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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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NewsSwiss public pension funds weigh cross-canton expansion
Discussions are underway about widening membership beyond cantonal borders to include additional municipalities
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NewsGerman plan sponsors opt for staged pension de-risking
Liquidity pressures push German plan sponsors towards staged and hybrid pension de-risking strategies despite economic stagnation
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AnalysisDid sustainability collaborations fail in 2025?
Investor climate alliances retreat or collapse under antitrust pressure, forcing collaboration to evolve rather than disappear
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AnalysisThe state of play for Europe’s sustainability regulation
Plenty going on but the biggest EU sustainability projects in 2026 won’t be focused on finance
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NewsGermany launches €130bn fund to boost innovation and defence
Initial investments will focus on industrial and SMEs, start-ups and scale-ups, and the energy sector, particularly utilities
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NewsItalian pension funds double down on domestic private markets
First and second pillar pension funds are increasingly backing domestic SMEs, infrastructure, and venture capital to boost strategic returns
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: German pension funds deal with capital collapse
Babcock Pensionskasse was shut down by financial regulator BaFin, while VZB, the pension fund for German dentists, had an estimated €1bn in losses
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NewsEIOPA: Liquidity stress test shows buffers keep IORP sector resilient
Increased focus on liquidity risks by industry participants and supervisors is strengthening preparedness, says EIOPA’s chair
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NewsDemographics and labour shifts strain Italy’s first-pillar pension funds
Italy’s first-pillar pension funds face mounting pressure from ageing demographics, falling membership and labour market shifts
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NewsNew framework launched to improve UK asset owner-issuer engagement
The Investor & Issuer Forum Compass sets out five enabling conditions for more effective engagement
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NewsEIOPA flags private credit as growing financial stability risk
The Authority warns that insurers and pension funds’ rising private credit exposure poses growing systemic risks
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NewsInvestors call for more transparency on impact of climate on future dividend payments
IIGCC updates expectations for reporting on climate impacts in financial accounts
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NewsDAX pension funds ramp up private markets as DC overhaul reshapes demand
Mercer expects German corporate pension funds to boost private markets exposure, combining core infrastructure and senior private debt
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NewsAPG to shed over 1,000 jobs in cost-cutting drive
The pension administrator majority-owned by the Netherlands’s largest pension fund ABP made an operational loss in 2023 and 2024 and has been under pressure to cut costs
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NewsSEC commissioner says investors following proxy advice could be collaborating
Mark Uyeda has suggested that following the same voting recommendation could put shareholders in 13D category for activists
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NewsEFAMA warns against new ESMA reviews for large asset managers
But says many measures in the EC’s financial markets integration package address barriers to the Savings and Investment Union
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NewsIPE Conference 2025: Europe, private markets and realism in ESG - key takeaways
The conference, held in Seville, highlighted sustainable investing pitfalls, private markets, and the case for European asset allocations
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NewsGerman companies pressed to fast-track Pensionsfonds transfers before tax cuts
Mercer urges German companies to fast-track any planned expansion of direct pension promises or benefit upgrades
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NewsUK’s Church Commissioners ‘sharpens’ criteria for defence investments
The new approach will make it ‘harder to invest in companies linked to oppressive regimes’, says Church Commissioners for England
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NewsEU plans guidance, investment plans and financial instruments to tackle climate resilience
Introduction of national adaptation plans that unlock ‘the full potential of private-sector funding’ have been put forward
