EU Investment and Pensions
Latest news and analysis of pensions, asset management, regulation and trends in the European Union from our award-winning journalists.
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
BusinessEurope criticises EU pensions package for weak national support
European employers’ body reacts to auto-enrolment, pension tracking and dashboards recommendations, and IORP II and PEPP reform proposals
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
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
European Long-Term Investment Funds set for takeoff in wake of version 2.0?
After a faltering start when the first version was launched in 2015, the second iteration is attracting much greater interest – and private credit assets
Shareholder concerns mount on both sides of the Atlantic
There are worries that the SEC’s moves to protect corporations from their shareholders will have ramifications elsewhere, including in Europe, as policymakers scramble to digest the implications
Auto-enrolment in Europe: no one size for all
Regulatory, cultural and labour market differences mean there can be no single blueprint for the European Commission’s preferred policy to boost retirement saving
Gabriel Bernardino on European auto-enrolment: “Most people do not want difficult choices”
Gabriel Bernardino tells Pamela Kokoszka what is needed for auto-enrolment to be rolled out successfully across Europe
BusinessEurope criticises EU pensions package for weak national support
European employers’ body reacts to auto-enrolment, pension tracking and dashboards recommendations, and IORP II and PEPP reform proposals
Major investor bodies flag concerns over proposed SFDR update
Pensioenfederatie and Europe’s fund management association publish their official positions
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