Previous Top 1000 Pension Funds
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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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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 European Pension Funds 2026: Top 100 asset allocation
IPE’s breakdown of 100 leading pensions pension funds with asset allocation data (%)
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Special ReportIPE Top 1000 European Pension Funds 2026 rankings
IPE’s ranking of leading pension funds by assets
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Special ReportEuropean legislators challenge Commission’s IORP II overhaul
MEP amendments suggest disappointing outcome for Commission, deemed to have “gone too far” in its attempt to modernise the main EU directive for occupational pensions, writes Susanna Rust
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Special ReportIPE Top 1000 2025: European pensions break €10trn barrier
Europe’s retirement savings pool grew by 6.2% in 2024, well above the 10-year average
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Special ReportTop pension funds asset allocation breakdown
IPE’s ranking of top pension funds with asset allocation data (%)
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Special ReportTop 1000 Pension Funds 2025 rankings
IPE’s ranking of leading pension funds by assets
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Special ReportTop 10 European pension funds record 6% AUM growth
The assets held by the top 10 European pension funds grew 6% last year, according to IPE’s 2025 Top 1000 study.
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Special ReportEU pension reforms at a critical juncture
As efforts to reform Europe’s pension system gather pace, much will hinge on European Commission legislative proposals due out later this year
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Special ReportDenmark: Labour market pension fund in focus
An external review of ATP’s investment strategy gathers pace, and there have been calls for greater flexibility in contributions and payouts across the system as a whole
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Special ReportFinland: Pensions reform gathers pace in a bid to boost equities and returns
Finland’s pension system is in the midst of wide-reaching reforms, with draft legislation expected in 2026 and further changes targeting the self-employed
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Special ReportFrance: No well-intentioned pension reform goes unpunished
The collapse of France’s government has thrown the latest round of pension reforms into question – but second-pillar assets continue to grow
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Special ReportGermany: Restarting the pension reform process
The new government is picking up the slack to boost occupational and private pensions but the sustainability of the pay-as-you-go system remains in focus
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Special ReportIceland: New pension bill stirs debate on disability payments
Draft amendment to the Pensions Act shifts the relationship between social security and disability pension payments
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Special ReportIreland: National defined contribution pension scheme delayed once again
Ireland’s pension system is on the cusp of its biggest shake-up in decades, but uncertainty, inertia and governance gaps threaten to undermine it
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Special ReportItaly: Mandatory pensions on the cards for new labour market entrants
Government sees urgency in granting early retirement options but some representatives have put forward bold proposals for expanding supplementary pension coverage
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Special ReportNetherlands: Defined contribution transition under way as pension funds begin to sail in
Reforms to the Dutch pension system are finally under way with most funds set to move to the new system between 2026 and 2028
