Pension Fund Strategy – Page 6
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NewsDutch pooled pension schemes HNPF and Stap to merge into €18bn fund
The duo plans to merge in 2027, creating a combined €18bn vehicle with more than 150,000 participants
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NewsSwiss pension funds review currency hedging, avoid tactical shifts
Dollar exposure and gold allocations prompt review of FX hedging, but long-term strategies remain unchanged
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NewsKenfo expands defence allocation amid shifting investor sentiment
Sovereign-style investor Kenfo relaxes defence exclusions as geopolitical pressures and institutional investor demand reshape allocation strategies across Europe
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: Dutch pension fund returns disappoint
Dutch pension funds delivered an average return of -2.9% in 2025 as positive equity returns failed to compensate for losses made on bond portfolios
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NewsAsga Pensionskasse shifts towards alternatives to capture new opportunities
Swiss pension fund increases alternatives exposure, cuts bonds, targeting diversification and improved long-term returns
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NewsDanish supervisor calls out Velliv over SFDR disclosures
Finanstilsynet claims Velliv didn’t disclose likely impacts of sustainability-related risks on returns of financial products that it had designated as ‘Article 8’
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NewsElo doubles pace of Finnish unlisted growth bets with €100m push in H1
Finnish pensions insurer posts narrowly positive Q1 return as bonds, property gains offset equities losses
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NewsConsortia drive Italian pension funds’ access to private markets
Italian pension funds expand consortia model, boosting scale, cutting costs and deepening private markets exposure
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NewsDemand for emerging market equities rises among German pension investors
German pension funds increase emerging markets allocations, favouring selective strategies over broad structural shifts
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NewsNEST joins Australian superfunds in search of European private markets deals
A delegation of Australian super funds that includes NEST is seeking investment opportunities in European private markets, starting with France
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NewsNearly half of European assets now run by US managers
‘Europe is quietly losing control over how its capital is allocated’, warn observers
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NewsLD Pensions switches to Federated Hermes EOS for engagement
Danish pensions manager also tightens up exclusion process, and improves systematic follow-up of milestones and dialogue progress
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AnalysisA return to arms: how asset owners are reevaluating their defence exclusions
Some are ditching all screens, some are introducing stronger restrictions
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NewsSwedish pension giants back Stegra lifeline, but accept dilution
Wallenberg-led consortium steps in as green steel startup’s biggest investor, and pension funds AP2, AP4 and AMF all put in more capital
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NewsDutch pension funds hedge equity exposure in run-up to Iran war
Pension funds Foodservice, DHL and Gasunie hedge equities ahead of DC transition in the Netherlands, but strategies diverge sharply amid geopolitical volatility
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NewsPFA says moves to underweight US stocks, tighten dollar hedging paid off
Danish pension funds upbeat about their ability to weather war-triggered market rout
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NewsNEST awards £450m direct lending mandate to Crescent Capital Group
The UK workplace pension scheme aims to allocate 30% of its AUM to private markets by 2030
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Opinion PiecesEfforts to raise trustee standards must preserve what works
Morten Nilsson of Brightwell Pensions on avoiding the onerous requirements that could further shrink the pool of lay trustees
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NewsItaly’s Fondo Telemaco picks manager for private debt expansion
The strategy will be focussed on SMEs and mid-caps
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AnalysisAsset pooling gains traction as German Pensionskassen consolidate
German Pensionskassen increasingly pool assets and consolidate as costs, regulation and structural pressures intensify
