Asset Managers
In-depth reporting on asset managers for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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NewsPartners Group targets pension demand for income-focused private equity
Lower-leverage private equity strategy targets institutional demand for income alongside long-term capital appreciation
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NewsEFAMA warns EU due diligence proposals could disrupt UCITS distribution
Asset managers raise concerns over proposed EU anti-money laundering standards, noting potential disruption to global distribution of UCITS investment funds
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NewsAsset manager duo targets global active ETF in strategic partnership
State Street Investment Management and Ninety One will launch active UCITS ETFs targeting global and emerging markets investors
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NewsMarket-led narrative on climate action has hit ‘fundamental limits’
LSE researchers warn asset owners must reset climate strategies around policy, mandates and practical levers for real-world transition
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NewsPRI data shows asset owners tighten RI oversight of managers
Data by Principles for Responsible Investment shows asset owners are increasing scrutiny of managers and deepening RI implementation efforts
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NewsAsset managers rethink research budgets amid AI shift
Substantive Research data shows 736 mid-tier analysts exited the market between 2023 and 2026, contributing to a leaner sell-side structure
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NewsAsset owner diversity initiative builds data platform to boost industry action
New platform to offer Asset Owner Diversity Charter signatories opportunity to act on diversity data ‘with new rigour’
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NewsSwisscanto private equity funds attract CHF319m from pension investors
Domestic pension investors drive fundraising momentum across Swisscanto’s private equity and decarbonisation strategies
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NewsUK SDR label imbalance could curb pension scheme use, FCA acknowledges
The UK regulator says it is committed to working with the industry to understand why more fixed income managers or funds are not seeking a label
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NewsEuropean research budgets stagnate while US peers increase spend
US firms increase research budgets while European peers lag amid regulatory constraints and CSA uncertainty
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NewsNearly half of European assets now run by US managers
‘Europe is quietly losing control over how its capital is allocated’, warn observers
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NewsStandard Life acquires Aegon to create £480bn powerhouse
Transaction establishes Standard Life as UK’s second largest workplace pensions platform by assets, adding £74bn assets under administration and 2.1 million customers
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NewsWarburg Pincus launches European defence platform to tap structural growth
Private equity firm targets security and resilience sectors amid rising European defence spending needs
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NewsAPG adjusts executive renumeration policy after €1m CEO severance pay
In the future, salaries of the pension asset manager’s executive board will be more in line with those of its main client and owner, civil service scheme ABP
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NewsItaly’s Fondo Telemaco picks manager for private debt expansion
The strategy will be focussed on SMEs and mid-caps
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AnalysisAsset pooling gains traction as German Pensionskassen consolidate
German Pensionskassen increasingly pool assets and consolidate as costs, regulation and structural pressures intensify
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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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NewsSweden’s FTN rebuts legal challenge over €18bn fund procurement
FTN dismisses all Indecap Fonder’s claims in its application to overturn results of agency’s largest procurement
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NewsFinancial analysts’ culture shapes production of long-term info, research finds
Inherited cultural values around long-term thinking underappreciated in financial markets, says co-author
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NewsBlackRock calls for long-term focus to boost Europe’s savings and capital markets
CEO Larry Fink urges Europeans to prioritise long-term savings investment, boosting wealth, pensions and domestic capital markets
