Latest News from IPE – Page 4
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NewsMarket fragmentation exposes German pension funds to losses
German pension market fragmentation, weak oversight, and risky strategies leave funds exposed to huge investment losses
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NewsEU names new advisers to revamp green taxonomy
Helena Viñes Fiestas has been reappointed as chair of the Platform on Sustainable Finance
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NewsAnalysis shows investors price future carbon costs into equity portfolios
Equity market investors are pricing in the risk of future carbon regulation, and this forward-looking signal is statistically significant and economically material, paper says
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NewsEQT to buy Coller Capital for up to $3.7bn to drive secondaries growth
The deal is expected to be mid-single-digit accretive to EQT’s fee-related earnings
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NewsArticle 8 funds lead defence exposure increase in sustainable funds
Clarity AI research found that exposure to defence-related activities has risen across sustainable fund categories, including Article 9 funds
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NewsEuropean companies beginning to rethink DEI metrics in executive pay
WTW study found early signs of a European DEI retreat, even as ESG metrics remain deeply embedded in incentives
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NewsPGIM launches private credit secondaries push with $1bn target
The platform will focus on sourcing opportunities in direct lending as well as opportunistic credit areas, including mezzanine and special situations
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NewsPeople moves: Denmark’s Velliv Foreningen picks new chief
Plus: People’s Partnership appoints first social purpose and sustainable business director; Sarasin & Partners names head of investment
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NewsDanish pension funds lose their appetite for US assets
Selling US Treasuries is not a ‘weapon’, says Copenhagen professor, but the bonds are viewed as having become too uncertain
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NewsVarma stubs out tobacco blacklist in responsible investment rethink
Finnish pension giant shifts from exclusion to engagement but says tobacco could still be uninvestable
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NewsDutch government criticises IORP reform proposals
Some of the proposed reforms, such as the obligation to explain underperformance, are too prescriptive, according to the government
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NewsSwiss pension funds sail through index concentrations with positive returns
Swiss pension funds recorded an average performance of 5.9% last year, corresponding to investment returns of CHF70bn, says Complementa
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NewsSwiss pension fund to anchor AllianzGI $1bn EM blended finance fund
GastroSocial Pensionskasse is set to anchor the Allianz Credit Emerging Markets fund, which has reached its first close at $690m
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NewsPFA holds off after last year’s US bond exit over Trump
Sampension says poll shows nearly 70% of Danes fear global developments – with Trump in power – will hit their pension savings
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NewsDutch social housing pension fund appoints Kempen as fiduciary manager
The €15bn pension scheme for the social housing sector was on the lookout for a new fiduciary since 2024
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NewsUK Pension Schemes Bill surplus rules favour employers over members, peers warn
During proceedings, peers questioned both language and content of Clause 9, arguing the Bill fails to define what constitutes a surplus
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NewsChair of £150bn asset owner campaign bemoans UK audit reform bill discard
Scrapping the bill is the wrong decision, according to Caroline Escott, chair of the pension fund-backed Governance for Growth Investor Campaign
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NewsGerman companies curb support fund contributions
New occupational pensions in support funds fall sharply as employers conserve cash
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NewsSFDR failed to prevent greenwashing or incentivise sustainable investment, finds study
New academic research has found that the EU’s fund disclosure rules have failed to drive capital into sustainable investments as intended
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NewsTax incentives push Italian pension funds deeper into venture capital
Regulation on tax-deductible investments has accelerated Italian pension funds’ entry into venture capital
