Asset Allocation
In-depth reporting on asset allocation for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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NewsIIGCC launches framework to help investors tackle deforestation
New framework gives investors five actions to press companies on deforestation risks across operations and supply chains
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InterviewsSpotlight on UK LGPS: Border to Coast’s £120bn scale opens door to deeper global partnerships
Seven new funds take Border to Coast to £120bn, creating scale for investment and global partnerships
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NewsScottish LGPS target £3.4bn allocation to local investments
Based on the funds’ combined assets of around £67bn at 31 March 2025, the allocation would be worth around £3.35bn
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NewsRailpen launches AI governance benchmark following portfolio assessment
Corporate AI adoption is outpacing governance, exposing gaps for investors assessing risks and engagement priorities
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NewsUK Nuclear Liabilities Fund selects Brookfield to manage initial $1bn
The mandate is designed around the multi-decade nature of the fund’s liabilities associated with decommissioning eight of the UK’s nuclear power stations
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NewsDutch fund almost doubles hedge fund exposure
Stichting Pensioenfonds Mars significantly increases investments in hedge funds last year, from 11% to 21%, while cutting equities from 14% to 5%
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NewsIPE Top 1000: Europe’s pension asset growth slows
Top 1000 pension funds’ assets increase by 5.4% since last year’s IPE study
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NewsIPE research: Europe’s pension funds report lower exposure to alternatives and derivatives
Analysis of a sample of 100 among the largest funds in AUM terms shows broadly stable asset allocation
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NewsDanish pension sector beats green investment target five years early
Danish association Insurance & Pension Denmark says pension companies held DKK478bn (€64.1bn) in green investments at the end of 2025
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Special ReportTop 10 European pension funds register AUM growth acceleration
The top 10 pension European pension funds have gained €222bn in assets since last year’s Top 1000 study, representing a 7% increase in AUM, compared with last year’s 6% growth.
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Special ReportIPE Top 1000 Pension Funds 2026: Europe’s changing €10trn pension industry
The assets held by Europe’s Top 1000 pension funds are now worth well above €10trn, and despite occasional wide fluctuations in yearly growth rates, they have increased at a healthy pace of 4.6% per year over the past decade.
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Special ReportEuropean pension assets maintain momentum
The headline figure of this year’s IPE Top 1000 Pension Funds study came in 5.4% higher than last year, reaching €10.55trn.
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InterviewsChurch of England Pensions Board: Rising portfolio emissions
Church of England Pensions Board’s SaraTaaffe explains why falling portfolio emissions alone cannot show whether pension funds are driving real-world climate progress
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NewsAsset owner-manager link a ‘critical choke point’ for climate action – LSE
CA100+ shows scale alone cannot drive corporate decarbonisation when asset-owner mandates still prioritise short-term returns, new LSE research concludes
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AnalysisNature finance frameworks bring clarity but struggle to unlock institutional allocations
Nature finance frameworks and guidance, from IIGCC, ISSB and TNFD, improve disclosure and risk management
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NewsTNFD calls for stronger due diligence on environmental crime
TNFD is encouraging investors to treat environmental crime as a financial risk requiring better data, due diligence and stewardship
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NewsDutch multi-sector scheme bucks trend by increasing US private equity exposures
PNO Media plans to boost US weighting in private equity portfolio and real estate
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: For European investors, public versus private markets is the wrong question
Kamal Bhatia, president and CEO of Principal Asset Management, argues that investors should instead care about how different exposures interact with each other
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AnalysisMacro focus: are today’s global imbalances a problem?
While macroeconomic imbalances are to be expected in a large global economy, their excessive growth is a significant threat to global stability
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AnalysisSwiss pension funds pivot to infrastructure
Concerns about private credit have sharpened the awareness of Swiss Pensionskassen about liquidity and governance issues in private markets
