Analysis
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IPE UK Briefing: Pensions Schemes Bill debate concludes
Plus: Tougher insurer capital rules; a £480bn powerhouse; a £450m direct lending mandate
Swiss pension funds review currency hedging, avoid tactical shifts
Dollar exposure and gold allocations prompt review of FX hedging, but long-term strategies remain unchanged
How building African pensions could unlock local capital markets development
The 6th annual conference of the Africa Pensions Supervisors’ Association (APSA), held in Marrakesh in July, offered invaluable insights into the scale of the challenges and the opportunities of building pension systems in Africa
Should UK pension funds re-embrace home investment bias?
UK pension funds could be part of a broader, coordinated investment drive to fuel the growth of the country’s internationally unloved small and mid-cap companies
IPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch pension fund returns disappoint
Dutch pension funds delivered an average return of -2.9% in 2025 as positive equity returns failed to compensate for losses made on bond portfolios
Nearly half of European assets now run by US managers
‘Europe is quietly losing control over how its capital is allocated’, warn observers
IPE DACH Briefing: Germany’s third-pillar shake-up draws new entrants to pension market
Plus: German Pensionskassen are looking to pool assets to access specialised investment strategies
A return to arms: how asset owners are reevaluating their defence exclusions
Some are ditching all screens, some are introducing stronger restrictions
IPE ESG Briefing: BP fast becomes proxy voting season’s key flashpoint
Plus: research from OxProx shows that ‘asset owners show materially greater support for ESG and shareholder-initiated proposals’
Germany’s pension reform to intensify competition and reshape market dynamics
DWS expects fierce competition and warns against state role following Germany’s third pillar pension reform rollout
Asset pooling gains traction as German Pensionskassen consolidate
German Pensionskassen increasingly pool assets and consolidate as costs, regulation and structural pressures intensify
Investors grapple with corporate climate lobbying amid sustainability pullback
More investors may be seeing the importance of scrutinising corporate lobbying, but they now have to face European companies reining in sustainability ambitions
Asian sovereign bonds gain appeal as investors seek diversification
Sovereign issuers from Asian developed and emerging economies are attracting capital flows from global investors
IPE UK Briefing: House of Lords votes to remove ‘mandation’ clause from Pension Schemes Bill
Plus: Collective defined contribution and pension risk transfer market
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