- The Swedish pension system has enlisted entertainer Babsan to help raise awareness of Occupational Pension Day on 27 September 2025.

Now in its 15th year, Occupational Pension Day highlights the crucial role of occupational pensions in securing future retirement income. As part of this year’s campaign, a video featuring Babsan distributing flyers has been released, with printable materials available for employers to download and display in workplaces. This year’s initiative is supported by a wide range of companies and authorities, including AFA Försäkring, AMF, Alecta, Avtalat, Collectum, Folksam, Folksam-LO Pension, Fora, Handelsbanken Liv, Länsförsäkringar, KPA Pension, Minpension, Movestic, OFR, Pensionsvalet, PRI, PTK, SEB, Skandia and the Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers.


- Dutch pension asset manager PPGM has invested €19m in Sympower on behalf of PFZW, which will be used to roll out its battery energy storage solutions (BESS) and pursue additional mergers and acquisitions.

This investment extends European independent flexibility services provider, Sympower’s series B1 funding, bringing the total to €42m. The latest investment was described as an important step in scaling the company’s presence in BESS, expanding its acquisition pipeline, and advancing its pan-European growth. In particular, it is expected to enable the company to build its track record with grid-scale battery projects in Sweden and Finland and extend its capabilities to play a central role in Europe’s evolving flexibility ecosystem. PGGM’s investment in Sympower is part of its wider plan to speed up Europe’s shift to cleaner energy, while also ensuring solid, sustainable returns for the pension savers it manages. PGGM will join Sympower’s supervisory board, bringing strategic guidance and institutional expertise to support long-term growth. The company is also supported by other impact investors, including A&G Energy Transition Tech Fund, Activate Capital, Rubio Impact Ventures, PDENH, and Expon Capital.

- Sweden’s Keva and Axiom Advisors Oy have established a new real estate investment company, Selena Kiinteistöt Ky.

All 18 of Keva’s commercial properties, located mainly in the Helsinki metropolitan area, as well as in Tampere, Turku, Vaasa, and Kuopio, will be transferred to the company. The combined leasable area of the properties is approximately 182,000 m². From November 2025 onwards, the designated staff of Axiom Advisors Oy will be responsible for managing Selena Kiinteistöt Ky’s property portfolio, customer acquisition, and property development. The new company will be led by Axiom Advisors Oy partner, Petteri Säntti. Commenting on the partnership, Keva head of real estate investments, Carl-Henrik Roselius, said that through this joint venture, the companies can develop the properties “even more effectively in a changing market environment”. “Axiom Advisors Oy’s strong expertise in developing precisely this type of property supports our goal of increasing the occupancy rate, improving net returns, and ensuring the competitiveness of the properties in the future,” Roselius added.

- Bayerische Apothekerversorgung, the pension institution for pharmacists and pharmacy trainees, celebrated its 100th anniversary with a ceremony at the Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK).

On Monday (15 September), the celebration saw board member of BVK, Dr Ebersperger, welcome numerous guests, including the guest of honour, Bavaria Minister of the Interior, Joachim Herrmann. In his speech, Herrmann praised the fund’s century-long role in providing pharmacists across Bavaria and several neighbouring states with reliable retirement and disability coverage, highlighting its nearly 33,000 members, 15,000 pensioners, and €11bn investment volume. He called it a model of forward-looking and secure occupational pension provision in Germany. Overall, the event honoured the fund’s historic achievements and its strong position for the future.

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