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About NBIM

About NBIM
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) is the asset management unit of the Norwegian central bank (Norges Bank). NBIM manages the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global’s investments, most of Norges Bank's foreign exchange reserves and the Government Petroleum Insurance Fund.

This website is about NBIM and its management of the Government Pension Fund Global. Information on Norges Bank's foreign exchange reserves and the Government Petroleum Insurance Fund can be found following the links on the right-hand side of this page.

 

Facts about NBIM

  • NBIM was set up by the Norwegian central bank in January 1998 to manage the Government Pension Fund Global, most of Norges Bank’s foreign exchange reserves and the Government Petroleum Insurance Fund
  • The pension fund is NBIM’s biggest investment mandate. 
  • NBIM aims to get the highest possible return on the fund within the investment mandate set by the Ministry of Finance. NBIM seeks to safeguard the long-term financial interests of Norway's future generations through active management and active ownership. 
  • NBIM is an integrated global organisation with about 250 employees from 21 nations.
  • NBIM has offices in Oslo, London, New York, Shanghai and Singapore.

  

NBIM's main tasks

  • Invest  new capital at the lowest possible cost
        
  • Maintain the market portfolio cost-efficiently
     
  • Achieve a higher return than the benchmark through active management
     
  • Safeguard long-term financial interests through active ownership
     
  • Advise the board and the Ministry of Finance on the fund's investment strategy
Last Updated: 15 June 2010

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) | Bankplassen 2, P.O. Box 1179 Sentrum | NO-0107 Oslo, Norway | Tel +47 24 07 30 00 | E-mail contact@nbim.no | Disclaimer