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In-depth reports, interviews, briefings, news and market data from Europe. Browse highlights of IPE’s coverage below or view the full A-Z of countries and regions

Austria

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VBV Pensionskasse names new chair in management overhaul
2026-07-02T08:40:00+01:00
IPE DACH Briefing: Swiss pension funds step up private markets allocations
2026-05-22T07:00:00+01:00
Reform in Austria opens door to €17.7bn pension fund inflows
2026-04-28T08:00:00+01:00
Austria’s VBV Pensionskasse CEO to step down amid restructuring
2026-03-20T09:30:00+00:00
IBM winds up Austrian pension fund after shifting liabilities to VBV
2026-03-19T10:00:00+00:00
Trusted partners: Advising Europe’s pension funds
March/April 2026 (Magazine)
Aon launches US-DACH hub for cross-border pensions and risk capital
2026-03-11T08:45:00+00:00
Aon Germany sets up advisory board to streamline operations
2026-02-20T11:00:00+00:00
EU pension overhaul must not ‘disturb’ Dutch system, warns finance minister
2026-02-18T13:59:00+00:00
Austrian pension reform more likely under current government, Valida says
2026-02-05T09:30:00+00:00

Belgium

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Belgian regulator calls for ‘drastic’ simplification of third pillar investment rules
2026-07-03T10:00:00+01:00
National pensions tracking experts see limited scope for integrated European service
2026-05-27T14:36:00+01:00
Trusted partners: Advising Europe’s pension funds
March/April 2026 (Magazine)
Belgian supplementary pensions coverage reached 78% in 2024
2026-01-08T10:00:00+00:00
#23 Leaders in Investment podcast: Tom Mergaerts, CEO, Amonis
2025-10-31T06:00:00+00:00
Belgian pension funds deliver flat returns in H1
2025-09-19T09:30:00+01:00
Pension funds KBC and PGGM outline their stance on impact investing
May/June 2025 (Magazine)
Belgian pension reform: €1.5bn in extra pension contributions
2025-02-24T10:30:00+00:00
Belgian pension fund body welcomes new government’s second pillar plan
2025-02-04T09:30:00+00:00
How pension funds manage derivatives and liquidity needs
December 2024 (Magazine)

CEE

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A cautionary tale from Estonia
2026-05-12T08:00:00+01:00
Manager expectations of a disorderly climate transition rise
2026-02-12T09:45:00+00:00
Dutch lawmakers under pressure to allow shareholder ‘say-on-sustainability’
2026-02-06T10:30:00+00:00
Insourcing versus outsourcing: a deceptively simple question
2026-02-01T00:00:00+00:00
Slovenian voters reject special artists’ pension plan
2025-05-28T13:43:00+01:00
Velliv to shift more equities exposure to Europe, after €500m US sell-off
2025-03-27T12:00:00+00:00
Lithuania’s planned second pillar reforms alarm pensions industry
2025-02-17T11:45:00+00:00
Fixed income, rates, currencies: Trump 2.0 sends global markets out of sync
January 2025 (online)
IPE Conference: Tough tasks ahead for European leaders, conference hears from geopolitics experts
2024-12-04T11:15:00+00:00
Preparedness: a new asset class?
December 2024 (Magazine)

EU

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Dutch regulator tries to calm pension sector ire over cost transparency plan
2026-07-09T10:00:00+01:00
Pension groups welcome EC withholding tax proposal but timeline a concern
2026-07-06T10:00:00+01:00
Fixed income, rates, currencies: AI dominates investment sentiment
July/August 2026 (Magazine)
Chart watch: US trade deficit shrinks, ECB’s inflation projections revised up
July/August 2026 (Magazine)
EIOPA flags liquidity challenges as pension funds expand private market exposure
2026-06-26T10:00:00+01:00
IORP II rapporteur defends VC allocation proposal amid pushback
2026-06-18T09:30:00+01:00
Enable, don’t mandate: lessons for Europe’s pension reform
2026-06-16T08:00:00+01:00
PensionsEurope calls for single set of ESG data points for all EU legislation
2026-06-15T10:00:00+01:00
EU parliament proposes VC allocation requirement in IORP II review proposal
2026-06-05T10:00:00+01:00
#29 Leaders in Investment podcast: Rasmus Bessing, Co-Chief Investment Officer Responsible Investments and Investment Products, PFA
2026-05-28T05:00:00+01:00

