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European essentials 2025
Essential European highlights from IPE’s 2025 asset management guide at a glance
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IPE Top 500 Asset Managers rankings 2025
Asset managers in our listing are ranked by global assets under management and by the country of the main headquarters. Assets managed by these groups total Total AUM: €129trn (2024: €111trn)
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Top European Institutional Managers rankings 2025
Total non-group assets managed for all types of European institutional clients – pension funds, insurance companies, corporates, charities and foundations – for the leading managers in this business segment. Total assets are €11.5trn (2024: €10.9trn)
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Special ReportPension funds KBC and PGGM outline their stance on impact investing
Two pension providers offer different perspectives on impact in their portfolios
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Special ReportPlace-based impact investing on the rise as investors look closer to home
The rise of place-based impact investing has taken place amidst a growing demand for impact both locally and regionally
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Special ReportIndia’s charge to boost green energy supply
Powered by India’s accelerating growth, the country is looking to bolster its sustainable energy supplies with investments in biofuels and green hydrogen
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Special ReportReforms needed for European push towards blended finance
European supranational institutions have been among the driving forces behind blended finance, but scaling up the involvement of the continent’s risk-averse institutional investors remains challenging
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Special ReportIndia could benefit from global trade disruption
As other nations reel from the ongoing trade tariff uncertainty, Delhi appears relatively insulated from the direct impact of US levies compared with its more export-reliant Asian peers
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Special ReportImpact investing evolves amid strong demand
Private credit is attracting the attention of investors with impact objectives, while strategies in public equities have a clearer framework to lean on
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Special ReportIndia powers ahead with further investments in renewable energy
With an ambitious target to hit net zero by 2070, Delhi is boosting its investments in green energy strategies, such as renewable energy, battery storage, power grids and electric vehicles
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Special ReportBlended finance could help achieve sustainable development goals despite Trump
New approaches will be needed to encourage asset managers and institutional investors to participate in blended finance
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Special ReportPension and investment consultants: Business models are changing
Pension and investment consultants are adjusting business strategies in response to an increasingly complex and volatile investment environment
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Special ReportArtificial intelligence is transforming Asia’s financial sector
Asian markets are adopting AI at varying paces, but the potential for further development in the financial sector is significant, say experts
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Asset managers test AI’s power in the investment process
The AI revolution has come to asset management. Five leaders overseeing its rollout examine the state of play
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Special ReportArtificial Intelligence: UK pension funds optimistic but wary as they dip into AI
Trustees are exploring AI but emphasise the importance of understanding risks such as data security and ethical considerations
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Special ReportFiduciary management: Race for UK mandates intensifies
UK pension schemes with complex and diverse needs are turning to fiduciary management in growing numbers. Who will be the winners in this increasingly competitive sector?
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Achmea IM and BlackRock emerge as winners in the Dutch fiduciary management market
Last autumn, Shell’s €26bn Dutch defined benefit (DB) pension fund announced it would swap Samco, the oil giant’s in-house asset manager, for BlackRock as its fiduciary manager.
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Special ReportInvestor litigation outside the US on the rise
Class-action lawsuits have been a staple of the litigation landscape in the US for decades, but this trend is now spreading, with investor litigation on the rise across the UK and Europe
