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Outward bound from the Finnish

Finnish pension investor Ilmarinen is exploring whether to send a representative to South America as it intensifies its emerging market operations. Timo Ritakallio, who heads investment at the €29-billion ($39-billion) fund, says it is looking to access “more and more emerging market opportunities”. In January Ilmarinen sent a senior portfolio manager to run a “one-man […]

Dan BillinghamFebruary 27, 2013

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Finnish fund slashes equities in wake of Eurozone crisis

The Finnish Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company has slashed its allocation to equities, reporting that the Eurozone crisis hit its performance leading to a 5.2 per cent loss for the third quarter of 2011.

SAM RILEYDecember 14, 2011

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After bumper year, Ilmarinen turns to Asia

Surging equity markets generated a double-digit return for the 26 billion ($35.5 billion) Ilmarinen of Finland last year. Now the fund aims to boost its exposure to emerging markets at the expense of “old Europe” equities, says Timo Ritakallio, deputy CEO and investments chief at the pensions company, and further globalise its real estate and […]

SIMON MUMMEMarch 17, 2010