France

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FRR picks managers for €500m in PE fund-of-fund mandates
2026-06-22T08:00:00+01:00
Investors create definitions and assessment framework for shareholder engagement
2026-06-08T10:00:00+01:00
NEST joins Australian superfunds in search of European private markets deals
2026-04-20T10:00:00+01:00
French reserve fund picks funds for €200m securitisation allocation
2026-04-13T08:30:00+01:00
Trusted partners: Advising Europe’s pension funds
March/April 2026 (Magazine)
EU pension overhaul must not ‘disturb’ Dutch system, warns finance minister
2026-02-18T13:59:00+00:00
ERAFP brings forward end date for qualified fossil-fuel debt financing
2026-02-02T09:00:00+00:00
Germany, France target European venture capital platform funded by pension capital
2026-01-26T10:45:00+00:00
FRR seeks managers for Paris-aligned equity index mandates
2026-01-15T10:00:00+00:00
Nuclear energy: French investor body assesses state-of-play for ESG integration
2026-01-13T10:00:00+00:00

Germany

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Germany’s changing pension buyout market sparks foreign investors’ interest
2026-07-08T13:51:00+01:00
BaFin, consumer group and lawyers increase pressure on Deutsche Finance
2026-07-06T09:00:00+01:00
German pension associations support venture capital initiative
2026-07-03T09:00:00+01:00
BVV expands full-service pensions strategy with CTA launch
2026-06-30T09:00:00+01:00
German pension funds test new underfunding regime with first BaFin filings
2026-06-30T08:00:00+01:00
Think tank calls for sovereign wealth funds to jump-start pension funding
2026-06-25T09:30:00+01:00
German reforms could see €400bn private pension boost
2026-06-24T15:03:00+01:00
IPE DACH Briefing: German unions push mandatory workplace pensions
2026-06-19T07:00:00+01:00
Auto-enrolment gains traction in Germany amid persistent pension coverage gaps
2026-06-18T09:00:00+01:00
Providers position for €56bn opportunity in Germany’s private pensions overhaul
2026-06-17T10:00:00+01:00

Ireland

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Pensions in Ireland report 2026: The story so far on auto-enrolment
May/June 2026 (Magazine)
Ireland’s pension risk transfer market is poised for growth
May/June 2026 (Magazine)
IPE institutional market survey: Managers of Irish institutional assets 2026
May/June 2026 (Magazine)
Irish watchdog warns trustees over governance failings ahead of authorisation regime
2026-05-11T08:00:00+01:00
Trusted partners: Advising Europe’s pension funds
March/April 2026 (Magazine)
Aon partners with Irish Life to launch €260m emerging markets climate transition fund
2026-01-28T09:00:00+00:00
Auto-enrolment launches in Ireland
2026-01-05T11:00:00+00:00
Ireland’s Pensions Authority proposes new investment rules for savings accounts
2025-10-08T09:00:00+01:00
Pensions Authority: Irish master trusts set to dominate DC post-consolidation
2025-09-19T11:00:00+01:00
Social protection minister reaffirms Ireland’s auto-enrolment start date
2025-09-18T10:00:00+01:00

Italy

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Italian schemes diversify US equity allocations as market uncertainty persists
2026-06-23T09:00:00+01:00
COVIP chair urges deeper capital markets to unlock pension investment in Italy
2026-06-10T10:00:00+01:00
Italy’s Covip shifts pension fund levy to assets under management
2026-06-09T09:00:00+01:00
Vatican bank boosted by pension fund gains as net assets rise to €815m
2026-05-19T09:00:00+01:00
In-house teams expand as Italian pension funds deepen alternatives exposure
2026-05-12T09:30:00+01:00
Italy’s pension fund regulator rebuked for ‘overly prescriptive’ investment rules
2026-05-08T09:30:00+01:00
Inarcassa pulls €500m from US equities in portfolio rebalancing
2026-05-01T09:00:00+01:00
Consortia drive Italian pension funds’ access to private markets
2026-04-22T08:30:00+01:00
Portability reform sparks backlash from Italian funds
2026-04-20T08:00:00+01:00
First pillar pension funds exempted from Italy’s out-of-court dispute framework
2026-04-13T09:00:00+01:00

Netherlands

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APG Asset Management names new chief
2026-07-02T08:15:00+01:00
Dutch venture capital association opposes EU mandatory pension fund allocation
2026-06-29T10:00:00+01:00
Dutch GP fund pauses shift to concentrated equity strategy
2026-06-29T08:30:00+01:00
Dutch pension monopoly clashes with EU law – will participants endure yet more protectionism?
2026-06-26T08:00:00+01:00
IPE Netherlands Briefing: PME reports long-term ESG outperformance
2026-06-26T07:00:00+01:00
Dutch pharmacy pension fund boosts hedge ratio to 80% through asset sales
2026-06-24T14:27:00+01:00
Pension Fund Achmea places SpaceX on exclusion list
2026-06-15T09:30:00+01:00
Dutch pension fund picks Van Lanschot Kempen for €1.25bn fiduciary mandate
2026-06-11T09:00:00+01:00
#30 Leaders in Investment podcast: Robert-Jan Foortse – Managing Director European Real Estate, APG
2026-06-03T13:48:00+01:00
PME credits ESG filters for equity outperformance despite benchmark lag
2026-06-03T09:30:00+01:00

