Markets – Page 6
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NewsAsset owners hold course as Middle East conflict raises market volatility
Middle East tensions drive market swings, but pension funds focus on resilience, risk management, and strategy
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Opinion PiecesHome country bias – an asset owner’s take on a persistent debate
Capital doesn’t respond to slogans – it responds to incentives
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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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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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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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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch resistance to benchmarking
Plus: Sustainability: funds push ahead despite backlash; Pension risk transfer and the insurance market
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NewsAerospace, cyber venture capital test Italy’s pension framework
Italian pension funds increase venture capital bets in aerospace and cybersecurity, urging clearer rules and larger funding rounds
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NewsEurope’s supervisors wade in on sustainability disclosure rules
EIOPA, ESMA and the EBA flag concerns about permanent reliefs and compatibility with SFDR
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NewsVatican bank unveils Morningstar indices aligned with Catholic ethical rules
Istituto per le Opere di Religione and Morningstar launch eurozone and US equity benchmarks, screening companies by Catholic ethical standards
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NewsFCA’s DC consolidation proposals splits UK pensions industry
Aegon urges delay, while People’s Pension calls for immediate market-wide reform
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NewsSwiss supervisor’s guidance risks pro-cyclical shifts, consultant warns
Roger Baumann says OAK BV recommendations blur the lines between risk oversight and investment policy
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Iceland sees pension fund merger activity
The country’s second-biggest pension fund, the Pension Fund of Commerce, LV, had entered talks with Birta, the number four pension fund, over a potential merger
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AnalysisDutch pension funds defy hedge crunch fears in first DC transition wave
Interest rate hedge unwind passes smoothly as first wave of DC conversions avoids market disruption
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NewsPrivate markets underpin Italian pension funds’ resilient returns
Italian pension funds’ private equity and debt investments delivered steady returns despite global market turbulence
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NewsMubadala ruling offers roadmap as lawyers target BVK’s US property losses
Lawyers cite Mubadala precedent as they seek damages and deeper scrutiny over BVK’s troubled US property investments
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NewsSwiss public pension funds hit strongest funding levels in 25 years
Funding ratios surge as strong commodities, equities and gold returns bolster public pension balance sheets
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NewsItaly’s pension shake-up raises stakes for multinational employers
Auto-enrolment and contribution portability force multinational employers to rethink pensions as Italy reshapes its second pillar pension system
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NewsSwiss pension funds pushed towards consolidation by costs and talent squeeze
Swiss pension funds consolidate as rising costs, regulatory pressure, and skills shortages reshape the multi-employer market
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NewsUK government to phase rollout of LGPS ‘Access and Fairness’ reforms
The government said it will prioritise areas where it believes there is existing discrimination
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NewsPrivate credit biggest threat, but auto-enrolment can ‘make Europe great again’
EIOPA conference: the biggest threats to financial stability are in record-high public debt and the rapid expansion of private credit sector
