All Equities articles
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AnalysisPension funds weigh US tech dilemmas as SpaceX IPO looms
Most asset owners are taking a cautious approach to this week’s SpaceX IPO, which has been described as a ‘question of faith or discipline’
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NewsDutch pension fund picks Van Lanschot Kempen for €1.25bn fiduciary mandate
Plus: Border to Coast picks AllianceBernstein for equity alpha fund
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NewsPME credits ESG filters for equity outperformance despite benchmark lag
Dutch pension fund says ESG screening enhanced equity returns, despite underweight to US technology
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator – June 2026: Politics are trumping growth prospects
The US war in Iran is suffering from unexpected consequences. Oil companies look like short-term winners, long term losers and they are vulnerable to windfall profit taxes. US enterprises, not subject to pressure to limit CO2 are more vulnerable, but internationals around the globe profit from being better prepared.
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NewsCompenswiss tenders up to CHF1bn per money market fund allocation
Swiss institutional investors launch manager searches across liquidity, US equity and global small-cap strategies
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NewsKPN pension fund abandons core-satellite approach
Dutch telecoms pension fund simplifies investment structure after underperformance and growing governance complexity concerns
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Small and mid cap equities managers 2026
The assets invested by global manaers in small and mid-cap equities continue to grow, confirming the positive trends of the past few years.
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Asset Class ReportsEuropean small-cap equities: Time for the tail to wag the dog?
Europe’s small-caps have shown attractive valuations. Now smaller firms in sectors like tech, defence and energy infrastructure look set to shine
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AnalysisEuropean pension funds focus investment domestically as fears grow over the US
Doubts over the direction of the Trump administration are rising due to the war against Iran
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NewsPKA chief hands ultimatum to politicians on state aid after Morrow loss
‘We want to support Europe. We want to contribute to the green transition,’ says CEO Jon Johnsen
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NewsUK SDR label imbalance could curb pension scheme use, FCA acknowledges
The UK regulator says it is committed to working with the industry to understand why more fixed income managers or funds are not seeking a label
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NewsDutch transport fund lifts US equity allocation despite peer retreat
Vervoer increases US equities, defying peers while reviewing active strategies after prolonged underperformance
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NewsGlobal diversification rises as Swiss pension funds temper home bias
Swiss pension funds expand global equity exposure while maintaining stable domestic allocations despite concentration concerns and performance gap
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NewsNBIM’s Tangen warns lawmakers of SWF’s unprecedented big tech concentration
AI development going faster ‘than seen before’, says NBIM CEO, as finance minister points to ‘great risk’ of concentration
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NewsInarcassa pulls €500m from US equities in portfolio rebalancing
Italian pension funds see Q1 volatility weigh down returns, with sub-funds for Cometa and Pegaso returning negatively
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FeaturesIPE Expectations Indicator – May 2026: Equity favoured over bonds in all regions except the UK
Net equity sentiment bond expectations are up in all areas and analysts see growth prospects in all regions
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NewsESG exclusions depress ABP returns
The Dutch civil service scheme’s newly developed markets equity index strategy returned 1.7 percentage points less than the global benchmark
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NewsRising rates wipe out asset gains as Dutch pension returns fall to -2.9%
HAL pension fund, the €166m pension scheme of the owner of FD Mediagroep (IPE’s parent company) returned 14%
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NewsAPG’s active equity strategies underperform benchmark by almost 7%
The pension asset manager posted a negative return on its actively managed listed equities strategy in 2025, underperforming its benchmark by 6.9%
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator – April 2026: repercussions of war in Iran
Managers expect continued pressure on equity markets, as the wider effects of the Iran war are felt both in terms of sentiment and actual growth
