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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NewsStandard Life awards £3bn emerging markets equities mandate
The mandate will be invested across Ninety One’s emerging markets equity and Asia ex-Japan strategies
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NewsNBIM urges Principles for Responsible Investment to refocus on stewardship
The Norwegian firm calls on PRI to prioritise stewardship and investor collaboration, criticising its proposed expansion into wider sustainability policy
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Special ReportIPE Top 1000 European Pension Funds 2026: Top 100 asset allocation
IPE’s breakdown of 100 leading pensions pension funds with asset allocation data (%)
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Opinion PiecesAI boom highlights a flawed bond market
Mark Versey, CEO of Aviva Investors, explains how AI-driven debt issuance is exposing passive bond investors to growing concentration risks and undermining traditional index diversification
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AnalysisGerman pension reform prompts asset managers to beef up teams
Asset managers are expanding teams and capabilities ahead of Germany’s new private pension system launching in January 2027
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NewsAmundi set for earnings boost from Victory Capital-First Eagle deal
Amundi expects its Victory Capital stake to deliver earnings benefits from the $7bn First Eagle acquisition
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NewsBlackRock loses more Dutch pensions business as Recreatie fund picks Cardano
ESG controversies surrounding BlackRock did not work in US asset manager giant’s favour, but ‘were not decisive’, says Dutch pension fund
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Opinion PiecesDiversity Project to Inclusion in Finance – why our rebrand reflects a sharper ambition
The rebranding of the Diversity Project as Inclusion in Finance signals a sharper, more commercial focus, according to Ric van Weelden. As Europe undergoes its largest-ever transfer of investment responsibility, asset managers must reflect the people they serve
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NewsDWS to manage share of Frankfurter Leben alternatives after Athora Germany takeover
Following takeover, DWS will manage share of alternatives amounting to 20-25% of €17bn assets under management
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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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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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AnalysisAsset owner August insights: collaboration and equity risk
Read what’s topped the agenda of the European pension fund community over the past month, from regulation, private market deals, headline hires and asset allocation.
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NewsBlackRock expands institutional offering with PCG Impact partnership
Growing pension fund demand is driving a new institutional impact investing collaboration with PCG Impact, says BlackRock
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NewsPGIM expands direct lending platform with Deerpath buyout
Deal brings Deerpath fully into PGIM, expanding direct lending capabilities across lower, middle and large-cap markets
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InterviewsM&G Investments' Joseph Pinto pinpoints partnerships and the insurance win-win
M&G Investments CEO Joseph Pinto tells Liam Kennedy how he is pivoting third-party business towards greater engagement with leading institutions and higher-margin products following a succession of senior leadership changes
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NewsMetzler targets Germany’s emerging pension buyout market
Germany’s emerging pension buyout market is attracting new entrants with competing approaches to de-risking liabilities
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ResearchWhat’s driving the UK’s £3.4trn institutional market? IPE’s exclusive market insight report
BlackRock has retained its position as the largest manager of UK institutional assets for the second consecutive year, as consolidation, pension risk transfer activity and the rise of private markets continue to redraw the boundaries of the UK pensions industry, according to IPE’s exclusive annual survey.
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NewsCalPERS on board investor consortium buying Russell Investments
California pension fund says shared vision between Russell and the investor consortium ‘creates compelling opportunity’
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Opinion PiecesThe clock is ticking for MiFID II reversal
This is a make-or-break point for the return to CSA-funded research budgets, and the potential benefits this could bring, says Mike Carrodus, CEO of Substantive Research
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Managers of Italian institutional assets 2026
Managers of Italian institutional assets have seen their AUM fluctuate over the past five years, most likely due to the large share of fixed-income assets, and to a lesser extent equities, held by domestic insurance companies.
