Knut Norheim Kjaer was the first manager of a pension fund owned by who?
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Knut N. Kjær Knut Norheim Kjær (born 14 April 1956) is a Norwegian economist. He was the first manager of the Government Pension Fund of Norway, from 1997 to 2008. In 2008 Yngve Slyngstad became CEO of the fund.
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Government Pension Fund of Norway The Government Pension Fund of Norway comprises two entirely separate sovereign wealth funds owned by the government of Norway.
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Gunnar Nilsen Gunnar Nilsen (31 March 1913 – 3 October 1984) was a Norwegian businessman, industrialist and philanthropist. He is known for founding the food processing company Stabburet (now Orkla Group) with canneries in Østfold and in Svolvær.
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Erik Must Erik Must (born 26 January 1943) is a Norwegian stock broker and investor. He was born in Trondheim, a son of banker Arne Bernhoft Must and Svanhild Synnøve Svendsen. He established the investment company Avanse Forvaltning along with Kjell Christian Ulrichsen, and later became owner of Fondsfinans. He is a significant investor in Norwegian media companies, controlling large parts of the publishing house Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, as well as the newspapers "Dagens Næringsliv" and "Adresseavisen". He is also a significant owner of the energy company Arendals Fossekompani.
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Virgin Superannuation Virgin Superannuation is a superannuation, or pension fund, offered by Virgin subsidiary Virgin Money.
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Grotten Grotten (Norwegian: "Grotto") is an honorary residence owned by the Norwegian state. Since the 1920s it has been given as a permanent residence to a person specifically bestowed this honour by the King of Norway.
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Tryg Tryg is a Scandinavian insurance company present in Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland. The company is the second largest provider of general insurance services in the Nordic countries and is listed on Nasdaq OMX Copenhagen.
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Norsk Hydro Norsk Hydro ASA (often referred to as just "Hydro") is a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, headquartered in Oslo. As of 2016, Hydro is one of the largest aluminium companies worldwide. It has operations in some 50 countries around the world and is active on all continents. The Norwegian state owns 43.8% of the company through the Ministry of Trade and Industry. A further 6.5% is owned by Folketrygdfond, which administers the Government Pension Fund of Norway. Norsk Hydro employs approximately 12,500 people. Svein Richard Brandtzæg has been the CEO since 2009.
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Norsk Reiseinformasjon Norsk Reiseinformasjon AS or NRI is an Oslo, Norway-based company built up around the production of Rutebok for Norge. The company is owned by Norwegian State Railways, Federation of Norwegian Transport Companies, NOR-WAY Bussekspress, Oslo Sporveier, Federation of Norwegian Coastal Shipping, Scandinavian Airlines and Widerøe.
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Hilmar Reksten Hilmar August Reksten (29 October 1897 – 1 July 1980) was a Norwegian shipping magnate. In the autumn of 1973 he was counted among the world's richest men, possessing a fleet worth about £300,000,000. At his death in 1980, all was lost; he left behind a debt of about £100,000,000.
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Kjell Inge Røkke Kjell Inge Røkke (born 25 October 1958) is a Norwegian businessman and philanthropist, and is among the richest people in Norway, controlling the Norwegian company Aker ASA.
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Arnold Peter Møller Arnold Peter Møller, commonly known as A. P. Møller, (2 October 1876 Dragør – 12 June 1965 Copenhagen) was a Danish shipping magnate, businessman who was the founder of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group in 1904.
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Skagen Funds Skagen Funds is a Scandinavian mutual fund company founded in 1993 and headquartered in Stavanger, Norway.
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Naturkraft Naturkraft is a Norwegian power company that operates one natural gas powered thermal power station located at Kårstø. It also holds a permit to build a second one at Kollsnes. The company is owned by Statoil and Statkraft, with 50% each.
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Foundations in Norway Foundations in Norway (Norwegian: Bokmål: "stiftelse"; Nynorsk: "stifting") are independent i.e. self-owning juridical entities disposing assets that have been given by will, gift or other juridical dispositions for one or more purposes.
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Inheritance Fund (Sweden) Swedish Inheritance Fund (Swedish: "Allmänna arvsfonden" ) is a Swedish State fund, established in 1928 when the Riksdag decided to abolish the right of inheritance for cousins and more distant relatives. When a person in Sweden dies without a written will and no living spouse or close family, his or her property is transferred to the fund; the fund also receives money from gifts and wills. The purpose of the fund is to support non-profit organizations and other voluntary associations to help improve conditions for children, young people and the disabled. The fund is administered by the Swedish Legal, Financial and Administrative Services Agency. Applications for grants from the fund, however, are reviewed and decided by the Swedish Inheritance Fund Commission, an agency that answers to the Ministry for Health and Social Affairs.
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Storebrand Storebrand is a financial services company in Norway. By volume, the company's main activities are related to life insurance and pension savings. However, the company also has major divisions working on investments, banking and, until 1999 and again since 2006, P&C insurance products. Through its acquisition of Swedish SPP from Handelsbanken in 2007, Storebrand gained a sizable division dedicated to the Swedish market for life insurance.
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Adolf Hitler Fund of German Trade and Industry The Adolf Hitler Fund of German Trade and Industry (""Adolf-Hitler-Spende der deutschen Wirtschaft"") was a donation from the German employers' association and the ""Reichsverband"" of German industry, which was established on June 1, 1933, to support the NSDAP. It was named after the "Führer" of the NSDAP Adolf Hitler and was meant for the "national reconstruction" (""nationaler Wiederaufbau"").
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Fred. Olsen &amp; Co. Fred. Olsen & Co. is a shipping company based in Oslo, Norway. The company was founded by Petter Olsen in 1848. Today it is the holding company that controls the Olsen family's interest through Bonheur and Ganger Rolf.
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Høyer-Ellefsen Høyer-Ellefsen A/S was a Norwegian company. It was established in 1896 by the ingenieur Sigurd Høyer-Ellefsen. He was managing director until 1925. In 1902, it became a stock based company. In 1981, the company was taken over by Orkla, that merged the company with Astrup & Aubert (est. 1933), making a new company called "Astrup Høyer". Astrup Høyer was taken over by Aker Norcem (later Aker AS) in 1986 and was rebranded to "Aker Entreprenør". The company was acquisited by Veidekke in 1991.
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Nokas Nokas AS is a Norwegian security company established in 1987 as Vakt Service AS. The company is headquartered in Tonsberg. The largest shareholders is Orkla ASA and Wang Invest AS who are owned by Heine Wang, who is the company's CEO. Paal Wang, who is Executive Director, has a stake through his company PTW Holding AS.
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Norwegian Employers' Confederation The Norwegian Employers' Confederation (Norwegian: "Norsk Arbeidsgiverforening" , NAF) was an employers' organisation in Norway.