Norges Bank Real Estate Management has signed an agreement to acquire a 100 percent interest in a retail and office property located on 79 avenue des Champs-Elysées in central Paris.
The partnership between Norges Bank Real Estate Management and TH Real Estate has signed an agreement to sell an office property located at 470 Park Avenue South in New York.
Norges Bank has decided to revoke the exclusions of Cairn Energy Plc and Kosmos Energy Ltd from the Government Pension Fund Global. The companies were excluded from the fund in 2016 based on an assessment of the risk of particularly serious violations of fundamental ethical norms.
Norges Bank Real Estate Management has signed an agreement to acquire a 100 percent interest in an office property located on 54-56 rue la Boétie in central Paris.
The Government Pension Fund Global returned 2.1 percent, or 174 billion kroner, in the third quarter of 2018.
We have published three position papers on why effective boards need industry expertise, an independent chairperson and board members with sufficient time commitment.
Norges Bank Real Estate Management has signed an agreement to acquire a 45 percent interest in an office property located at 121 Seaport Boulevard in Boston, in joint venture with a new partner, American Realty Advisors.
The partnership between Norges Bank Real Estate Management and Prologis has acquired a logistics property and an adjacent land plot in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and a logistics property in Seattle, Washington.
The partnership between Norges Bank Real Estate Management and Prologis has sold 37 logistics properties located in Seattle, Chicago, Dallas, New Jersey, South Florida, France, Poland, Hungary and the Netherlands.
Norges Bank Real Estate Management has acquired a 100 percent interest in an office property located on 60 Holborn Viaduct in Central London.
The board will further strengthen our corporate governance work.
We expect companies to manage the challenges and opportunities related to sustainable uses of the ocean.
Norges Bank Investment Management has published a note on how the fund as a responsible investor can support sustainable development and help fulfil the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
In connection with the Norwegian Financial Research Conference, Norges Bank has published a new Discussion Note on rebalancing rules.
Norges Bank Real Estate Management has acquired a 49.9 percent interest in a mixed-use office and retail property located at 501 Boylston Street in Boston.
The Government Pension Fund Global returned 1.8 percent, or 167 billion kroner, in the second quarter of 2018.
The partnership between Norges Bank Real Estate Management and Prologis has acquired a logistics property in Orange County, California.
Norges Bank has decided to exclude four companies from the Government Pension Fund Global, follow one company through active ownership and place three companies under observation.
Norges Bank Real Estate Management has acquired 25 percent of a long leasehold interest in 30 Warwick Street in central London, in joint venture with The Crown Estate.
The objective of the platform is to develop a business leadership framework to promote the well-being of our oceans and sustainable use of marine resources.
In 2015, Norges Bank Investment Management initiated a 3-year research project with the Columbia Water Centre at the University of Columbia to assess mining-related water and environmental risks and their financial implications.
We expect companies engaged in activities with large greenhouse gas emissions, including methane emissions, to have a strategy for the transition to a low-emission energy system and a framework to monitor and report on emissions.
CEO Yngve Slyngstad in Norges Bank Investment Management and governor of Norges Bank Øystein Olsen speak at a parliamentary hearing today on the management of the Government Pension Fund Global.
The Government Pension Fund Global returned -1.5 percent, or -171 billion kroner, in the first quarter of 2018.
The partnership between Norges Bank Real Estate Management and Prologis has sold eight logistics properties located in France, the Netherlands and Spain.
Norges Bank Investment Management will at the Annual General Meetings vote in favour of board re-elections in Boliden AB, the shareholder proposal related to disclosure of water-related risks in Imperial Oil Limited and the shareholder proposal on climate change reporting in TransCanada Corporation. The Annual General Meetings will take place on 27 April 2018.
Norges Bank Real Estate Management invested 15 billion kroner in unlisted real estate in 2017. The year marked our first investment in Asia.
The partnership between Norges Bank Real Estate Management and AXA France has signed an agreement to sell Meudon Campus, located on 2-14 rue de la Verrerie in Meudon.
Today, Norges Bank Investment Management has published extended information on the return and risk of the Government Pension Fund Global.
The Government Pension Fund Global returned 13.7 percent, or 1,028 billion kroner, in 2017.
The partnership between Norges Bank Real Estate Management and AXA France has signed an agreement to sell the SZ Tower located on Hultschiner Strasse 8 in Munich.
The partnership between Norges Bank Real Estate Management and AXA France has signed an agreement to sell an office property located on 31-33 rue de Verdun in Suresnes.
Today, we present our fourth report on responsible investment. We also publish our expectations towards companies on anti-corruption.
The Norwegian Finance Initiative (NFI) has awarded a new research grant to Columbia University. The grant will finance a study of the effect of technological and regulatory changes on market structure and transparency across equity and fixed-income markets in the US and Europe.
The partnership between Norges Bank Real Estate Management and Prologis Inc. has acquired a logistics property in San Francisco, California.
Norges Bank has decided to exclude nine companies from the Government Pension Fund Global. In addition, one company has been placed under observation.
Norges Bank Investment Management expands the leader group with three persons. Carine Smith Ihenacho has been appointed as Chief Corporate Governance Officer, Hege Gjerde as Chief Financial Officer, and Sirine Fodstad as Chief HR Officer.