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Funds keep ESG branding despite holding fossil assets

2026-02-25T09:30:00+00:00By Krystle Higgins

Research finds most funds breaching ESMA’s ESG naming rules opted to change their names rather than sell fossil fuel assets

EC’s IORP II review returns benchmarking proposal could backfire, say Dutch

2026-02-24T10:00:00+00:00By Susanna Rust

Dutch pension fund association sets out stall on IORP II review proposal in position paper on the Commission’s supplementary pensions package

EU pension overhaul must not ‘disturb’ Dutch system, warns finance minister

2026-02-18T13:59:00+00:00By Sophie Robinson-Tillett

Other member states call for simplification and changes to tax treatment during debate on IORP II and PEPP revisions

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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

Germany country report 2025: New government faces choices on pensions reform

The collapse of Germany’s three-party coalition last year left behind a backlog of laws and proposals on pensions. What happens now?

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

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Germany’s reform spurs possible pension shake-up by global corporates

2026-02-18T11:38:00+00:00

Second pillar changes provide opportunities for multinationals to tap into social partner model

New association seeks to raise awareness of PEPP

2026-02-16T13:40:00+00:00

Pan-European Personal Pension Providers Association (PEPPPA) got going in September last year

EU kicks off consultation on Shareholder Rights Directive overhaul

2026-02-12T10:00:00+00:00

Tighter rules for proxy advisers and virtual annual meetings are among measures being considered by policymakers

Manager expectations of a disorderly climate transition rise

2026-02-12T09:45:00+00:00

LCP survey also found that a third of surveyed managers are unsure whether ESG initiatives such as NZAM will play significant role in investment industry

Insourcing versus outsourcing: a deceptively simple question

2026-02-01T00:00:00+00:00

Leading executives at the UK’s NEST Invest, France’s ERAFP and Germany’s Bosch Pensionsfonds spoke to Joseph Mariathasan about operational and asset allocation challenges

IPE Quest Expectations Indicator - February 2026: confidence inspires risk-on behaviour

January/February 2026 (Magazine)

With inflation seemingly under control, and the threat of trade war retrenching, the prospects for equities are positive across the board

IPE institutional market survey: European equities managers 2026

January/February 2026 (Magazine)

Our analysis shows a structural decline in the European institutional market share in the European equities asset class in the last eight years, despite a brief post-COVID rebound in appetite.