Latest News from IPE – Page 4
-
NewsWolseley Group Retirement Benefits Plan in £600m buy-in with Aviva
The transaction secures benefits of nearly 10,000 members
-
NewsELTIFs, ETFs set to reshape German corporate DC plans
The number of European Long-Term Investment Funds and exchange-traded funds is expected to rise within German corporate pension schemes
-
NewsUK bulk annuity sector ‘resilient to severe market shock’, stress test finds
PRA to consider whether further action is needed to ensure the regulatory capital treatment of FundedRe transactions is appropriate
-
NewsUK lifeboat fund consults on keeping levy at zero for 2026/27
Pension Protection Fund says it will continue to build financial security principally through its investment returns
-
NewsAlmenni-Lifsverk to become Iceland’s fifth largest pension fund after vote
Brú and Akureyri pension funds receive confirmation of their merger from ministry
-
NewsUBS offloads German Credit Suisse pension book in de-risking deal
UBS completes major German pension buyout as corporates accelerate efforts to shed legacy liabilities
-
NewsDiversity Project seeks new name amid rising DEI backlash
Baroness Helena Morrissey, chair of the Diversity Project, says ‘It’s time to reframe and depoliticise the discussion and to reclaim our original intention’
-
NewsSIU IORP II reforms should create investment leeway, says Hoechst’s Röhle
The European Commission is expected to present a package of occupational and personal pension measures next week
-
NewsEU Omnibus: far-right helps vote through changes to sustainability laws in Parliament
Parliament will demand aggressive reductions to CSRD and CS3D during upcoming negotiations to revise the two laws through a so-called ‘Omnibus I’ package
-
NewsLocal Pensions Partnership’s assets to grow to £54bn as six new funds sign up
The formal process is expected to be completed by the government’s deadline of 31 March 2026
-
NewsSweden urges financial firms to prepare for wartime operation
FI acting chief Alpen says ‘serious global situation’ creates new demand to develop the sector’s emergency preparedness
-
NewsOsmosis names CIO, strengthens quant capability as part of sustainable expansion strategy
Fadi Zaher, formerly LGIM’s head of index solutions, will take on the CIO role at Osmosis next April
-
NewsUK asset manager body asks for more tailored rationales for exec pay
But overall flexible approach is working well, says Investment Association
-
NewsPeople moves: Goldman Sachs Asset Management bolsters fixed income, liquidity teams
Plus: UK-based Isio appoints CFO, Aon adds partner in London
-
NewsIceland’s LV shifts entire foreign equities portfolio to segregated accounts
Pension Fund of Commerce completes three major investment management exercises - pooled funds to SMAs, new custodian, and SAA
-
NewsUK pensions push back on LSEG’s 25% domestic investment call
Industry is proposing that all DC schemes designate a ‘UK-weighted’ fund as their default arrangement
-
NewsInvestors that back away from net zero could be ‘seen as negligent’
Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance also argues that mandates must not be ‘overly prescriptive’ on climate
-
NewsSwiss pension funds pursue domestic private equity amid scepticism
Swisscanto’s new domestic private equity fund draws strong pension fund interest as scepticism on the asset class grows
-
NewsItaly’s pension funds deepen private markets drive amid search for diversification
Several Italian pension schemes are expanding allocations to private markets to boost diversification and returns
-
NewsCommerzbank ruling limits occupational pension hikes
German Federal labour court ruling limits employer obligation to adjust occupational pensions, clarifying legal certainty
