Active investing
In-depth reporting on active investment strategies for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists.
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Portfolio StrategyActive fixed income ETFs: Growing demand, sophisticated use and the case for investors
Adoption of active bond ETFs is growing in leaps and bounds, and their use is becoming increasingly sophisticated, writes Gail Moss
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Portfolio StrategyActive ETFs poised for European 'gold rush' as BNY flags institutional shift
European institutions will eventually become bigger players in the active ETF space, says Ben Slavin, BNY’s global head of ETFs
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Portfolio StrategyHow FRR's new climate transition index uses emissions data, green revenues and temperature scores
The French pension reserve fund is trialling an index that looks at emissions, green spending, implied temperature rises and market consensus
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NewsDutch pension fund Mediahuis NL sticks with active management despite rising cost
‘We are convinced it yields better long-term returns,’ pension fund says
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InterviewsIlmarinen’s equity investment strategy: Handpicking the world’s best stocks
The biggest segment of Ilmarinen’s equity investment strategy is driven by sector-focused active stockpicking
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NewsDutch GP fund pauses shift to concentrated equity strategy
Market volatility and underperformance prompt the pension fund for Dutch general practitioners to suspend transition to a concentrated equity portfolio
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Special ReportBoutique asset managers: The hidden cost of scale
Consolidation within the asset management world continues apace, but what are the constraints?
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NewsPME credits ESG filters for equity outperformance despite benchmark lag
Dutch pension fund says ESG screening enhanced equity returns, despite underweight to US technology
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NewsAP7 excludes 600 companies in response to ‘unpredictable world’
Swedish pension fund said that current geopolitical and economic uncertainty had prompted a rethink of its strategy
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Portfolio StrategyNew game in town: Total portfolio approach
The debate about whether total portfolio approach will supersede strategic asset allocation is far from over
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Portfolio StrategyTPA enables NZ Super to scan broader investment horizon
As part ot its commitment to a total portfolio approach (TPA), the New Zealand sovereign wealth fund has implemented a new long term-aligned risk allocation framework
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Portfolio StrategyCPP Investments embraces TPA to maximise long-term results
With C$780.7bn (€483.4bn) of AUM, CPP Investments is the largest investor for retirement income in Canada and has a reputation for advanced investing thinking and portfolio management
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NewsDutch transport fund lifts US equity allocation despite peer retreat
Vervoer increases US equities, defying peers while reviewing active strategies after prolonged underperformance
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NewsNBIM beats benchmark in Q1, as three of SWF’s four asset classes contract
Norway’s giant SWF takes -1.9% hit on investments in the first quarter, with only unlisted real estate in positive territory at end of March
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NewsAPG’s active equity strategies underperform benchmark by almost 7%
The pension asset manager posted a negative return on its actively managed listed equities strategy in 2025, underperforming its benchmark by 6.9%
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NewsSwedish funds agency plans launch of €2.7bn healthcare/biotech tender
FTN says comparative returns data for first tracker procurement shows premium pension reform set to deliver average 0.5% point higher returns
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NewsSweden’s FTN holds breath for first appeal from losing bidder
Indecap Fonder reportedly announced its intention to appeal agency’s decision not to award it a premium pension mandate
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NewsSweden’s FTN calls for tenders for €4bn of US, North American equity mandates
In its eighth procurement process, Swedish Fund Selection Agency plans to replace 16 existing fund offerings with just eight
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NewsSchroders, JP Morgan among US, UK winners in Swedish FTN’s biggest tender
Big ticket sizes was key in attracting the best asset managers for premium pension savers, Swedish agency says
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NewsAP7 to pilot test wider insourcing of SEK1.36trn passive portfolio
Geopolitical situation is one of the reasons behind Swedish pensions giant’s move to bring lion’s share of equities in house
