White papersFour charts that expose market concentration risk
Since ChatGPT launched in 2022, some AI-related stocks have soared to record highs despite elevated inflation, sweeping tariffs and war in the Middle East. A small group of companies now make up an outsized share of the US market, pushing concentration to levels not seen in decades.
White papersPositioning portfolios for the next world order
The global operating system is being re-wired. Strategic rivalry is back, self-interest is back, and the institutions built to manage a more cooperative world are visibly straining. None of this is sudden. The pressures have been building since the Global Financial Crisis, but their impact on markets is becoming harder to ignore. For investors, the result is a more fragmented, policy-driven world in which outcomes are more uneven and less predictable, and in which resilience matters more than ever.
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NewsPME halves equity risk in run-up to January DC transition
Dutch €64bn pension fund opts to reduce exposure to shares via physical sell-off combined with futures – cheaper than put options used by smaller funds
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Opinion PiecesExclusions: Time to move the clocks forward
Alexandra Danielsson at Canbury Insights and Carolyn Saunders at Dentons argue that with AI, asset owners can finally reopen exclusion policies that no longer stand up to scrutiny
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NewsAPG backs new STOXX ‘investable’ index framework, citing flexibility
Deutsche Börse subsidiary claims manager of Netherlands’ largest pension fund as one of two early adopters of its new IMI framework index product
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AnalysisTCFD: Trustee ramps up reorientation campaign; FCA simplification proposal dissected
The UK government is being urged to replace TCFD reporting by pension schemes with transition planning, while an FCA reporting simplification proposal raises concerns
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AnalysisIPE Netherlands Briefing: The long pensions transition process
Dutch pension giant ABP earns green light from Dutch central bank DNB
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NewsUK backs continuity as Torsten Bell keeps pensions role
Pensions industry welcomes Bell’s reappointment following Andy Burnham’s cabinet reshuffle, citing continuity as government shifts focus from reform to implementation
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NewsFRR invests €100m in new climate transition index strategy
Developed with BNP Paribas, the index aims to identify companies that will be able to transform their business models in line with international climate goals
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NewsPRI creates real economy policy team
Gina Hanrahan, formerly a climate policy specialist at the PRI, will lead the team
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AnalysisGrowing DC assets drive shift towards private markets in Germany
Rapid DC asset growth is encouraging German employers to increase allocations to growth assets and private markets
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NewsPeople moves: LGPS Central picks head of fixed income
Plus: Mercer names international CIO; London Pensions Fund Authority adds to board
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NewsSuperfunds offer a productive finance alternative to insurance buyout, says TPT
TPT says it has enough capital to complete around £1.5bn of superfund transactions in the first three years
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NewsEnpam commits €220m to Italian venture capital and small-cap investment
Italian pension fund for doctors backs venture capital, listed SMEs and real estate while taking advantage of domestic tax incentives
White papersWhen summer becomes the stress test
This year, the signal arrived early. Across Europe, extreme heat and dry conditions accelerated crop development, bringing harvest activity forward in several regions and increasing concerns around water stress. Summer had arrived early in the farming calendar¹.
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NewsGermany picks DWS-led consortium for €6bn corporate bond mandate
German public pension reserves will invest up to €6bn in a DWS-managed Paris-aligned European corporate bond fund
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NewsSmiths Group completes £760m buy-in with M&G
The buy-in marks the fifth and final transaction for the pension fund’s de-risking journey
Asset Manager NewsDeA Capital Real Estate: new €280 million financing agreement for the fund with Fort Partners which will bring Four Seasons Hotel to Rome
Rome, Milan, 20 July 2026. DeA Capital Real Estate announces the completion of the refinancing transaction for Millennium Luxury Fund, the real estate Alternative Investment Fund subscribed by Fort Partners which is its main investor.
White papersRotations are playing out
In US equities, recent weeks have shown that despite low market volatility, single stock volatility is rising, as investors increase scrutiny. Market expectations for the upcoming earnings season are high, leaving the market vulnerable to some fragility in case of disappointment.
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NewsEU delays SFDR vote, proposes carbon price overhaul
Proposal for Emissions Trading System includes plans to extend regime to waste incineration, strengthen its sector coverage, and make it easier to use carbon removals
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