Gail Moss
Reporter
Special ReportIceland: New law opens up rental markets
Reforms will lead to fundamental changes in Icelandic pensions
Special ReportPortugal: Sticking to the pension promise
The country’s new government has vowed to increase retirement payments
Special ReportSpain: Sweeping pension reforms fail to get off the ground
The country’s unstable political environment means pensions are not a priority
Country ReportFrench workplace pensions grow as reform controversy recedes
Macron’s controversial pension reforms look likely to survive, at least for now, and despite the political turmoil of the recent elections
Special ReportFrance: Macron’s reforms look secure
President Macron’s pension reforms may have their detractors, but the hung parliament is not expected to roll back any of them significantly
Asset Class ReportsCompenswiss: a newcomer to private credit
Four European pension schemes outline their activity in the private credit market
Asset Class ReportsDenmark’s Lærernes ups its appetite for private credit risk
Lærernes Pension (LP), the pension fund for teachers in Denmark, started investing in private credit in 2018, in small amounts. In 2021 it made a more sizeable strategic allocation to the asset class.
Asset Class ReportsPenSam focuses on funds
Four European pension schemes outline their activity in the private credit market
NewsGrowing gap in UK company mental health support, says UK research
CCLA benchmark is primarily designed as a tool to guide investors in engaging with companies, rather than using it to include or exclude companies from their portfolios
AnalysisEurope's pension bodies struggle to make their voice heard on blanket EU rules
Horizontal regulation does not take into account the peculiarities of retirement schemes
InterviewsPension funds on the record: stewardship and engagement
IPE asked European pension funds to outline their strategy at this year’s shareholder meetings
Country ReportNorway: competition hots up in the municipal pensions market
The return of Storebrand signals an uptick in market activity
Special ReportFiduciary management special report: Has the UK peaked?
After years of growth throughout the 2010s, the number of fiduciary mandates has levelled off. Will trustees still opt for fiduciary now that insurance risk transfer is cheaper and consolidator funds have received the green light?
Special ReportClass actions: Is Europe catching up with the US?
Europe’s institutional investors are latching on to the rewards of joining class actions against investee companies. Many of these are securities lawsuits, pursued when a publicly listed company has not properly disclosed or has misrepresented significant information, affecting the share price when the truth emerges. But so far, the vast majority of these have been in the US. In 2022, nearly $4.9bn (€4.6bn) was recovered in the US courts, according to Institutional Shareholder Services. So, what about class actions in Europe? “The US has had a class action system for over a hundred years that can be adopted for almost every cause of action, whereas the UK has only had class actions since 2015 and it is only available for competition cases,” says Harry McGowan, partner in the securities litigation department at law firm Stewarts.
AnalysisIreland’s new sovereign wealth fund
The planned Future Ireland Fund (FIF) aims to cover expected future costs such as pensions and healthcare
Country ReportSpanish pensions report 2023: funds ride a wave of uncertainty
Diversification remains a key tool in pension fund portfolios
NewsSpanish pension funds mirror global market surges with 2.3% return to June 2023
Asset allocation figures show that fixed income still dominates portfolios, although in declining proportions, with an average 55.3% allocation at end-June
NewsCEO commitment on mental health lacking, CCLA global benchmark shows
There is a clear economic case for investment in mental health at work, says CCLA stewardship lead
NewsPortuguese pension funds return 1.6% for Q2 2023
Global equities had the highest impact on performance over the quarter, with returns close to 6%, according to WTW
NewsBelgian pension funds bounce back with 4.5% H1 return
PensioPlus attributed the improved returns to an investment policy focused on long-term investments in the real economy
