All IPE articles in July 2025 (online) – Page 3
-
AnalysisThe ‘stewardship recession’: Asset owners push back
In the last of a four-part series on stewardship and shareholder engagement, Sophie Robinson-Tillett talks to asset owners about their mixed views on stewardship
-
NewsIndustry calls for urgency and action on UK Pensions Review
The 2027 Pensions Commission final report timeline was criticised by many as too slow
-
NewsUK government revives Pensions Commission to address saving inadequacy
The Commission will explore the complex barriers stopping people from saving enough for retirement, with its final report due in 2027
-
NewsAsset owners to swap US managers for European in response to ESG retreat
The trend is driven by regulatory and legal interventions in the US
-
NewsItalian first pillar pension funds required to draft investment strategy document
Document to be submitted to the ministries of labour and economy – the two supervising authorities – as well as to pensions regulator Covip
-
NewsInstitutional investors overseeing £150bn launch good governance campaign
Brunel Pension Partnership and the Church of England Pensions Board are among the UK asset owners backing the campaign
-
NewsVZB admits financial distress after high-risk investments
The pension fund for dentists in Germany said that ‘a significant share of investments are acutely at risk’
-
NewsUK pension schemes revisit hedge funds amid economic uncertainty, says Aon
The consultancy says other institutional investors, such as endowments and foundations, are also turning to the sector as a tactical tool amid ongoing market instability
-
NewsGerman court orders VBL to disclose investment holdings
The disclosure must include details such as asset class, issuer, country of origin and market value
-
NewsNew ATP longevity data show Danes ‘not done getting older’
Latest annual life expectancy from key pension scheme shows men living five months longer than a year before; women 2.6 months more
-
AnalysisViewpoint: An amazing opportunity to shape corporate sustainability disclosure
Faith Ward, chief responsible investment officer at Brunel Pension Partnership, says there are key corporate sustainability reporting consultations coming up that need investor input
-
AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: German church employees fund cuts European equity
Allocates instead to Chinese equities with mandate awarded to Fullgoal Asset Management
-
NewsBorder to Coast appoints John Lister as new chair
Investment pool announces £178.7m in cumulative cost savings and £55.4bn in partner fund assets under management
-
NewsMan Group to acquire Bardin Hill to bolster credit platform
Bardin Hill has significant expertise in managing credit strategies, combined with a sophisticated global client base
-
NewsSuperfunds gain traction in defined benefit endgame, says LCP
The consultancy estimates that around half of all DB pension funds, with combined assets of £600bn, could become eligible for a superfund transfer
-
NewsPeople news: UK’s National Wealth Fund appoints new chief
Oliver Holbourn will start his new role as CEO of the National Wealth Fund on 1 November 2025
-
NewsUK government urged to share details of second phase of Pensions Review
There was a notable absence of any mention of phase two of the pensions review in the UK chancellor’s Mansion House Speech last night
-
NewsSweden’s FTN hopeful about re-launched green analysis tender
Failings around European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) were behind many rejections in cancelled procurement
-
NewsPension funds must be willing to recalibrate net-zero targets, says consultancy
Unintended financial risks may otherwise be incurred, according to Barnett Waddingham
-
NewsGerman bank reshapes asset management division under new head
As part of the reorganisation, LBBW has appointed Karen Armenakyan as head of asset management
