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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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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Asset Class ReportsNew 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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Asset Class ReportsNZ Super scans broader investment horizon
The New Zealand sovereign wealth fund has implemented a new risk allocation framework to ensure its investments are optimally aligned with long-term portfolio goals
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Asset Class ReportsCPP 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
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InterviewsLazard Asset Management 's Jeremy Taylor: “The shape of the market has completely changed”
Lazard Asset Management makes a strong case for fundamental research and active management, Europe co-CEO Jeremy Taylor tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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NewsPeople’s Pension adds to equity manager roster with £3.6bn EM mandate
Appointing Robeco represents a shift from a passive approach to an active quantitative strategy for UK pension fund’s emerging markets portfolio
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch GP fund defies buy-and-hold equity promise
Plus: With the Dutch pension transition gearing up, the Dutch market for buyouts, estimated to be worth some €20-30bn, appears to be accelerating
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AnalysisDutch GP fund equity shake-up defies buy-and-hold promise
The Dutch pension fund for doctors introduced a new concentrated equities strategy at the start of the year, promising ‘as few transactions as possible’
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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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NewsSwedish 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
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Asset Class ReportsCase study: Pension Danmark focuses on AI, robotics and defence as it weighs up the value of active management
Erik Bennike, head of equities at PensionDanmark, explains the fund’s carefully chosen combination of active and passive management styles
