Analysis
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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
Private credit’s façade of liquidity is beginning to fracture
The retailisation of private credit has broad implications for the functioning of this growing market
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
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
How investors are reacting to Europe’s carbon price
The EU Emissions Trading System is up for review this year, with the Commission expected to publish a legislative proposal on its post-2030 design by the summer
L&G dominates UK pension risk transfer market with 27% share
The UK PRT market has reached a record-breaking 367 buy-ins totalling £38.2bn in 2025
How useful is climate scenario analysis?
Troubled methodologies and unrealistic pathways have undermined the credibility of the process, but there are efforts to get it taken more seriously
BP ballot row: a test for UK shareholder democracy?
Will the oil and energy giant get away with blocking a climate shareholder resolution?
IPE DACH Briefing: Compenswiss overhauls asset allocations
Plus: Beate Petry, chair of aba, said the occupational pension association backs further reform to open social partner defined contribution models to third parties
Mandating pension investments could backfire, UK report says
UK report warns top-down pension investment risks poor outcomes; targeted, evidence-based interventions preferred over mandates
SFDR: Pension fund viability will hinge on treatment of government debt
European Commission wants to give minimal weight to the idea that government debt can contribute towards environmental and social objectives
Forget the US: China now drives political risk in global markets
Investors beware: while the US wanes, China’s ambitions increasingly define global political and economic risk
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