All defence investments articles
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Danish pension funds keen to invest in defence sector
Plus: Norges Bank Investment Management unveils new strategy plan for the Government Pension Fund Global
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NewsChurch of England Pensions Board introduces stricter rules on defence investing
New policy responds to paper from its Ethical Investment Advisory Group and a survey of scheme members’ views
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NewsDanish pension fund trio anchors defence buyout fund with €220m
PensionDanmark, AP Pension and AkademikerPension invest in ETNA, a new Copenhagen-based private equity fund targeting the defence sector
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NewsUK’s Church Commissioners ‘sharpens’ criteria for defence investments
The new approach will make it ‘harder to invest in companies linked to oppressive regimes’, says Church Commissioners for England
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator – December 2025: Uncertainty receding
With Trump losing support domestically, the economy is expected to growh
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NewsResponsible investors to develop rules for investing in defence
‘Responsible investment principles still need to apply’ in defence investing, says Dan Neale of Church Commissioners, one of the architects of the new principles
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NewsPFA’s defence investments balloon to €1bn with years of European rearmament to go
Danish pension fund reveals near tenfold increase in defence sector investments since start of Russia/Ukraine war
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NewsGermany: PwC partner urges €1trn pension pool for productive investments
Gunnar Hasselmann proposes setting up a ‘corporate pension investment fund’ to channel capital into climate protection, the digital transition, and public infrastructure
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NewsAvon Pension Fund members divided on aerospace, defence holdings
Avon Pension Fund to meet on 12 December to make a decision whether to continue or cease investment in the sector
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Country ReportThe long goodbye to liability-driven investing
Pension funds will have to make decisions about the timing of their transition to the new pension system, as well as about member risk tolerances and the best new asset allocation frameworks
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NewsUK’s NEST rejects claims ESG rules block defence investment
Report by Royal United Services Institute concludes that ESG regulation is not hindering investment in the UK defence industry
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NewsGermany’s sustainable funds shift gears to embrace defence stocks
BVI, the German Investment Funds Association, says that despite asset growth, new business for ESG funds remains challenging, particularly among private investors
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Norway’s sovereign wealth fund under pressure
Plus: Denmark’s PBU sells investments with Israeli links; Danish pension funds see value of investments in defence companies double
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NewsDanish pension funds doubled defence investments in 15 months, IPD shows
Surge in value of defence assets partly due to pension firms increasing holdings, partly due to rising prices for European-listed defence stocks, says lobby group
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NewsDenmark’s pensions lobby teams up with banks to firm up defence financing
IPD and Finance Denmark launch new partnership as a coordinated effort to bolster cooperation with government, authorities on investment and financing for defence
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NewsAsset owners should look to defence firms’ internal governance
Aerospace and defence sector is generally seen as high risk, with business ethics a key risk area
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NewsPFA reverses blacklisting of major aerospace, defence stocks
Danish pensions giant says its ban on makers of nuclear weapon components was keeping Airbus and Boeing out of portfolio
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Investing in a post ‘Liberation Day’ era
Saker Nusseibeh, CEO of Federated Hermes, says that despite big shifts in geopolitics and trade, investors’ jobs remain the same
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NewsDutch funds play hard to get on defence investments
Pension funds in the Netherlands await for government to take first step by providing investment opportunities
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NewsItaly’s Previndai sidesteps defence play despite sector boom
No changes to the strategic asset allocation are expected in relation to the announced European ‘rearmament’ plan, says Previndai
