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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NewsE.ON UK pension fund appoints Schroders Solutions as principal investment manager
Schroders Solutions has overall control of the group’s investments, both through direct asset management and by appointing external investment managers
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NewsAsset owners urge asset managers to continue NZAM involvement
Participation in Net Zero Asset Managers an ‘important and public signal’ for us, say 40-plus asset owners in statement
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NewsERAFP brings forward end date for qualified fossil-fuel debt financing
The French fund’s announcement of a tighter fossil fuel policy comes after FRR updates its exclusions for unconventional hydrocarbons and thermal coal
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Opinion PiecesCulture is now too important to leave informal
The institutional investment market needs to consistently evidence its beliefs about culture, argues Bev Shah, co-CEO at City Hive
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Another 24 funds convert to defined contribution
Plus: Pension funds divest from US assets; PME withdraws €5bn mandate from BlackRock
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NewsLPPI looks to hire Brunel staff in next step of LGPS consolidation
The pool was previously rumoured to be a contender to take on Brunel Pension Partnership’s investment infrastructure
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Fiduciary, OCIO & outsourcing 2026
IPE’s annual fiduciary management, OCIO and outsourcing survey covers packaged advice and implementation services provided by investment management or consultancy firms to institutional investors.
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Managers of Swiss institutional assets 2026
Domestic managers top our ranking, in terms of AUM, of the leading managers of Swiss institutional assets. However, UBS Asset Management is the undisputed leader, following the acquisition of Credit Suisse by UBS, and the onboarding of Credit Suisse’s institutional clients.
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Investment grade credit managers 2026
European institutions have been stockpiling investment grade credit, according to this year’s survey of assets held in IG credit strategies. The headline figure for the European institutional segment shows a 27% increase from last year’s survey to €1.63trn.
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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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NewsEQT to buy Coller Capital for up to $3.7bn to drive secondaries growth
The deal is expected to be mid-single-digit accretive to EQT’s fee-related earnings
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NewsPGIM launches private credit secondaries push with $1bn target
The platform will focus on sourcing opportunities in direct lending as well as opportunistic credit areas, including mezzanine and special situations
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AnalysisDid sustainability collaborations fail in 2025?
Investor climate alliances retreat or collapse under antitrust pressure, forcing collaboration to evolve rather than disappear
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NewsESMA: Fossil fuel holding changes suggest fund naming guidelines effective
Fund managers are more likely to rebrand their funds when faced with higher divestment needs to comply with the rules, supervisor finds
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NewsPME replaces BlackRock in €5bn ESG equities portfolio
UBS AM and MN take over the pension fund’s ESG equity portfolio from the American manager
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NewsGenerali scraps plans to create joint venture with Natixis Investment Managers
Generali and BPCE, Natixis IM’s owner, failed to reach a final agreement following a non-binding memorandum of understanding signed in January
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NewsAPG to shed over 1,000 jobs in cost-cutting drive
The pension administrator majority-owned by the Netherlands’s largest pension fund ABP made an operational loss in 2023 and 2024 and has been under pressure to cut costs
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NewsNGOs urge asset owners to stop managers backing fossil fuel expansion
Large asset managers seen maintaining support for fossil fuel expansion via their bond investments and shareholder voting
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NewsEFAMA warns against new ESMA reviews for large asset managers
But says many measures in the EC’s financial markets integration package address barriers to the Savings and Investment Union
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Opinion PiecesFrom net-zero promises to proof – Why investors need a new compass
Manuel Coeslier, head of Mirova Research Center, makes the case for a framework that allows investors to assess a broader spectrum of corporate climate action
