Analysis
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Pressure builds for compulsory German company pensions as DGB signals support
German trade unions back mandatory occupational pensions, intensifying debate over design, costs and employer burden
IPE Nordic Briefing: Nordic pension funds on Arctic protection
Nordic pension funds – Danish ones in particular – made their voices heard on Arctic protection following EU Commission’s position on oil and gas
How building African pensions could unlock local capital markets development
The 6th annual conference of the Africa Pensions Supervisors’ Association (APSA), held in Marrakesh in July, offered invaluable insights into the scale of the challenges and the opportunities of building pension systems in Africa
Should UK pension funds re-embrace home investment bias?
UK pension funds could be part of a broader, coordinated investment drive to fuel the growth of the country’s internationally unloved small and mid-cap companies
Pension funds weigh US tech dilemmas as SpaceX IPO looms
Most asset owners are taking a cautious approach to this week’s SpaceX IPO, which has been described as a ‘question of faith or discipline’
IPE ESG Briefing: Pension funds pipe up over EU policy
Plus: Investors create definitions and assessment framework for shareholder engagement; PME credits ESG filters for equity outperformance
ISSB races to pin down nature definitions before October consultation
Investors back International Sustainability Standards Board nature plan but warn on jargon and data
Asset owner June insights: asset allocation at time of regulatory change
Pension reform, EU regulation, threats to shareholder rights, reallocation away from US assets and more - read what’s kept European pension funds busy over the past month
IPE UK Briefing: Fidelity and L&G see each default fund reach £25bn AUM
Plus: Mansion House Accord anniversary; Venture capital commitment; Pensions Commission urged to be brave; LTAF launch
Regulators step up focus on climate adaptation investments as heatwaves blight Europe
Last week, the European Commission published a summary of the climate resilience concerns stakeholders have for EU lawmakers
IPE Netherlands Briefing: New ABP index strategy disappoints
The index is based on ABP’s own ESG criteria and excludes several hundred companies, mainly in the US, including Alphabet (Google) and Meta (Facebook)
IPE DACH Briefing: Swiss pension funds step up private markets allocations
Siemens Pensionskasse is moving into direct lending to broaden its investment universe, while Asga Pensionskasse is also expanding alternative investments
European pension funds focus investment domestically as fears grow over the US
Doubts over the direction of the Trump administration are rising due to the war against Iran
Ann Prendergast, State Street IM: “Policymakers today see us in a different light”
Ann Prendergast, head of EMEA at State Street Investment Management, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about resilience in the financial industry and unlocking investment into productive capital
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