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M&G and Dai-ichi Life launch ambitious long-term strategic partnership
M&G to become preferred asset management partner for Dai-ichi Life Holdings in Europe
Italy’s Enasarco in talks to offer asset management services to third parties
The €9.3bn first-pillar pension fund for sales representatives seeks to expand the role of its own asset management company, Miria Asset Management
78% of ABP participants want to invest sustainably
Members of the Dutch civil service scheme want the fund to divest from sectors including fast food chains and producers of disposable plastics
Allianz piles in on biodiversity push from asset owners
Announcement comes on the heels of water analysis from Ilmarinen and nature targets from KPA Pension
Netherlands Briefing: Dutch parliament blocks amendment on DC conversion vote
MN CEO flirts with BpF Bouw regarding fiduciary manager change
Northvolt fiasco prompts Swedish government review of AP funds’ unlisted methods
Consultancy Arkwright tasked with in-depth analysis of how the buffer funds invest in unlisted assets
Governance proposals gain ground over E and S in 2025 AGM season
The AGM voting season in Europe and North America has been unfolding against a backdrop of a backlash against sustainability concerns, particularly in the US
EC eyes institutional investors in new venture capital strategy
Startups and scaleups need better funding, the Commission says
London CIV to back UK venture capital investment vehicle
The LGPS pool has an in principle view to invest in the British Growth Partnership’s initial fund when launched
UK government to allow trustee approval of DB surplus extraction
It also puts public sector consolidator proposals on the backburner
UK to keep ‘reserve power’ for binding investment targets for pension schemes
The government has published the final report on the Pension Investment review, which will shape Pension Schemes Bill
People moves: NEST creates chief technology, operating officer role
NEST, M&G Investments, ASIP, Fondaereo, Fondo Pensione Byblos, La Française, Axyon AI, Alter Domus, Stafford
Danish fraud squad drops charges against former Velliv CEO
Case around Steen Michael Erichsen closed, say police, two years after firing following breach of pensions firm’s internal rules
People moves: Church Commissioners pick CEO
John Worth is being appointed chief executive officer of the Church Commissioners for England
Viewpoint: How should institutional investors insulate from poor private equity performance?
2024 was by many measures another poor year for private equity. Against the backdrop of flat industry assets under management and falling capital raised, annual exits have now fallen to 50% of the levels seen in 2022. Cash distributions, aided by a range of financial engineering techniques rather than true ...
Viewpoint: Beyond the ESG backlash – what next for European asset owners?
European asset owners should seize the US retreat from ESG as a moment to evaluate and recalibrate their manager mandates, argues Colin Melvin
Viewpoint: Why Europe must adapt to the new geography of capital
In its attempt to attract investments from within and from beyond its borders, the EU cannot retreat to ‘defensive regionalism’
Nordic pension funds hold off on dialling down strategic US exposure
Danish pension funds favoured European equities in Q1, central bank data shows
IPE DACH Briefing: Pension funds retreat from the US while looking at Asia
Corporate pension funds are lowering their exposures to equities, the dollar and US Treasuries, and hesitating to commit new capital to private markets in the US
DACH pension funds adapt to US trade policies
US trade and tariff policies are prompting corporate pension funds in Germany and wider DACH region to review strategic asset allocation assumptions
ISSB grapples with biodiversity data deficit, human capital insights
The nature and impact of human capital risks and opportunities vary significantly by industry and regional circumstances
Systematica Investments CEO Leda Braga on the hedge fund's strategy
‘Ten years ago, we were the nerds, the geeks, and nobody was interested’
PenSam CIO Claus Jørgensen on the fund's focus on low-risk, high-quality pensions
Claus Jørgensen, CIO at PenSam, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the Danish pension fund’s efforts to maximise pension payouts
TPT’s quest to support UK DB pension schemes
Peter Smith, investment director at TPT, the consolidator of UK DB pension schemes, talks to Pamela Kokoszka about the latest developments in investment management at the organisation
Claudia Wegner-Wahnschaffe: Public sector pension funds are a force for good
We have to protect our common European values, says EAPSPI chair
IPE Magazine May/June 2025
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May/June Highlights
Get dirt rich to save the earth: Soil as an asset class
Nature can provide almost 40% of greenhouse gas reductions needed by 2030, according to research published in 2017 by the Nature Conservancy.
The scarce commodity of active management skill
Active management skill remains elusive but it can be identified by means of effective analytics, with common attributes such as trading skill and concentrated portfolios
European pension funds review global weightings in face of US turmoil
As global markets react to the threat of US tariffs, many European pension funds are looking to rebalance their portfolios and reset their investment policies
Italy’s Enasarco in talks to offer asset management services to third parties
The €9.3bn first-pillar pension fund for sales representatives seeks to expand the role of its own asset management company, Miria Asset Management
UK court cases spell trouble for passive shareholders
In the Allianz vs Barclays case, passive investors have been denied damages related to investments in companies releasing misleading information
The scarce commodity of active management skill
Active management skill remains elusive but it can be identified by means of effective analytics, with common attributes such as trading skill and concentrated portfolios
IPE Quest Expectations Indicator - June 2025
At last, we have some clarity about the nature of ‘Trump risk’ – it is about uncertainty and growth. Markets are signalling that the US president’s on-again-off-again policies are a threat to growth and stoking inflation even if his threats are not implemented.
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