Nordic region

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Danish pension funds post 9% gains in H1 as green products outperform
2026-07-08T13:52:00+01:00
ATP evaluators warn of reputational risk for Danish statutory scheme
2026-07-07T09:00:00+01:00
Alecta appoints asset management head as CEO
2026-07-02T08:30:00+01:00
Alecta invests $110m in responsAbility climate fund
2026-06-25T08:30:00+01:00
Consultation opens on flexible contribution model for Finland’s self-employed
2026-06-24T12:14:00+01:00
Sweden approves mechanism to distribute income pension surpluses
2026-06-19T09:00:00+01:00
VER’s Suhonen: ‘Markets have a way of looking past conflict and recovering’
2026-06-17T10:30:00+01:00
AkademikerPension ESG head slams new SBTi standard
2026-06-17T08:30:00+01:00
Nordic pension funds embrace AI for efficiency and insight
2026-06-16T10:00:00+01:00
Iceland’s Gildi and Festa strike up merger talks
2026-06-15T08:00:00+01:00

Spain & Portugal

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Portuguese pension funds return 5.1% for 2025
2026-03-26T09:30:00+00:00
Trusted partners: Advising Europe’s pension funds
March/April 2026 (Magazine)
Dutch lawmakers under pressure to allow shareholder ‘say-on-sustainability’
2026-02-06T10:30:00+00:00
Spain: Pension policy in paralysis
Top 1000 Pension Funds 2025
Portuguese pension funds return 6.3% for 2024, despite low bond returns
2025-05-19T08:30:00+01:00
Spanish country report 2024: Pension funds eye a new rate environment
November 2024 (Magazine)
Private equity remains a key building block for pension schemes
November 2024 (Magazine)
Pension funds on euro fixed income: navigating the rate cycle
September 2024 (Magazine)
Portugal: Sticking to the pension promise
Top 1000 Pension Funds 2024
Spain: Sweeping pension reforms fail to get off the ground
Top 1000 Pension Funds 2024

Switzerland

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UBS proposes overhaul of Swiss pension system with fully funded first pillar
2026-07-07T08:00:00+01:00
Vaud pension fund faces Israel divestment after delegate vote
2026-07-01T09:00:00+01:00
Swiss pension funds access repo transactions amid liquidity concerns
2026-06-22T08:30:00+01:00
IPE DACH Briefing: German unions push mandatory workplace pensions
2026-06-19T07:00:00+01:00
Ethos formally excludes fossil fuel companies after failure to effect change
2026-06-12T08:30:00+01:00
Credit Suisse pension fund de-risks as cash outflows reshape strategy
2026-06-05T09:00:00+01:00
Swiss pension funds increase domestic equity exposure as funding ratios surge
2026-06-04T10:00:00+01:00
Lusenti Coninco looks to expand among Swiss pension funds following merger
2026-06-02T10:00:00+01:00
Swiss association urges members to deny debt financing to major fossil fuel companies
2026-06-01T08:30:00+01:00
Swiss watchdog tightens oversight of fast-growing multi-employer pension funds
2026-05-29T13:42:00+01:00

United Kingdom

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Brunel Pension Partnership to enter liquidation this year as it ceases trading
2026-07-09T11:00:00+01:00
NEST commits £200m venture capital with Schroders Capital
2026-07-08T11:53:00+01:00
IPE UK Briefing: Andy Burnham's focus on innovation and economic growth
2026-07-07T07:00:00+01:00
British Coal fund switches in-house model with BlackRock as fiduciary manager
2026-07-01T10:00:00+01:00
When pension professionals hold the key to a nation’s fortunes
2026-07-01T08:00:00+01:00
UK’s LGPS pooling guidance confirms wider investment powers for asset pools
2026-06-30T10:00:00+01:00
NZAOA launches AI tool to benchmark asset manager climate stewardship
2026-06-30T08:30:00+01:00
DB endgame strategies reshape professional trustee market, WTW finds
2026-06-29T09:30:00+01:00
Alecta invests $110m in responsAbility climate fund
2026-06-25T08:30:00+01:00
TPR backs innovative DB endgame options as scheme surpluses grow
2026-06-23T10:00:00+01:00

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