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Swedish funds agency details upcoming US dual tender, unveils €7bn 2026 plan
FTN says next year’s plan includes procurements for SEK41bn US/North American equity funds, then healthcare/biotech funds and the first fixed income funds category
Dutch insurers see buyout market accelerate
As funding ratios rise across the board, buyout deals have seen a growing number of Dutch company pension schemes show interest
PFA’s defence investments balloon to €1bn with years of European rearmament to go
Danish pension fund reveals near tenfold increase in defence sector investments since start of Russia/Ukraine war
What to expect from COP30
Financial implications and moving beyond decarbonisation
Investor group's ‘10-year blueprint’ tackles sustainability in mining sector
Plan seeks to strengthen governance and unlock investment needed for global energy transition
BVV expands DC offering as doubts grow over Germany’s pension reform
DC plans are gaining traction, says Marco Herrmann, chair of BVV, the pension provider for Germany’s financial sector
Trump opens US DC market to alternatives
Private markets managers in the US have set their sights on a $3.5trn (€3trn) opportunity
Guest viewpoint: Magnus Billing on the push for 'productive finance'
European policymakers are pushing pension funds toward ‘productive finance’ – directing capital into asset classes such as private equity, venture capital and infrastructure investments.
Three years on from the LDI crisis, has the UK pension industry learned its lesson?
This issue of IPE goes to press almost exactly three years after the UK pension industry was thrown into disarray by what many remember as the ‘LDI crisis’.
People moves: EIOPA nominates Damian Jaworski as exec director
Jaworski has nearly 30 years of experience in financial regulation and supervision at national, European and international levels
Eva Halvarsson to retire as AP2 CEO after 20 years
Swedish buffer fund’s board to begin recruiting a successor after the turn of 2026
People moves: State Street Investment Management names new UK chief
Stephen Yeats is adding his new CEO role to his duties as global head of systematic fixed income
Dutch insurers see buyout market accelerate
As funding ratios rise across the board, buyout deals have seen a growing number of Dutch company pension schemes show interest
Viewpoint: Pension funds must brace for potential US currency compromise
Peter Kraneveld argues that pension funds should prepare themselves for a scenario in which US dollar ceases to be a reserve currency
IPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch funds continue Israel stock purge
PFZW and PME divest from Booking.com, Airbnb and Expedia; Dutch pension funds reconsider oversized exposures to the US
MEPs reject Omnibus proposal in latest setback to CSRD, CS3D, Taxonomy revisions
Securing wider parliamentary backing remains the final step before political negotiations with the European Commission and Council can begin
German pension funds for professionals ramp up private debt
ÄVWL, the pension fund for German doctors, sees opportunities in private equity, while showing less interest in direct infrastructure equity and direct lending
Pension funds and physical risks: NEST, PFA Pension and PME Pensioenfonds on climate resilience
As the effects of climate change materialise, European pension funds are increasing their focus on physical climate risks
Coller Pensions Institute on a mission to educate developing countries on pensions and savings
David Pinkus and Fiona Reynolds of Coller Pensions Institute tell Liam Kennedy about their plans to foster a pensions and savings culture in emerging and developing countries
Amundi deputy CEO Jean-Jacques Barbéris outlines the firm's institutional pipeline
Amundi’s Jean-Jacques Barbéris tells Liam Kennedy about opportunities in liquid markets and ESG staying power
Up close in the high north: IPE meets the CEO of Norway state investment fund Folketrygdfondet
Kjetil Houg, CEO of Folketrygdfondet, tells Rachel Fixsen that when Norway’s government decided to dive deep into regional small caps, it created what is probably the world’s most northerly equities team
Pinnacle Investment Management: ‘You need an absence of distractions’
Ian Macoun was all set to continue an illustrious career in traditional fund management when he decided to change tack.
IPE Magazine September/October 2025
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September/October Highlights
Viewpoint: AI set to become a positive disruptor in healthcare
“Artificial intelligence is on the cusp of changing the world as we know it, not least in advancing medical care and aiding healthcare professionals”
Asset managers face questions over ESG staffing strategies
Is the slowdown in ESG recruitment by global asset managers a symptom of a bigger crisis?
Guest viewpoint: Magnus Billing on the push for 'productive finance'
European policymakers are pushing pension funds toward ‘productive finance’ – directing capital into asset classes such as private equity, venture capital and infrastructure investments.
Pension funds and physical risks: NEST, PFA Pension and PME Pensioenfonds on climate resilience
As the effects of climate change materialise, European pension funds are increasing their focus on physical climate risks
Coller Pensions Institute on a mission to educate developing countries on pensions and savings
David Pinkus and Fiona Reynolds of Coller Pensions Institute tell Liam Kennedy about their plans to foster a pensions and savings culture in emerging and developing countries
Emerging market debt attracts the attention of institutional investors
Poised to benefit from US decline Reforms, prudent policymaking and the end of US exceptionalism have changed the nature of lending to emerging markets
IPE Quest Expectations Indicator – October 2025: Views converge amid uncertainty
Though very few analysts expect equities and bonds to fall across the board, with the exception of Japan, the ‘neutral’ vote is very high
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