Investor Strategy
In-depth reporting on investment strategy for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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NewsMajority of UK DC funds plan to access private markets through LTAFs
Research shows that 74% of respondents expect to increase private market allocations for growth-phase strategies
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Opinion PiecesCulture is now too important to leave informal
The institutional investment market needs to consistently evidence its beliefs about culture, argues Bev Shah, co-CEO at City Hive
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NewsPrivate markets allocations reach new high, says Aviva Investors
72% of DC funds globally agree that adding private markets assets to accumulation portfolios ‘will deliver better performance outcomes for members’
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NewsNew Norway SWF council questions tech weightings, sovereign debt criteria
‘Strengthened preparedness’ needed to manage GPFG’s geopolitical risk, advises three-strong permanent panel of experts
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InterviewsLyes Arezki outlines UMR's theme-based approach to portfolio construction: ageing and wellness
Lyes Arezki, investment manager for private markets at France’s UMR, sets out the pension provider’s approach to portfolio construction and private markets
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InterviewsIceland’s LV pension fund pulls off major strategy overhaul
CIO Arne Vagn Olsen explains to Rachel Fixsen how Iceland’s second-largest pension fund has fundamentally changed how it operates
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NewsIndustriens stows €300m into Goldman Sachs European direct credit fund
Danish pension fund says commitment is its biggest unlisted credit investment yet, as allocation to the asset class expands
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NewsItalian pension fund tenders €100m domestic listed SMEs mandate
CDC aims to generate long-term value, support domestic economic growth and reinforce the capitalisation of Italian companies
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NewsGerman plan sponsors opt for staged pension de-risking
Liquidity pressures push German plan sponsors towards staged and hybrid pension de-risking strategies despite economic stagnation
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NewsNorway SWF aims to halve manual processes through AI use
NBIM expects headcount to remain broadly stable: ‘AI acts as a force multiplier for our employees rather than a replacement,’ spokeswoman says
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NewsAvon pension fund to stay in defence, share member views with new pool
Pension fund decided to review investment in aerospace and defence sector following petitions for divestment from companies supplying Israel
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NewsPFA reveals DKK40bn equities revamp cashed in on tariff-jitters bargains
“Timing could hardly have been more challenging,” says Danish pensions CIO of lifecycle profiles restructuring
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NewsNorway’s SWF unveils new strategy plan, as experts criticise top-down allocation
NBIM’s new three-year strategy plan outlines changes to real estate approach and sets out the fund’s priorities
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NewsIPE Conference 2025: Europe, private markets and realism in ESG - key takeaways
The conference, held in Seville, highlighted sustainable investing pitfalls, private markets, and the case for European asset allocations
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NewsStagecoach transfers £1.2bn pension fund to Aberdeen
Aberdeen will receive a minority share of any surplus generated
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AnalysisAre governments finally hearing investors when it comes to climate finance?
Some experts say governments still do not understand what counts as an investment-ready pipeline of assets
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NewsPeople’s Pension overhauls pre-retirement strategy, cutting cash, sovereign debt
UK pensions provider revamps its pre-retirement strategy, cutting cash and sovereign debt in favour of global short-dated credit
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NewsBritish Business Bank to launch venture capital initiative for pension funds
Bank also confirms Aegon, NatWest Cushon and M&G as investors in first fund launched by the British Growth Partnership
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NewsNBIM talks up active management success, moves to increase SWF’s risk
Manager of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund tells government active management has been more profitable in last five years than before
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NewsAegon UK workplace default fund hits £1bn in long-term asset funds
Aegon confirmed that plans are in place to increase LTAF allocations within its default fund, aiming for a combined 17% target allocation by 2028
