All IPE articles in March 2026 (online)
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NewsRising geopolitical risk tests UK DB sponsor covenant resilience
Policy turbulence behind 42% of UK DB sponsor profit warnings in 2025, according to EY-Parthenon
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NewsGerman tax court tightens rules on shareholder-financed occupational pensions
Deloitte’s Claudia Veh warns rulings will increase valuation complexity for pension promises
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NewsQinetiq pension fund awards £1.3bn fiduciary mandate to Insight
As part of the contract, Insight has responsibility for advising the trustee on investment strategy in addition to day-to-day oversight and management of the fund’s assets
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NewsNBIM’s backing for green shareholder proposals plunges amid polarisation
Norway’s SWF says fewer sustainability-linked proposals made it to the ballot, adding that quality was poorer
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NewsCurrency hedging dilemma hits Swiss pension returns
Swiss pension funds face losses or missed gains as dollar weakness and interest rate differentials challenge hedging
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NewsAlecta outpaces AMF returns, says overhaul has made it safer
Equities gains boost Swedish occupational pensions giant’s five-year return to 7.3%, beating peer pension fund AMF’s 5.5% for its smoothed traditional product
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NewsNorway tells SWF to put big-tech concentration risk under microscope
Finance ministry follows up on January’s advice from GPFG’s new expert panel, asking central bank to probe bonds strategy, geopolitical and concentration risk
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NewsAustralian, Canadian super funds announce tie-up under new joint initiative
Australian and Canadian funds form pact under new Canadian-Australian Pension Funds Investment Initiative
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NewsBuyout increasingly perceived as less attractive for large defined benefit schemes
Strong funding and control drive large UK DB pension fund to rethink buyout as the default endgame, says Brightwell
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AnalysisNew UK law to clarify class action litigation funding
The move will end uncertainty over whether all third-party litigation funding agreements are currently enforceable
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NewsInarcassa turns to alternatives to fast track private markets capital deployment
The fund is targeting a 34% allocation to private markets, compared with 28.2% currently invested
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NewsChurch of England Pension Board explores collective defined contribution arrangement
The board previously expressed interest in launching a multi-employer CDC scheme back in 2024
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NewsSweden’s FTN calls for tenders for €4bn of US, North American equity mandates
In its eighth procurement process, Swedish Fund Selection Agency plans to replace 16 existing fund offerings with just eight
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NewsGermany’s VZB claims previous investments were ‘unlawful’
The German pension fund for dentists is attempting to claw back damages against its €1.1bn loss
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NewsPeople moves: Schroders names head of UK institutional
Rachel Harris will reinforce Schroders’ commitment to the UK market and focus on continued growth
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NewsMajor investor bodies flag concerns over proposed SFDR update
Pensioenfederatie and Europe’s fund management association publish their official positions
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NewsUK industry warns of conflicts of interest around professional trustees
The consultation aiming to improve standards of pension scheme trusteeship, governance and administration closed today
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NewsTELA urges long-term reforms to support Finland’s pension system
‘Intergenerational fairness cannot be built and assessed only within the pension system,’ says lobby group ahead of 2027 election
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NewsRegulator forecasts buyout surpluses could exceed £120bn in next decade
The UK government announced plans to amend the existing framework for surplus extraction from DB schemes in May 2025
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Reform UK reveals plan to end DB fund for local government workers
Plus: TPR’s code of practice for collective defined contribution (CDC) pension funds; PPF’s levy
