$53 Billion Fund in Norway Offers ‘Scared of Everything’ Model

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The biggest Norwegian pension fund always fears the worst outcome. And it’s a strategy that’s paying off.

With interest rates still close to historic lows and a series of global political shocks upending many investment strategies, Norway’s biggest life insurer, Kommunal Landspensjonskasse, says its approach is to be “scared of everything.”