Markets
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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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: government and regulator publish roadmaps; NEST builds VC footprint
Key policy documents published, setting out next phase of pensions reform
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AnalysisMacro focus: are today’s global imbalances a problem?
While macroeconomic imbalances are to be expected in a large global economy, their excessive growth is a significant threat to global stability
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AnalysisWhy financed emissions are losing favour with long-term investors
Leading pension investors are questioning financed emissions, shifting towards forward-looking climate metrics better aligned with investment outcome
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NewsDiverging 2025 pension fund returns expose impact of asset allocation
‘Jurisdictions with higher equity exposure benefited more from the strong performance of global equity markets,’ says OECD in preliminary report
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NewsPension funds come together to launch £1bn initiative to back UK scale ups
Railpen, NEST, Border to Coast and British Business Bank are exploring a £1bn fund to expand growth capital for UK science and technology businesses
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NewsGlobal private equity deal count plummets to twenty-one quarter low
KPMG report says mid-year global PE exit volume was ‘incredibly soft’ at 1,315, marking the lowest exit pace in over a decade
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AnalysisGrowing DC assets drive shift towards private markets in Germany
Rapid DC asset growth is encouraging German employers to increase allocations to growth assets and private markets
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NewsUK targets first digital Gilt issuance by early 2027
Central bank will work to make DIGIT eligible as collateral in its market operations
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NewsMetzler targets Germany’s emerging pension buyout market
Germany’s emerging pension buyout market is attracting new entrants with competing approaches to de-risking liabilities
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NewsSwiss pension funds reassess equity allocations as concentration risks mount
Consultants see Swiss pension funds refining equity allocations as concentration risks climb and rates remain low
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: ATP expert review backs strategy but flags reputational risks
Plus: Alecta appoints CEO; Iceland merger talks lead Nordic pensions news
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AnalysisAsset owner July insights: policy debates and defensive shifts
Read what topped the agenda of the European pension fund community over the past month, from regulation around private markets, to asset allocation decisions to manage market concentration risks
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NewsUBS proposes overhaul of Swiss pension system with fully funded first pillar
A proposed overhaul of Switzerland’s pension system has sparked debate over funding, member choice and transition costs
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Andy Burnham's focus on innovation and economic growth
Plus LGPS pooling; DB surplus release
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NewsBaFin, consumer group and lawyers increase pressure on Deutsche Finance
German financial supervisory authority BaFin escalates oversight of Deutsche Finance as consumer watchdog highlights weaknesses in public alternative investment funds
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NewsGerman pension associations support venture capital initiative
Newly-launched German Venture & Growth Forum estimates that a 2% allocation to venture capital would unlock around €15bn a year for start-ups
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NewsEIOPA flags liquidity challenges as pension funds expand private market exposure
Pension funds’ rising allocations to private markets strengthen diversification but heighten liquidity management pressures, new EIOPA data shows
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AnalysisThe state of stewardship five years after the Exxon showdown
Five years after Exxon’s AGM revolt, investors are redefining stewardship through policy influence and outcomes
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NewsThink tank calls for sovereign wealth funds to jump-start pension funding
Bruegel advocates debt-funded sovereign wealth funds to accelerate pension funding and strengthen capital markets
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NewsSwiss pension funds access repo transactions amid liquidity concerns
Regulatory change opens repo market to Swiss pension funds facing liquidity demands
