Current edition
September/October 2026
Are you ready for European VC?
News & Analysis
Norway’s SWF could shift €100bn out of government bonds
European Parliament votes on SFDR negotiating position
Swiss pension funds bolster reserves as market volatility persists
AfD victory puts German pension reform agenda under political pressure
Austria pitches €100bn sovereign wealth fund to bolster pensions
Investment context: How much of a problem are today’s global imbalances?
Charts watch: US employment shows resilience, inflation to peak in US this year but outlook for EU inflation worsening
Net zero: a capital allocation challenge
Pension funds are stress-testing every climate future except the most likely one
Interviews
ÄVWL CIO Lutz Horstick on change and investment shifts at the German doctors’ pension fund
Barings CEO Michael Freno: "The private credit opportunity extends well beyond direct lending"
Varma CIO Markus Aho on diversification, geopolitical risk and investing in a resilient bull market
Manor Pensionskasse’s hands-on hedge fund strategy
Universities Superannuation Scheme: climate scenario analysis and long-term investment strategy
Index strategy & ETFs
Index providers adapt IPO inclusion rules for SpaceX: the governance trade-offs for institutional investors
How FRR's new climate transition index uses emissions data, green revenues and temperature scores
Active fixed income ETFs: Growing demand, sophisticated use and the case for investors
Active ETFs poised for European 'gold rush' as BNY flags institutional shift
BlackRock iShares: How institutional ETF adoption is growing 30% a year
Asset class report - Emerging market debt
Emerging market debt outlook 2026: Bottom-up analysis remains critical
Frontier market debt flies into view of investors’ radars
Finisterre's Damien Buchet on building an all-weather emerging market debt total return strategy
Middle East fixed income: Ninety One's Victoria Harling on MENA credit opportunity
Supplement
September/October 2026
IPE Top 1000 Pension Funds 2026
IPE Top 1000 Pension Funds 2026: Europe’s changing €10trn pension industry
European pension assets maintain momentum
Top 10 European pension funds register AUM growth acceleration
IPE Top 1000 European Pension Funds 2026: Top 100 asset allocation
IPE Top 1000 European Pension Funds 2026 rankings
European legislators challenge Commission’s IORP II overhaul








