The first quarter of 2008 was dominated by the financial turmoil that began with problems in the US mortgage market in early 2007 and subsequently developed into a wider crisis in parts of the financial system. Equity markets fell sharply during the

The Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global returned 3.9 percent (103 billion kroner) in the first quarter of 2010, helped by gains in global equity and fixed-income markets. The result was 0.4 percentage point higher than the return on the fund’s

Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global tops a ranking of 53 sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) in 37 countries by researcher Edwin M. Truman. The ranking evaluates the management and governance of funds including California’s CalPERS and Dutch ABP,

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has in place an internal whistleblowing system for both the reporting of wrongdoings in NBIM and the handling of subsequent whistleblowing cases.

We believe that share issuances should be subject to shareholder approval.

A non-executive chairperson and independent board members are important safeguards for minority shareholders.

Norges Bank Investment Management manages the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global. We manage assets worth about 21,000 billion kroner, or about 2,100 billion dollar. The fund is invested in international equity and fixed-income markets and in

Letter to the UK Financial Conduct Authority, 14 September 2021.

Letter to the Swedish Corporate Governance Board. 5 December 2018.

Letter to CDP, 25 September 2018.