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Special ReportNetherlands: Defined contribution transition under way as pension funds begin to sail in
Reforms to the Dutch pension system are finally under way with most funds set to move to the new system between 2026 and 2028
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Special ReportNorway: A sovereign wealth fund under scrutiny at home and abroad
Besides a review of its active management, Norway’s giant oil fund has come under fire over its investments in Israel
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Special ReportSpain: Pension policy in paralysis
Spain is nowhere near on track to enrol 13m of its citizens in occupational pensions over the next five years
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Special ReportSweden: Pension reforms aim to reduce complexity and costs
The Swedish government is pressing ahead with further reform efforts ranging from simplifying basic security benefits to curbing opaque fund fees
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Special ReportSwitzerland: Figuring out how to pay for the boomers
Switzerland is looking to bolster its first-pillar pension system, while revising ESG reporting both for Pensionskassen and corporates
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Special ReportUK: Government prioritises economic growth over pensions adequacy
The UK government has put pensions at the centre of its economic growth plans but while it is making haste with some measures, issues like pension adequacy have been kicked into the long grass
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Country ReportFrance 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
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Asset Class ReportsAI set to revolutionise private credit market
Artificial intelligence is allowing private credit managers to move more quickly and smartly when sourcing and clinching deals
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Country ReportItaly 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
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Asset Class ReportsUS versus Europe: will private credit investors shift focus?
As market volatility persists, private credit investors are starting to rethink their allocations to the US in favour of Europe
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Country ReportCase study: Italian pension fund Enpam creates two-part investment portfolio
Doctors’ fund is repackaging assets into cash flow-matching and return-seeking parcels
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Country ReportCase study: Italian notaries pension fund CNN advances into private markets
Fund models strategy around macro-trends
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Asset Class ReportsViewpoints: Asset managers prepare for global credit slump
Leading asset managers speak out on the contingency plans needed to ensure resilience in the next credit downturn
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Asset Class ReportsFive trends to watch in private credit
From the rise of secondaries and capital solutions funds to the trend of concentration among scale players, private credit is experiencing an intense and rapid phase of development
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Country ReportItalian pension funds consolidation grinds to a halt
Mergers between pension funds have been too few to have an impact on the Italian pension industry
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Country ReportCasse di previdenza put under the spotlight
First-pillar pension funds have faced parliamentary scrutiny over their investments, returns and relationships with advisers
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Asset Class ReportsTrade finance: From ‘just in time’ to ‘just in case’
A new joint venture tradeco between Pemberton and Santander aims to give investors access to working capital strategies, and to add a new tech-driven dimension to the age-old business of inventory financing
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: High yield bonds and loans managers 2025
IPE’s 2025 institutional high yield market survey charts an 8.5% drop in high yield managed assets within the European institutional client segment.
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Managers of France institutional assets 2025
This year’s substantial increase in French pension assets (+18%) reflects the broad shift from insurance-based savings under the Solvency II regime to IORPs.
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FeaturesHigh-yield bonds still attractive despite market volatility
High-yield bonds have proven their resiliency in the current market volatility. Spreads are at the tight end, but yields are also higher than they have been, offsetting these concerns.
