EU Investment and Pensions
Latest news and analysis of pensions, asset management, regulation and trends in the European Union from our award-winning journalists.
Macro 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
EU delays SFDR vote, proposes carbon price overhaul
Proposal for Emissions Trading System includes plans to extend regime to waste incineration, strengthen its sector coverage, and make it easier to use carbon removals
Do not weaken Europe’s carbon market just when it starts to matter most
PGGM’s Lars Dijkstra and Andres van der Linden set out recommendations for upcoming EU Emissions Trading System review in the face of potentially damaging lobbying
France Country Report
Pensions in France report 2026: Is France ready for a funded model?
New proposals from asset management body AFG call for a Swedish-style funded pension scheme to “sustainably strengthen” France’s pensions system
Germany & Austria Country Report
Pensions in Germany report 2026: Berlin embarks on DC push
Legislative changes and the reform of private pensions remain hurdles to developing a sound retirement system
Ireland Country Report
Pensions in Ireland report 2026: The story so far on auto-enrolment
Admin teething issues aside, compliance with MyFutureFund has exceeded expectations
Italy Country Report
Pensions in Italy report 2026: Reforms regaining a central role
Reforms aim to boost membership in pension funds while opening up the savings and investment market
Netherlands Country Report
Netherlands country report 2025: Is the fiduciary management outsourcing trend set to continue?
Time to throw in the towel? Now even established in-house teams are shutting up shop
Spain & Portugal Country Report
Spanish country report 2024: Pension funds eye a new rate environment
Buoyed by strong returns, pension funds have been lengthening the duration in their fixed-income portfolios
EU delays SFDR vote, proposes carbon price overhaul
Proposal for Emissions Trading System includes plans to extend regime to waste incineration, strengthen its sector coverage, and make it easier to use carbon removals
Dutch DC revolution rolls on as largest pension fund gets green light
ABP hails ‘milestone’ of DNB approval for its transition plan, while government commissioner warns countrywide process ‘cannot afford major failures’
Fixed income, rates, currencies: AI dominates investment sentiment
Despite fears of a growing bubble, artificial intelligence remains the key driver for investors
Chart watch: US trade deficit shrinks, ECB’s inflation projections revised up
Inflation expectations are being revised upwards in both the US and Europe
Do not weaken Europe’s carbon market just when it starts to matter most
PGGM’s Lars Dijkstra and Andres van der Linden set out recommendations for upcoming EU Emissions Trading System review in the face of potentially damaging lobbying
Dutch regulator tries to calm pension sector ire over cost transparency plan
Pensioenfederatie now in multi-pronged talks after presentation of AFM’s plan for pension cost transparency under reform sparked “heated debate”
Pension groups welcome EC withholding tax proposal but timeline a concern
Dutch pension federation says Commission’s proposal rightly recognises special position of pension funds and aligns with OECD principles
EIOPA flags liquidity challenges as pension funds expand private market exposure
Pension funds’ rising allocations to private markets strengthen diversification but heighten liquidity management pressures, new EIOPA data shows
IORP II rapporteur defends VC allocation proposal amid pushback
MEP Damian Boeselager’s proposal for a mandatory 2% VC allocation for large schemes has met with strong criticism from specialists in occupational pensions
Enable, don’t mandate: lessons for Europe’s pension reform
Jorik van Zanden, strategy consultant at AF Advisors in the Netherlands, issues a warning to the European Parliament on the back of its initial proposals for IORP II, the EU pension fund legislation
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