Pension Fund Strategy – Page 3
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NewsbpfBOUW picks BlackRock for €70bn fiduciary mandate despite climate concerns
The Dutch construction pension fund selects BlackRock as preferred candidate to manage €70bn pension assets under fiduciary management mandate
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NewsPFA reshapes investment operation
The number of full-time employees in PFA’s investment department has fallen from 136 in 2020 to 91
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Opinion PiecesDear CIOs: Let’s talk about the asset owner-isation of the UK
As UK pension asset owners grow in scale, investment partnerships must evolve to put decision-making, accountability and members at the centre
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NewsNew research exposes blind spots in LGPS pension gap reporting
New research shows ethnicity and gender together can significantly widen pension gaps among Local Government Pension Scheme members, raising data concerns
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InterviewsSpotlight on UK LGPS: Border to Coast’s £120bn scale opens door to deeper global partnerships
Seven new funds take Border to Coast to £120bn, creating scale for investment and global partnerships
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NewsExxonMobil ordered to make additional pension payment after Dutch court ruling
A Dutch court has ordered additional pension funding after ExxonMobil fell short of agreed indexation commitments
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AnalysisIPE Nordic Briefing: Norway’s NBIM eyes massive bonds cut
Plus: Pension fund consolidation in Iceland; Sweden’s AP2 beats AP3 and AP4 on half-year returns
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NewsUK Nuclear Liabilities Fund selects Brookfield to manage initial $1bn
The mandate is designed around the multi-decade nature of the fund’s liabilities associated with decommissioning eight of the UK’s nuclear power stations
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NewsDutch retail scheme changes mind and buys put option for 80% equities hedge
Pensioenfonds Detailhandel reveals 2025 study resulted in decision to hedge most of equity risk in run up to January 2027 transition to new pension system
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NewsGildi and Festa merger creates second largest Icelandic pension fund
Merged pension fund would have almost as many assets as number one fund LSR, and nearly six times the number of participants
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AnalysisIPE UK Briefing: Multi-employer CDC enters new phase
Plus: Standard Life secures £2bn through partnerships with CVC Capital Partners, Prudential Financial, Goldman Sachs and MS&AD
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NewsDeutsche Finance sues €122bn German pension fund over US real estate losses
Legal action has intensified a dispute over responsibility for losses from BVK’s US real estate investments, estimated at €853m
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NewsIPE Top 1000: Europe’s pension asset growth slows
Top 1000 pension funds’ assets increase by 5.4% since last year’s IPE study
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NewsIPE research: Europe’s pension funds report lower exposure to alternatives and derivatives
Analysis of a sample of 100 among the largest funds in AUM terms shows broadly stable asset allocation
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NewsFrance’s pension reserve fund commits €420m to unitranche debt
The allocation is intended to provide FRR with exposure to private debt while supporting the development of French companies and wider economy
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Special ReportTop 10 European pension funds register AUM growth acceleration
The top 10 pension European pension funds have gained €222bn in assets since last year’s Top 1000 study, representing a 7% increase in AUM, compared with last year’s 6% growth.
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Special ReportIPE Top 1000 Pension Funds 2026: Europe’s changing €10trn pension industry
The assets held by Europe’s Top 1000 pension funds are now worth well above €10trn, and despite occasional wide fluctuations in yearly growth rates, they have increased at a healthy pace of 4.6% per year over the past decade.
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Special ReportEuropean pension assets maintain momentum
The headline figure of this year’s IPE Top 1000 Pension Funds study came in 5.4% higher than last year, reaching €10.55trn.
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InterviewsÄVWL CIO Lutz Horstick on change and investment shifts at the German doctors’ pension fund
The past 18 months have seen a shake-up at the top of the doctors’ pension fund for the Westphalia-Lippe region. New CIO Lutz Horstick tells Luigi Serenelli how the new management is looking to the future
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch pension fund Recreatie replaces BlackRock
The mandatory pension fund for the recreation sector said the change of managers had been ‘a business decision’ in which cost considerations had played a major role
