the most tumultuous years for the asset class on record, his eye is on e-commerce opportunities and allocations to assets not linked to GDP.

Sarah RundellJanuary 26, 2021

Asset Allocation

Alecta keeps costs low, strategy simple

On the eve of its centenary, Alecta’s head of investment management reflects on the low-cost, Sweden-centric, active in-house strategy which has kept the pension provider on top of its game.

Sarah RundellJune 15, 2016