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In-depth reporting on the subject of investment markets, including emerging markets and private markets, for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists
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NewsPraise for EU Scale-Up Fund initiative given bloc’s late-stage equity funding gap
€100m+ rounds of equity capital remain structurally hard in Europe, according to the director of trade body Clean Tech Europe
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NewsInvestors request regulatory review of HSBC, PwC over climate accounting
AkademikerPension, NEST and Merseyside Pension Fund have asked the UK’s Financial Reporting Council to investigate the firms over their account of climate risks
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NewsEuropean research budgets stagnate while US peers increase spend
US firms increase research budgets while European peers lag amid regulatory constraints and CSA uncertainty
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NewsEU launches major blended finance fund for EMDE green bonds
Commission says new Global Green Bond Initiative Fund will leverage up to €20bn
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NewsBASF faces investor challenge over climate lobbying ahead of AGM
Investors challenge BASF over climate lobbying, urging alignment with EU carbon pricing and net-zero goals
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NewsISSB decides against standalone standard for nature disclosures
Instead, it will employ a ‘practice statement’ to explain how companies can provide nature-related disclosures in accordance with existing standards
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NewsEFRAG raises concerns over industry-driven metrics in sustainability standards
EFRAG warns ISSB’s reliance on SASB metrics risks confusion, complexity and weak interoperability across frameworks
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NewsDemand for emerging market equities rises among German pension investors
German pension funds increase emerging markets allocations, favouring selective strategies over broad structural shifts
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NewsPortability reform sparks backlash from Italian funds
Italian pension funds oppose portability reform, warning of risks to private markets investment and domestic economic support
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NewsNearly half of European assets now run by US managers
‘Europe is quietly losing control over how its capital is allocated’, warn observers
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NewsRising rates wipe out asset gains as Dutch pension returns fall to -2.9%
HAL pension fund, the €166m pension scheme of the owner of FD Mediagroep (IPE’s parent company) returned 14%
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AnalysisIPE 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
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AnalysisIPE 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’
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NewsStandard Life acquires Aegon to create £480bn powerhouse
Transaction establishes Standard Life as UK’s second largest workplace pensions platform by assets, adding £74bn assets under administration and 2.1 million customers
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NewsGermany’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
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NewsDutch pension funds hedge equity exposure in run-up to Iran war
Pension funds Foodservice, DHL and Gasunie hedge equities ahead of DC transition in the Netherlands, but strategies diverge sharply amid geopolitical volatility
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NewsWarburg Pincus launches European defence platform to tap structural growth
Private equity firm targets security and resilience sectors amid rising European defence spending needs
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AnalysisInvestors 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
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NewsFCA ESG ratings plans attract support but raise concerns over scope
Industry supports FCA oversight of ESG ratings providers but raises concerns over scope, burden and implementation
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NewsGerman government, KfW Capital back €1bn Growth Fund II for start-ups
The fund is anchored by €200m from KfW Capital and €120m from the German government
