All IPE articles in December 2025 (online) – Page 4
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NewsWTW’s master trust commits £400m to carbon transition credit fund
The investment is expected to rise to £1bn by 2027
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NewsUK government consults on raising trustee standards
DWP’s consultation puts forward proposals to increase knowledge and understanding requirements for trustees, and to improve trust board diversity
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NewsGerman doctors’ pension fund makes first foray into crypto
First-pillar fund for physicians commits to €17m through two ETPs following a two-year test
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Podcast#25 Leaders in Investment podcast: Simon Pilcher, Chief Executive Officer, USS Investment Management
In conversation with Liam Kennedy, Editorial Director, IPE
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NewsEIOPA flags private credit as growing financial stability risk
The Authority warns that insurers and pension funds’ rising private credit exposure poses growing systemic risks
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NewsPension funds take climate targets more seriously than other financial institutions
Analysis of 600 funds names those adopting good practice and areas where improvements are needed
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NewsPFA reveals DKK40bn equities revamp cashed in on tariff-jitters bargains
“Timing could hardly have been more challenging,” says Danish pensions CIO of lifecycle profiles restructuring
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NewsItalian pension funds fight employer contribution portability
Italian pension funds warn budget law portability plans could weaken collective schemes and erode workers’ retirement outcomes
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NewsAvon pension fund to stay in defence, share member views with new pool
Pension fund decided to review investment in aerospace and defence sector following petitions for divestment from companies supplying Israel
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NewsNorway SWF aims to halve manual processes through AI use
NBIM expects headcount to remain broadly stable: ‘AI acts as a force multiplier for our employees rather than a replacement,’ spokeswoman says
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NewsPME replaces BlackRock in €5bn ESG equities portfolio
UBS AM and MN take over the pension fund’s ESG equity portfolio from the American manager
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NewsNew framework launched to improve UK asset owner-issuer engagement
The Investor & Issuer Forum Compass sets out five enabling conditions for more effective engagement
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NewsDemographics and labour shifts strain Italy’s first-pillar pension funds
Italy’s first-pillar pension funds face mounting pressure from ageing demographics, falling membership and labour market shifts
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NewsInvestor Forum backs new best-practice principles for pass-through voting
Clarity, oversight and transparency are key to effective pass-through voting, says London School of Economics (LSE) study
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NewsLufthansa plans buyout take-off abroad to ease balance sheet turbulence
Airliner plans overseas DB pension buyouts to cut balance sheet risk, with Germany firmly off limits
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NewsAP7 tightens climate exclusions, drops Chevron, Petrobras
Swedish pensions giant accelerates pace of climate blacklistings, ruling out 35 companies in latest announcement
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NewsPeople moves: UBS Asset Management names investments co-heads
Plus: International Centre for Pension Management appoints two new board members; State Street Investment Management strengthens global leadership
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NewsISSB to issue nature-related disclosure rules ahead of 2026 ‘biodiversity’ COP
The upcoming standard will address three core investor concerns
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NewsSkanska and Peel Ports pension funds secure member benefits with buy-in deals
The separate transactions cover the pension liabilities of 5,500 and 2,000 members, respectively
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NewsEIOPA: Liquidity stress test shows buffers keep IORP sector resilient
Increased focus on liquidity risks by industry participants and supervisors is strengthening preparedness, says EIOPA’s chair
