All IPE articles in February 2025 (online)
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Podcast#14 Leaders in Investment podcast: Conversation with Günther Schiendl, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Austria’s VBV Pensionskasse
Günther Schiendl, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, VBV Pensionskasse, in conversation with IPE Editorial Director Liam Kennedy.
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AnalysisInvestor groups split over omnibus
WBA says there is a contradiction between the EU’s plan to finance the climate and social transition, while PensionsEurope and EFAMA say omnibus is not a setback
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NewsScheme for German dentists fires director
VZB is facing losses after investing in now insolvent insurtech start-up Element Insurance
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Funds change asset allocation in new pension system
Plus: BlackRock under fire; 2024 returns
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NewsState Street loses £28bn of The People’s Pension’s assets to Amundi and Invesco
State Street has previously managed all of the master trust’s assets worth £32bn
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NewsVelliv drops active equity, alts teams ahead of new CIO, as strategy turns index
Alternatives chief Christoph Junge surprised when whole alts team was made redundant yesterday; Velliv to cut external manager costs
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NewsOsmosis Investment Management to launch Dutch fixed income franchise
The new firm will be led by former Robeco fixed income CIO Victor Verberk and is planning to launch sustainable investment-grade bond and high-yield funds within a year
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NewsVeritas optimistic about real estate prospects after second year of losses
Finnish pensions insurer posts 8.4% return for 2024, as customer numbers surge
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NewsGlobal net zero transition forecast remains optimistic post-Trump
The Inevitable Policy Forecast (IPF) transition report strikes a hopeful tone despite climate backlash.
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NewsCONSOB committee pushes to force Italian schemes to invest in SMEs’ equities
Italian pension funds only invest 1.8% of total assets in equities of domestic companies, according to pensions regulator COVIP
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NewsPeople moves: Schroders Capital Solutions picks CIO
Plus: Danica replaces chief financial officer, LCP adds to actuarial and risk transfer team
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NewsOmnibus: double materiality and taxonomy safe
Maria Albuquerque, commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union, says the EU Commission is trying to find ‘the right balance’
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NewsBaFin tightens grip on asset management firms directly investing in crypto
The German regulator has specified legal obligations for asset management firms and custodians directly investing in crypto
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NewsDutch ‘early birds’ increase pensions by 8%
The pension funds for shipping pilots and the scheme of pension provider APG have used part of their buffer for a one-off increase in pensions
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NewsDomestic policy will decide if UK benefits from net zero economy, says UKSIF
UKSIF CEO James Alexander is urging the UK government to follow advice from the UK Climate Change Committee’s seventh carbon budget
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NewsBrunel urges UK government to put forward investment proposals for LGPS
Brunel Pension Partnership has deployed £8bn into private markets over the last seven years
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NewsGerman government earmarks a further €200m for venture capital
KfW Capital is launching the Impact Facility, a new building block of the Future Fund, to strengthen impact investing in the German venture capital market
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NewsLGPS Central joins forces with carbon emissions reduction champion
The pool looks to adopt an ‘innovative’ approach to managing and reducing its operational emissions
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NewsM&G completes £111m bulk purchase annuity transaction with UK manager
The transaction secures the pension scheme benefits of 466 pensioners and deferred members
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NewsGerman economist suggests tapping into VAT to stabilise first pillar’s contribution rate
One percentage point from VAT would mean channelling €16bn per year to the first-pillar pension system, says Bert Rürup
