Pension Fund Strategy
In-depth reporting on pension fund investment strategy for our institutional investor and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists.
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NewsNBIM’s backing for green shareholder proposals plunges amid polarisation
Norway’s SWF says fewer sustainability-linked proposals made it to the ballot, adding that quality was poorer
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NewsItalian schemes shift to domestic equities in US pullback
Italian pension funds boost domestic and emerging market exposure while trimming US tech and Treasuries
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NewsAP4 leads Swedish buffer fund returns as forex hedging pays off
With legal obligation to protect against currency fluctuations, AP3, AP4 take weaker hit from krona strength than AP7
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Podcast#26 Leaders in Investment podcast: Harold Clijsen, CEO and Anne Kock, Investment Committee Chair and Trustee of Pensioenfonds PGB
In conversation with Liam Kennedy, Editorial Director, IPE
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NewsSwiss pension funds consider venture capital as satellite allocation
Consultancy c-alm says dedicated domestic allocations to venture capital are rare
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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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NewsAP7 to pilot test wider insourcing of SEK1.36trn passive portfolio
Geopolitical situation is one of the reasons behind Swedish pensions giant’s move to bring lion’s share of equities in house
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Legal disputes intensify for German professional pension funds
Germany’s VZB and BVK are preparing legal cases to claim investment losses
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NewsCompenswiss turns to bespoke asset allocations for each social security fund
Swiss central compensation fund shifts to fund-specific allocations as AHV, IV face rising costs and liquidity pressures
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NewsPBU’s new CIO vows to stick with investment strategy
Danish pension fund’s alternatives chief Johannes Bill Ladegaard takes over role previously held by Carsten Warren Petersen
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NewsAP2 sees half the AP6 transition portfolio turning into cash in two years
Ahead of expansion, AP2 returns just 4.6% in 2025, citing currency effects
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NewsFinnish pension funds reveal shrinking allocations to domestic market
Ilmarinen narrowly trumps nearest rival Varma on 2025 returns with 8.1%
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NewsNEST seeks segregated account manager for £260m ethical equities allocation
£60bn UK pension scheme launched procurement process for equities component of £470m fund today
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NewsGerman dentists’ pension fund demands damages from Baker Tilly
Versorgungswerk der Zahnärztekammer Berlin (VZB), the pension fund for dentists in Berlin, Bremen and Brandenburg, is facing losses of €1.1bn
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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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NewsFinnish pension fund majors benefit from surging domestic equities
Smallest pensions insurer, Veritas, beats Varma as well as Keva on 2025 returns with 8.7% gain after sticking with high equities exposure
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NewsWTW executes first German pension buyout with Areva liabilities transfer
The transfer covers what WTW described as a ‘significant portfolio’ with a volume in the ‘three-digit million range’
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NewsSwiss BVK faces political backlash over CHF384m centenary payout
The pension fund ended the latest financial year with a funding ratio of 113.6%, up from 109.3% a year earlier
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NewsDomestic equities gain as Swiss pension fund scales back US allocations
CPV/CAP Pensionskasse, the CHF13bn pension fund for Swiss retail and wholesale company Coop-Gruppe, is shifting its focus to domestic equities
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NewsNEST launches member assembly to steer sustainability decisions
PFZW says it is also considering a more democratic approach to sustainability decisions
