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The New York Times has published an interview with Yngve Slyngstad, chief executive of Norway’s Government Pension Fund–Global.

Aftenposten reports that, “[The Norwegian Government Pension Fund–Global’s] chief Yngve Slyngstad said Tuesday that the fund’s total Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac exposure amounts to about NOK 88 billion (USD 16.36 billion).”

It quotes Slyngstad as saying that, “Eighty-eight billion (crowns) is relatively little in relation to other central banks, but it is that big because we consider this the second most secure investment in the United States.”

Thomson Reuters published highlights Thursday of an interview with Yngve Slyngstad, the head of Norway’s $400 billion Government Pension Fund - Global.

The International Herald Tribune reports that, “Norway’s $400 billion oil fund is close to owning more than 1 percent of the entire European stock market as it takes advantage of market turmoil to buy more equities, and has set up a division that will seek larger stakes in companies, similar to a private equity investor. Yngve Slyngstad, the fund director, said Thursday that it had been a ‘huge buyer’ of stocks during the first quarter as it increased the weighting of equities in its portfolio.”

Global Pensions has published an interview with Yngve Slyngstad, executive director of Norway's Government Pension Fund-Global.

Bloomberg reports that, “Norway’s central bank named Yngve Slyngstad as head of the country’s 1.93 trillion-kroner ($360 billion) pension fund, the largest retirement plan in Europe.”