Pension System
In-depth reporting on pension systems for our pension fund and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists.
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NewsIcelandic pension fund majors beat the average, as inflation weighs on all
Gildi reports 3.3% real return for 2025, LV produces 3.2%, while smaller Stapi delivers 1.8%
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NewsIORP II review: EFAMA adds to pushback against performance benchmarking proposal
Plus: PEPP 5% private assets cap ‘restrictive’ and member states’ buy-in key for supplementary pensions package success
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NewsGermany eyes boost in pension investment via global equities
Policymakers and industry push to expand occupational and private pensions, eyeing equity markets to drive returns
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NewsAlecta’s future as ITP provider hangs in balance after regulator ruling
‘In worst-case scenario’, Sweden’s largest pension fund could be removed as provider of key occupational pension scheme
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NewsUK urged to stay ‘open-minded’ on CDC as employer interest grows
First Bus, the UK’s largest transport operator, is watching the development of collective defined contribution ‘with interest’
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NewsBaFin cautions EU Commission over IORP II review
Germany’s regulator warns IORP II review risks adding complexity, as market fragility and reform pressures intensify
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NewsUK Lords vote to scrap ‘mandation’ power from pensions bill
Peers remove investment powers from Pension Schemes Bill, casting doubt on plans to boost domestic growth funding
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NewsSwedish funds agency plans launch of €2.7bn healthcare/biotech tender
FTN says comparative returns data for first tracker procurement shows premium pension reform set to deliver average 0.5% point higher returns
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NewsUK DC consolidation accelerates as regulator steps up pressure on small schemes
Latest data by The Pensions Regulator shows that number of DC pension funds has decreased by 15% to 790 in 2025
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NewsAP Funds need more staff to handle and grow illiquids exposure, says Arkwright
Swedish buffer funds’ proportion of illiquid assets increased by only three percentage points in seven years, report says
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NewsPensions UK conference: industry urged to prepare for sweeping reforms by 2030
UK pension funds urged to prepare for 2030 reforms as Value for Money rules, pooling and collective defined contribution advance
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NewsEU simplification agenda calls for DORA, GDPR changes, says PensionsEurope
PensionsEurope reacts to the European Commission’s digital omnibus proposal, which the EC has presented as a simplification exercise
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NewsUK government to limit mandation clause in Pension Schemes Bill
Torsten Bell, UK pensions minister, has repeatedly told the industry that government does not intend to use the power
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NewsFinnish pensions sector lambastes talk of pension cuts
‘Debate about pension rights has caused a new blow to trust in the pension system,’ says Elo’s chief actuary
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Country ReportPensions in Germany report 2026: Berlin embarks on DC push
Legislative changes and the reform of private pensions remain hurdles to developing a sound retirement system
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AnalysisAuto-enrolment in Europe: no one size for all
Regulatory, cultural and labour market differences mean there can be no single blueprint for the European Commission’s preferred policy to boost retirement saving
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InterviewsGabriel Bernardino on European auto-enrolment: “Most people do not want difficult choices”
Gabriel Bernardino tells Pamela Kokoszka what is needed for auto-enrolment to be rolled out successfully across Europe
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Country ReportGermany’s fragmented pensions landscape heads towards consolidation
Berlin’s attempt to push mergers between pension funds has run into resistance from unions and members
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NewsGermany weighs opt-out model to expand capital-funded pensions
Experts and policymakers debate opt-out mechanisms and reforms to sharply increase capital-funded pension coverage in Germany
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NewsRejected Swedish manager slams FTN for sending more capital to US
Indecap Fonder lodges appeal with Stockholm court after losing out in Fund Selection Agency’s biggest procurement
