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NewsStagecoach transfers £1.2bn pension fund to Aberdeen
Aberdeen will receive a minority share of any surplus generated
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NewsAberdeen partners with Titanbay to simplify access to private markets
Plus: Columbia Threadneedle and State Street expand their relationship, Nikko Asset Management renames
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NewsAberdeen takes on pension policies worth £3bn from Phoenix Life
The transfer relates to a specific book of business, which includes UK DB and DC pension funds, as well as UK Local Government Pension Schemes
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NewsPeople moves: PGGM appoints chief transformation officer
Plus: Association of Consulting Actuaries elects chair; Italy’s Fondoposte shuffles board
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Managers of Irish institutional assets 2026
The headline figure in this year’s IPE survey of asset managers of Irish institutional assets is up by about 0.4% compared with last year’s growth of 21% – but AUM is still higher than the 2022 peak.
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Managers of UK institutional assets 2026
In this year’s survey of UK institutional and pension fund assets, managers reported a headline figure of €4.03trn, 3% higher than last year, while the figure for UK pension fund assets fell by about 1.7% to €2.24trn.
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NewsPeople moves: Former London CIV head joins JPES
Rob Treich, former head of public markets at the investment pool London CIV, has joined JPES as a consultant
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Emerging and frontier market equities managers 2026
The assets invested in emerging market equities by global asset managers on behalf of clients increased by 16%, or over €150bn, since last year’s IPE survey. Strong appetite by global investors saw the overall figure top €1trn for the first time since 2022.
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NewsPeople moves: BT pension fund names trustee director
Plus: AP3 picks new head of equities; Sweden’s AMF elects chair
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Aberdeen City Council completes buy-in transaction with Rothesay
The transaction will insure the pension payments of 1,360 retired FirstGroup employees
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NewsRun-on momentum builds as XPS unveils integrated scheme solution
Defined benefit pension funds accelerate run-on planning as XPS launches integrated solution ahead of surplus regime changes
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NewsPeople moves: Lothian Pension Fund names financial chief
Plus: L&G appoints CIO for institutional retirement business; SEI adds duo to its master trust board of directors
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Investment grade credit managers 2026
European institutions have been stockpiling investment grade credit, according to this year’s survey of assets held in IG credit strategies. The headline figure for the European institutional segment shows a 27% increase from last year’s survey to €1.63trn.
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Aberdeen Standard and Barings expand China operations
Two asset management giants have registered ‘wholly foreign-owned enterprises’ to offer asset management services to Chinese investors
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Special ReportNet zero: Corporate transition loses momentum
Some of the sectors most critical for achieving net zero are making excruciatingly slow progress. Sophie Robinson-Tillett examines the state of play
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NewsFCA sets out roadmap to support tokenisation in asset management
Tokenisation has the potential to make fund management ‘more efficient, more transparent and more accessible to investors’, says regulator
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AnalysisEmerging markets step out of Wall Street’s shadow
A combination of strong fundamentals, a weaker US dollar and a favourable policy environment may be ushering a new era for emerging market equities
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Aberdeen Standard appeals rejection from Sweden’s state-backed fund platform
Decision by Swedish Pensions Agency affects nine funds managing total of €179m, and comes as the fund platform is rolling out a series of reforms
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Asset management roundup: Aberdeen Standard launches private markets arm
Also: Unigestion targets Nordics expansion with Copenhagen office; Trium Capital buys quant specialist Sabre Fund Management
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Aberdeen Standard, Jupiter firm up Brexit plans
New hires planned in Dublin and Luxembourg as firms prepare EU business



