Latest News from IPE – Page 5
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NewsFrjálsi to merge with LTFÍ after unanimous member vote
In latest Icelandic pension fund merger to be approved by scheme members, fifth-largest provider Frjálsi to add 2% to total assets
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NewsEnpam eyes bigger bets on asset managers Nextalia and Green Arrow
Italy’s largest doctors’ pension fund explores increasing holdings in private equity and alternative managers
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NewsDWS urges pension funds to rethink cashflow strategies as private markets shift
Alternatives can diversify pension portfolios, but private credit currently offers limited extra returns, DWS says
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NewsNBIM talks up active management success, moves to increase SWF’s risk
Manager of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund tells government active management has been more profitable in last five years than before
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NewsSmart Pension buys £580m stakeholder fund, targets £10bn AUM by mid-2026
Smart UK’s CEO says master trust is on track to achieve a £10bn AUM milestone
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NewsAegon UK workplace default fund hits £1bn in long-term asset funds
Aegon confirmed that plans are in place to increase LTAF allocations within its default fund, aiming for a combined 17% target allocation by 2028
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NewsAsset owners to step up net-zero engagement with private markets
Just 7% of NZAOA members’ climate solutions allocations are in private assets, according to update from the Alliance
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NewsInsolvency surge triples German pension lifeboat levy
The number of corporate insolvencies in Germany has been rising steadily since COVID-19, according to Federal Statistical Office
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NewsUK regulator tells trustees to treat member data as ‘most important strategic asset’
‘With the pensions dashboard deadline less than a year away, the need for reliable data has never been more urgent’, says regulator
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NewsWolseley Group Retirement Benefits Plan in £600m buy-in with Aviva
The transaction secures benefits of nearly 10,000 members
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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
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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
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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
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NewsAlmenni-Lifsverk to become Iceland’s fifth largest pension fund after vote
Brú and Akureyri pension funds receive confirmation of their merger from ministry
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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
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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’
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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
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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
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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
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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
