Sampension
{{Short description|Danish pension fund}}
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Sampension is a manager of industry-wide pension schemes for white collar employees in the Danish municipalities (kommuner) and central government.
Headquarters
Sampension is headquartered in Tuborg Havn in Hellerup, just north of central Copenhagen. The building was completed in 2003 to a design by 3XN.{{cite web|url=http://www.3xn.com/#/architecture/by-year/108-sampension|title=Sampension Headquarters|publisher=3XN|access-date=2014-05-26}} It received a RIBA European Award from the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.e-architect.co.uk/awards/riba_awards_2005.htm|title=RIBA Awards|publisher=e-architects|access-date=2009-09-21}}
Activities
=Schemes=
A subsidiary of Kommunernes Pensionsforsikring A/S, it manages the three pension schemes Kommunernes Pensionsforsikring, StK:Pension ad Grafisk Pension. It is the third largest manager of pension schemes in Denmark{{cite web|url=http://cms.finans.borsen.dk/artikel/1/269409/nyt_vaerktoej_skal_toptune_pensionen.html|title=Nyt værktøj skal toptune pensionen|language=Danish|publisher=Børsen|access-date=2014-05-26}} with approximately EUR 27 billion under its management.{{cite web|url=http://www.sampension.dk/Forside/Andet/Sampension---In-English|title=About Sampension|publisher=Sampension|access-date=2014-05-26}}
=Divestment=
In October 2017, Sampension announced that it would ban investment in four companies operating in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including two Israeli banks, Bank Hapoalim and Bank Leumi, Israeli telecom giant Bezeq and German firm Heidelberg Cement.{{cite news |url=https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/danish-pension-fund-bans-four-firms-over-west-bank-settlement-activity-507315 |title=Danish pension fund bans four firms over West Bank settlement activity |publisher=Jerusalem Post}}
In March 2018, Sampension divested from Motorola over the latter's ties to illegal Israeli settlements.{{cite news |url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20180307-danish-pension-giant-divests-from-motorola-over-ties-to-israeli-settlements/ |title=Danish pension giant divests from Motorola over ties to Israeli settlements |publisher=Middle East Monitor}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.sampension.dk/Forside Official website]
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Category:Commercial buildings in Copenhagen