All IPE articles in August 2026 (online)
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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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FeaturesIPE Expectations indicator – August 2026: the British exception
Political risk remains elevated in all regions, but it is having a different on analysts’ expectation on the UK
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Opinion PiecesTen years from the Paris Agreement – what have we learned?
‘Democratic reauthorisation’ is key to reigniting lost impetus behind global climate transition, as is a fair distribution of the burdens and opportunities this entails
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NewsMulti-employer CDC enters new phase as industry warns execution will be key
The multi-employer collective defined contribution regulations went live on 21 July
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NewsElementis Group pension fund completes £300m buy-in with Aviva
The transaction secures the benefits of 4,500 members of the scheme
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NewsÄVWL appoints Lutz Horstick as new CIO
Horstick will also becomea member of the executive management team from 1 August
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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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NewsAon launches Future DB to support schemes’ endgame preparation
Sixty-three per cent of schemes have reached, or expect to reach, their target funding level within five years
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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
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NewsGreece to expand second-pillar pension provision
The changes are intended to give easier access to retirement saving, improve portability and streamline the tax framework
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AnalysisAGM season 2026: how boards, ballots and regulators have reshaped shareholder rights
Shareholder rights have come under pressure as fewer US proposals reach ballots and European voting failures expose deeper systemic weaknesses
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AnalysisGermany’s 122 Pensionskassen explore strategic options as pressure to consolidate mounts
Ideas under discussion include mergers, transfer of pension portfolios, shared platforms for administration and outsourcing administrative functions
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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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NewsAon to introduce whole-life multi-employer CDC section to its master trust
Until now, only TPT Retirement had confirmed plans to launch multi-employer CDC
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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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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: government and regulator publish roadmaps; NEST builds VC footprint
Key policy documents published, setting out next phase of pensions reform
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NewsPGGM anchors €1.1bn Polish commercial real estate credit risk deal
PPGM entered into a credit risk sharing transaction with mBank
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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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NewsTPT launches CDC modelling capability ahead of multi-employer scheme
The launch comes as TPT prepares to bring its multi-employer CDC scheme to market
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AnalysisEuropean asset owners push back on SEC climate repeal over costs and comparability
European investors urge for reform over full rescission of the rules as the SEC moves to scrap its Biden-era corporate climate disclosure framework.
