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Scottish LGPS target £3.4bn allocation to local investments
Based on the funds’ combined assets of around £67bn at 31 March 2025, the allocation would be worth around £3.35bn
AfD victory puts German pension reform agenda under political pressure
Germany’s pension industry backs occupational pension reforms as far-right party Alternative for Germany win raises questions over government’s reform agenda
Railpen launches AI governance benchmark following portfolio assessment
Corporate AI adoption is outpacing governance, exposing gaps for investors assessing risks and engagement priorities
In focus this week
Special Report
IPE Top 1000 Pension Funds 2026: Europe’s changing €10trn pension industry
The assets held by Europe’s Top 1000 pension funds are now worth well above €10trn, and despite occasional wide fluctuations in yearly growth rates, they have increased at a healthy pace of 4.6% per year over the past decade.
IPE Nordic Briefing: Norway’s NBIM eyes massive bonds cut
Plus: Pension fund consolidation in Iceland; Sweden’s AP2 beats AP3 and AP4 on half-year returns
European Parliament votes on SFDR negotiating position
Members of European Parliament push for flexibility around sovereign bonds, carve-outs for certain funds, and more transparency on engagement strategies
Dutch public trust surges in pension funds and new DC system, DNB poll shows
High transition bonuses distributed by pension funds in big transition wave on 1 January could have boosted trust
Pension funds are stress-testing every climate future except the most likely one
Ben McNeil, founder of Emmi, highlights the importance of understanding how a net-zero world impacts investments
To compete, Europe needs scale – not just simplification
Regulatory simplicity has become a significant part of the EU’s competitiveness agenda. But while it’s important, it’s not enough to make Europe competitive on its own.
Net zero: a capital allocation challenge
The transition to net zero is fundamentally a capital-allocation challenge underpinned by accelerating engineering realities
People moves: UK’s People’s Partnership names fixed income co-head
Daniel Spencer joins People’s Partnership from Brunel Pensions Partnership, where he spent eight years leading a multi-asset credit portfolio
Norfolk Pension Fund makes leadership hires to meet LGPS reform requirements
Appointments strengthen fund’s governance arrangements and provide clear senior leadership alongside independent oversight, says fund
Claus Stampe to retire after 23 years as CIO at PensionDanmark
Stampe to step down in February; says cannot remember a ‘more exciting and unpredictable period than the one we are in now’
AfD victory puts German pension reform agenda under political pressure
Germany’s pension industry backs occupational pension reforms as far-right party Alternative for Germany win raises questions over government’s reform agenda
IPE Nordic Briefing: Norway’s NBIM eyes massive bonds cut
Plus: Pension fund consolidation in Iceland; Sweden’s AP2 beats AP3 and AP4 on half-year returns
IPE ESG Briefing: Brussels is back in session
SFDR news, plus consultation on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D)
UK pensions industry urges rethink of general levy as costs rise
Pensions UK warns proposed levy increases could undermine consolidation, member outcomes and value-for-money assessments across pension funds
UK pensions industry backs scale drive but warns against rigid rules
Government plans to launch formal consultation on scale policy in the second half of 2027
Spotlight on UK LGPS: LPPI doubles assets to £60bn, boosts headcount and eyes co-investments
In the first in a series of interviews on British local government pension pools, LPPI is looking to make use of its greater scale in private markets, according to chief client and partnerships officer Matthew Graham, and to develop sustainable investment capabilities
Church of England Pensions Board: Rising portfolio emissions
Church of England Pensions Board’s SaraTaaffe explains why falling portfolio emissions alone cannot show whether pension funds are driving real-world climate progress
Allspring CEO targets culture and solid investment platform
Kate Burke, chief executive officer of Wells Fargo spin-out, is also looking to expand Allspring’s equity offering
Manor Pensionskasse’s hands-on hedge fund strategy
The €2bn pension fund for employees of Switzerland’s Manor Group has a track record of hedge fund investing of nearly three decades
TPT’s view on private credit: A buyer’s choice for private lending
Private credit markets are challenging in the current environment, but they are also evolving
IPE Magazine July/August 2026
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July/August Highlights
Is there a powerful El Niño event on the way?
Warnings abound of the potential impact, particularly on crops, fish stocks and rainfall in many disparate parts of the world
UK aims to be a first mover in regulatory readiness and capital deployment to nuclear fusion
Nuclear fusion, the energy process that powers the stars, was just three decades away, I was told when I left university four decades ago with a doctorate in physics. Unfortunately, it remained three decades away for the next 30 years.
Investors prepare for future equity markets, IPOs, and challenging governance models
Investment strategists and portfolio managers weigh the options for equity investors as tech-driven growth and momentum dominate markets, writes Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
Manor Pensionskasse’s hands-on hedge fund strategy
The €2bn pension fund for employees of Switzerland’s Manor Group has a track record of hedge fund investing of nearly three decades
TPT’s view on private credit: A buyer’s choice for private lending
Private credit markets are challenging in the current environment, but they are also evolving
Macro focus: are today’s global imbalances a problem?
While macroeconomic imbalances are to be expected in a large global economy, their excessive growth is a significant threat to global stability
Private credit: Tapping into the emerging markets gap
Specialist private credit managers work to change perception around lending to emerging corporates
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