Technology
In-depth reporting on technology affecting the investments and pensions sector for our asset owner and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists.
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Special ReportEntry points and access: blockchain for beginners
Pension funds are eyeing digital assets, but are keen to discover the best routes into the new market both safely and securely
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Special ReportBlockchain has arrived but are Nordic pension funds ready?
A new survey shows 2.5 million Nordic adults now own crypto, and younger generations hold more of it than listed shares. This means blockchain should be a present consideration for the region’s pension funds
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Special ReportDigital asset investors seek greater governance and regulatory clarity
As institutional interest in digital assets grows, so do the complexities. From first-principles governance to operational due diligence and custody, investors must navigate unfamiliar risks before allocating capital
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Special ReportDigital assets at an inflection point: regulation and jurisdiction shape the path to scale
Benefits include greater efficiency, liquidity and access, while regulatory clarity and jurisdictional alignment will determine whether institutional adoption can scale
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Special ReportIPE Investor Guide: Digital Assets
For most of the past decade, the digital assets conversation arrived in pension fund boardrooms via the back door. A colleague had flagged a newspaper headline about bitcoin, or a beneficiary had asked an awkward question at an AGM.
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Special ReportBitcoin, gold and the institutional reality check
Bitcoin’s long-term returns remain compelling, but rising correlation, extreme volatility and gold’s resurgence are forcing institutional investors to reassess its role
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Special ReportTokenisation as a policy test and the case for European pension funds
For decades, pension funds across Europe have navigated volatile markets by acting in the long-term interests of beneficiaries – but the financial assets and the infrastructure underlying that approach are about to change
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Special ReportFrom crypto to core markets: how digital infrastructure is reshaping finance
In an interview with John Allan, director of innovation and operations at the UK Investment Association, we explore how UK-led developments, from digital Gilt issuance to the Digital Securities Sandbox, are beginning to reshape mainstream capital markets
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Special ReportDown the wormhole with decentralised finance
DeFi is moving from concept to implementation, as traditional asset managers test how blockchain can enhance efficiency, reduce costs and reshape market infrastructure
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Special ReportHow Europe can match the US in the tokenised economy
While the continent has led on regulation, US-issued and dollar-denominated stablecoins dominate the global market
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Special ReportOnce seen as radical, tokenisation heads into the mainstream
Converting real assets into a digital token on a blockchain is becoming more and more widely adopted
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NewsTrustees told to retain accountability as TPR sets expectations for pension AI use
The Pensions Regulator clarifies expectations on AI use, warning trustees that accountability remains unchanged despite rapid adoption across pensions
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NewsUK regulator targets DB, hybrid schemes over dashboards data preparedness
TPR warns DB schemes’ inaccurate value data could undermine pensions dashboards ahead of October connection deadline
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NewsNBIM’s Tangen warns lawmakers of SWF’s unprecedented big tech concentration
AI development going faster ‘than seen before’, says NBIM CEO, as finance minister points to ‘great risk’ of concentration
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NewsSwedish funds agency plans launch of €2.7bn healthcare/biotech tender
FTN says comparative returns data for first tracker procurement shows premium pension reform set to deliver average 0.5% point higher returns
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NewsESMA raises concern over ESG funds’ exposure to corrections in tech valuations
Concerns about a so-called ‘AI-bubble’ have been mounting over recent months
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InterviewsListed equities: Beyond the Magnificent Seven, betting on the future of AI
America’s tech giants not only dominate equity indices; they are breaking records for capital expenditure on AI. How are European pension funds approaching their allocation to the Mag 7?
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Asset Class ReportsInvestors look beyond AI as China’s tech sector rallies
The impact of the AI capex boom on emerging market equities should not be underestimated – but is it sustainable?
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Opinion PiecesThe UK’s ‘deep tech’ sector: a paradox for policymakers and institutional investors
Deep tech now represents 31% of all UK venture funding – a threefold increase from a decade ago
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NewsNorway’s SWF manager sees increased risk of AI correction
GPFG returns 15.1% in 2025, with equities and unlisted renewable energy infrastructure leading gains
