Folketrygdfondet’s recommendation to the Ministry of Finance is that the potential new asset management unit in Tromsø should invest in those parts of the Nordic listed equities markets that are not included in the equity benchmark index for equities for the Government Pension Fund Norway (GPFN).

The Government Pension Fund Norway, which Folketrygdfondet manages, recorded a return of 0.89 per cent in the second quarter 2023. That corresponds to NOK 3 billion. The capital amounted to NOK 331 billion at the end of the quarter.