- The strategic case for private credit is changing, as LPs look at broader risks and GPs tie up with pension risk insurers to boost their origination engines
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Consultants publish updated ‘climate competency’ guide for asset owners
Latest version said to reflect fact that ‘expectations that were previously aspirational are now generally considered business as usual’
Ethos Foundation condemns CEO pay at largest Swiss banks
Their remuneration reached ‘record levels’ in 2025, according to the Swiss pension fund-backed organisation
Why Dutch funds made negative returns on private equity in 2025
Pension schemes partly blame high purchase prices in the period 2019-2021 for the poor returns over the past three years
ABP CIO Herman Bril: I understand fossil fuel investors
The new CIO also talks about cutting its US Treasuries exposure and playing for ‘Team NL’
Investors grapple with corporate climate lobbying amid sustainability pullback
More investors may be seeing the importance of scrutinising corporate lobbying, but they now have to face European companies reining in sustainability ambitions
Sweden’s AP funds hit back after booby prize from journalists
Buffer funds named ‘Roller Blind of the Year’ by Association of Investigative Journalism for lack of transparency over investment losses on failed battery firm Northvolt
Europe’s strategic recalibration: the case for diversification
The US shift towards mercantilism warrants a serious reconsideration of asset allocation decisions by European institutional investors
Guy Gresham: “Political risk once arrived as a shock. Increasingly, it arrives embedded in the rules themselves”
Policy decisions in the US and Europe are no longer simply arriving as market events. Instead, they are increasingly reshaping the rules that govern ownership, transactions, benchmark classification and capital allocation.
“There is more to European private credit than meets the eye”
Despite the frequent grievances about the poor development of European capital markets, a plethora of non-bank lenders, backed by Europe’s institutional investors, are working hard to provide European businesses with the capital they need to grow and innovate.
People moves: Ireland’s Pensions Authority names chair
Fiona Tierney was appointed for a five-year term, taking over from David Begg, who has been chair since January 2016
People moves: HSBC AM names CEO for alternatives
Thorsten Michalik succeeds Joanna Munro, who is retiring after more than 40 years in asset management, of which 20 have been with HSBC
TPT Retirement Solutions hires superfund head to evolve proposition
Steve Collins was hired as TPT’s new head of superfund to play a ‘key role’ in helping bring the proposition to market
Investors grapple with corporate climate lobbying amid sustainability pullback
More investors may be seeing the importance of scrutinising corporate lobbying, but they now have to face European companies reining in sustainability ambitions
Private credit’s façade of liquidity is beginning to fracture
The retailisation of private credit has broad implications for the functioning of this growing market
Asian sovereign bonds gain appeal as investors seek diversification
Sovereign issuers from Asian developed and emerging economies are attracting capital flows from global investors
IPE UK Briefing: House of Lords votes to remove ‘mandation’ clause from Pension Schemes Bill
Plus: Collective defined contribution and pension risk transfer market
How investors are reacting to Europe’s carbon price
The EU Emissions Trading System is up for review this year, with the Commission expected to publish a legislative proposal on its post-2030 design by the summer
ABP CIO Herman Bril: I understand fossil fuel investors
The new CIO also talks about cutting its US Treasuries exposure and playing for ‘Team NL’
Pushing green boundaries in credit
Daniel Spencer, portfolio manager at Brunel Pension Partnership, explains how a lack of responsible investment tools spurred the UK pool to develop its own products and processes in areas like multi-asset credit
Listed equities: Beyond the Magnificent Seven, betting on the future of AI
America’s tech giants not only dominate equity indices; they are breaking records for capital expenditure on AI. How are European pension funds approaching their allocation to the Mag 7?
Kate El-Hillow, Russell Investments: “You don’t want things in silos”
Kate El-Hillow, president and CIO of Russell Investments, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about competing in fiduciary management, private markets and total portfolio allocation
Gabriel Bernardino on European auto-enrolment: “Most people do not want difficult choices”
Gabriel Bernardino tells Pamela Kokoszka what is needed for auto-enrolment to be rolled out successfully across Europe
IPE Magazine March/April 2026
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March/April Highlights
Soil carbon has emerged as a legitimate asset class
The announcement in January that Microsoft has made a commitment to purchase 2.85m soil carbon removal credits from Indigo Carbon PBC over a period of 12 years suggests that something fundamental has changed in the soil carbon credits market.
European private credit: From niche to mainstream
The strategic case for European private credit remains strong but is evolving
Emerging market equities: Outshining their advanced economy peers
Dollar weakness and AI capex spend combine as developing economies outperform despite tariff headwinds
Pushing green boundaries in credit
Daniel Spencer, portfolio manager at Brunel Pension Partnership, explains how a lack of responsible investment tools spurred the UK pool to develop its own products and processes in areas like multi-asset credit
Listed equities: Beyond the Magnificent Seven, betting on the future of AI
America’s tech giants not only dominate equity indices; they are breaking records for capital expenditure on AI. How are European pension funds approaching their allocation to the Mag 7?
Asian sovereign bonds gain appeal as investors seek diversification
Sovereign issuers from Asian developed and emerging economies are attracting capital flows from global investors
Emerging market equities: Outshining their advanced economy peers
Dollar weakness and AI capex spend combine as developing economies outperform despite tariff headwinds
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