PIC will be held by a single strategic owner for the first time in its 20-year history
Managers appointed include AXA IM, Groupama, AllianzGI, Payden & Rygel and Eurizon Capital
Preferential tax treatment still a ‘formidable challenge’ for development of EU-wide savings and investment products
The €36bn German occupational pension provider for employees of the Catholic Church plans to reconfigure its equity risk management framework this year
Plus: LGPS Central to replace chair Joanne Segars; Aon MasterTrust appoints independent trustee
Academics Trond Døskeland and André Wattø Sjuve of Bergen’s NHH appointed as expert group
UK’s Institute for Fiscal Studies calls for urgent reform
The new name aims to reflect the importance of pensions in people’s lives and economic growth
Firm launches Mittelstands Pensionsfonds targeting SMEs, covering a wide range of industries
Quantum Advisory’s latest report shows a decline in the number of mandates seeking high returns
The tail-risk mandates are part of the scheme’s broader strategy to weather ‘deeply uncertain’ macroeconomic environment in 2025
Plus: LGPS Central to replace chair Joanne Segars; Aon MasterTrust appoints independent trustee
Mistry has helped L&G navigate the Mansion House agenda driven by the UK government
Plus: LGPS Central appoints Nigel Peaple as director of policy; EFAMA elects new president, vice president
Peter Kraneveld argues that governments need to learn and accept the differences between government and private business
Rohit Mathur of Prudential Financial says UK de-risking trends are being seen globally, driving demand for PRT and longevity hedging solutions
Australia’s new government wants to tax unrealised gains on superannuation savings
Cassa Forense, Enasarco, Enpam and Inarcassa face questions over their stakes in Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Mediobanca, and Banco Popolare Milano (BPM)
Plus: Social affairs minister Eddy van Hijum proposes 12-month extension for pension funds to implement new interest rate hedging and investment policies
Germany’s proposed ‘Aktivrente’, or active pension, is a step towards encouraging older workers to remain in employment
The latest survey by Citi Investor Services and CREATE-Research highlights the new sources of organic growth and new client groups available to the asset management industry
Jacques van Dijken, the new president of PensionsEurope, wants to rid the organisation of its two-tier membership structure, giving every country equal influence
Faith Ward, the highly respected chief responsible investment officer at Brunel Pension Partnership, speaks to IPE just days before being recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours
‘Ten years ago, we were the nerds, the geeks, and nobody was interested’
Claus Jørgensen, CIO at PenSam, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the Danish pension fund’s efforts to maximise pension payouts
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Nature can provide almost 40% of greenhouse gas reductions needed by 2030, according to research published in 2017 by the Nature Conservancy.
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
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
The €9.3bn first-pillar pension fund for sales representatives seeks to expand the role of its own asset management company, Miria Asset Management
In the Allianz vs Barclays case, passive investors have been denied damages related to investments in companies releasing misleading information
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
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.