All IPE articles in October 2025 (online) – Page 3
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NewsItalian pension funds back higher private markets cap
Lifting the legal threshold that limits Italian pension funds’ allocations to private markets to 20% of AUM helps funds avoid pressure to liquidate private assets at a discount
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NewsMP tables ‘system-level’ investment duty amendment to pensions bill
Amendment aims to make it clear that trustees must consider and manage system-level risks, ‘but would not compel’
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NewsGerman pension funds for professionals ramp up private debt
ÄVWL, the pension fund for German doctors, sees opportunities in private equity, while showing less interest in direct infrastructure equity and direct lending
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NewsPRI names interim successor to CEO David Atkin
Atkin’s replacement has some 20 years of experience in corporate governance, sustainable investment, and public policy at US pension and benefits funds
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NewsTPT Investment Management launches £600m global equity fund
This is the last in the series of seven planned fund launches
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NewsPhysical climate risks are being priced into cost of capital, finds analysis
Exeter University and Network for Greening the Financial System have also published research on the topic this month
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Swiss pension funds hesitate on private equity
Plus: VBL picks AllianzGI and Global Infrastructure Partners to invest in European infrastructure project debt; Increased buyout transactions in Germany
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NewsUK largest pension providers and insurers back regional growth drive
All Accord signatories, along with Rothesay, PIC and the PPF, have signed up to the ‘Sterling 20’ initiative
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NewsNEST ramps up private markets push with £500m private equity investment
Cash to be invested via its Schroders Capital private equity mandate
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NewsPension fund execs tackle ‘disconnect’ as governments target institutional capital
Global pension fund network creates new working group to develop guide for governments wanting to mobilise domestic institutional capital
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NewsPensions UK conference: industry urged to move from vision to delivery
Pensions minister Torsten Bell described pensions as a ‘vocation’
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NewsAsset owner climate stewardship statement gains European backers
Six French asset owners have come on board
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NewsInvestors urge FTSE 100 companies to continue with climate strategy AGM votes
Signatories of letter to company chairs are concerned about retreat from offering shareholder votes on climate strategies
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NewsAlecta slapped with lawsuit after firing FSA ‘whistleblower’ chief actuary
Peder Hasslev insists he must ensure Alecta staff ‘act in a trustworthy and objective manner in their relationship with authorities’
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NewsCometa tenders €1.2bn in active mandates to diversify €11bn portfolio
The €15bn Italian pension fund for employees in the metal industry is tendering a €900m in active bonds and €300m in active equity for its ‘Reddito’ sub-fund
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NewsPension funds risk lengthy legal battle on Credit Suisse’s AT1 bonds
‘We see no reason to change our strategy due to the write-down of a security, which we also believe was carried out illegally,’ says CEO of Migros Pensionskasse
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NewsMansion House signatories double private market exposure
The Association of British Insurers says a continued focus on minimising cost over long-term value remains a key barrier to greater private market investment
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NewsViewpoint: Australia’s retirement savings model is shaping the UK’s investment future
Deeper pensions and investment ties between Australia and the UK make sense, says Gregg McClymont, IFM Investors’ executive director of public affairs, EMEA
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Pension fund consolidation in Iceland
Plus: Proposed changes to the investment rules for Icelandic pension funds; Disagreements over AP Funds’ merger
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NewsUK pensions minister rules out further forced LGPS consolidation
Torsten Bell confirmed there are ‘no plans’ to enforce further consolidation among UK Local Government Pension Schemes
