All IPE articles in September/October 2025 (Magazine)
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Managers of Dutch institutional assets 2025
The assets managed on behalf of Dutch institutional investors have grown for three consecutive years, approaching the highs of 2022. APG, the managers of the government employees’ pension fund ABP, tops the AUM ranking.
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Emerging market debt managers 2025
Total assets in emerging market debt managed on behalf of global investors have been volatile in terms of size.
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Country ReportNetherlands country report 2025: Is the fiduciary management outsourcing trend set to continue?
Time to throw in the towel? Now even established in-house teams are shutting up shop
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AnalysisTrusting the numbers: Scepticism about macroeconomic data on the rise
Political interference in national statistics is not a new phenomenon, but the recent episodes in the UK and the US reveal a growing scepticism about macroeconomic data
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Special ReportCase study: PenSam switches to active strategies using new carbon budget benchmark
Henrik Lorin Rasmussen talks tracking error, tech tilts and the challenge of achieving impact in listed equities
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Special ReportCase study: USS adds more forward-looking data to its climate transition benchmark
Decarbonisation and managing inherent climate transition risk are the primary aims, says the fund’s head of manager selection and oversight
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Country ReportThe rise and fall of Agnes Joseph
An actuary who swapped numbers for politics to fight pension reforms.
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AnalysisViewpoint: AI set to become a positive disruptor in healthcare
“Artificial intelligence is on the cusp of changing the world as we know it, not least in advancing medical care and aiding healthcare professionals”
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InterviewsAmundi deputy CEO Jean-Jacques Barbéris outlines the firm's institutional pipeline
Amundi’s Jean-Jacques Barbéris tells Liam Kennedy about opportunities in liquid markets and ESG staying power
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FeaturesAsset managers face questions over ESG staffing strategies
Is the slowdown in ESG recruitment by global asset managers a symptom of a bigger crisis?
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Asset Class ReportsThe evolution of emerging market private credit: Opportunities and challenges in a maturing asset class
EM private credit is evolving from a peripheral niche into a compelling asset class that should command serious institutional investor attention, reflecting broader structural shifts in global finance, regulatory changes and the persistent hunt for yield that has characterised the post-financial crisis era.
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FeaturesThe recalibration of the asset management industry value chain
The ability to maintain or increase revenues in the global asset management industry has been challenged by the rise of passive funds and the derisking of DB pension plans.
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Asset Class ReportsEmerging market debt attracts the attention of institutional investors
Poised to benefit from US decline Reforms, prudent policymaking and the end of US exceptionalism have changed the nature of lending to emerging markets
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Asset Class ReportsWhy investors still back emerging market debt
Despite divided opinion, it is clear that institutional investors have remained committed to EMD even as retail flows turned negative
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Special ReportThe index revolution: From benchmarking to bespoke solutions
Index providers shift their offering as a wholesale revolution of the industry gathers pace
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Special ReportLimelight falls on ETFs as investors seek better returns
Faced with volatile market conditions, the ETF market has become increasingly attractive. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports
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Opinion PiecesGuest viewpoint: Magnus Billing on the push for 'productive finance'
European policymakers are pushing pension funds toward ‘productive finance’ – directing capital into asset classes such as private equity, venture capital and infrastructure investments.
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Special ReportBoom or bust? The state of play for net zero indices
Paris-aligned benchmarks have underperformed recently, driving asset owners to think more about customised and active alternatives
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Special ReportWilshire Indexes wants to disrupt the status quo in the global index business
T he index industry has long been a comfortable oligopoly with the powerful brands of MSCI, FTSE Russell and S&P Dow Jones Indices controlling more than 80% of global index product revenue.
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InterviewsUp close in the high north: IPE meets the CEO of Norway state investment fund Folketrygdfondet
Kjetil Houg, CEO of Folketrygdfondet, tells Rachel Fixsen that when Norway’s government decided to dive deep into regional small caps, it created what is probably the world’s most northerly equities team
