EU Investment and Pensions
Latest news and analysis of pensions, asset management, regulation and trends in the European Union from our award-winning journalists.
PensionsEurope reiterates warning against workplace PEPP push
European Commission has proposed legal provisions aimed at ensuring member states do not prevent employer contributions to a PEPP, says PensionsEurope
SIU, IORP II review: Dutch pension federation MD addresses MEPs
Edith Maat sets out the conditions for the success of the European Commission’s supplementary pensions package
Investors pressure freight and logistics companies to tackle air pollution
A coalition of investors, including AkademikerPension, LBP AM, Ethos Foundation, PIRC and Achmea, have said that air pollution is an environmental risk affecting human health
France Country Report
France country report 2025: The rise – and rise – of the French IORP
France’s approach to the IORP framework introduced in 2019 has propelled it into fourth place in size in Europe
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
Ireland country report 2025: Post-election – is auto-enrolment coming?
After successive delays, the country’s new auto-enrolment retirement system is finally set to get off the ground this year
Italy Country Report
Italy country report 2025: Pension funds step out of their comfort zone, diversify portfolios
While maintaining a domestic bias, Italian institutions are venturing into new asset classes to further diversify their portfolios
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
‘Extensive lack of proportionality’ in IORP II proposals, says PensionsEurope
Pension fund association critical of prudent personal principle, benchmarking, scope, double materiality and other proposals
How investors are reacting to Europe’s carbon price
The EU Emissions Trading System is up for review this year, with the Commission expected to publish a legislative proposal on its post-2030 design by the summer
IORP II review: EFAMA adds to pushback against performance benchmarking proposal
Plus: PEPP 5% private assets cap ‘restrictive’ and member states’ buy-in key for supplementary pensions package success
EU consults on taxonomy revisions as member states debate its role in SFDR
A document seen by IPE shows that member states broadly support plans to use the taxonomy as an alternative measure of credibility to SFDR-set portfolio rules
EU simplification agenda calls for DORA, GDPR changes, says PensionsEurope
PensionsEurope reacts to the European Commission’s digital omnibus proposal, which the EC has presented as a simplification exercise
European private credit: From niche to mainstream
The strategic case for European private credit remains strong but is evolving
Buyout boom attracts private market players
Private markets managers are forging strategic tie-ups with insurers and wealth managers, eyeing stable long-term capital pools that can fuel origination in areas like private credit
Asset-based finance on cusp of becoming mainstream
The asset-backed finance market is estimated at $1trn, but that is expected to rise to around $10trn by the end of 2030
Reasons for cheer and for fear in non-bank lending
Demand from both borrowers and lenders continues to drive the growth of non-bank lending, but the uptick in defaults puts private credit returns under pressure
Josh Shipley, PGIM: “When I look at Europe, all I see is opportunity”
PGIM’s Josh Shipley reflects on two decades of investing in European private credit
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