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Denmark’s Sampension replaces chief executive officer
CEO Hasse Jørgensen has left the Danish pensions firm with immediate effect, to be replaced by Mads Smith Hansen
Railpen steps up focus on water and biodiversity
UK pension scheme will publish engagement plans over coming months
Swiss pension funds warned of liquidity risks as alternatives allocations climb
Andreas Rothacher of Complementa urges stricter liquidity planning as Swiss pension funds increase allocations to illiquid assets
Alecta agrees with FSA’s SEK50m fine for Heimstaden Bostad failings
Swedish pensions giant found at fault for pouring SEK50bn into residential investment where agreement was skewed from the start
SV SparkassenVersicherung moves into pension administration
SV SparkassenVersicherung invests in Heubeck pen@min to expand bAV capabilities as German pension reforms accelerate market shift
University of Bristol pension fund appoints fiduciary manager
The £220m mandate was awarded to Van Lanschot Kempen
Soil carbon has emerged as a legitimate asset class
The announcement in January that Microsoft has made a commitment to purchase 2.85m soil carbon removal credits from Indigo Carbon PBC over a period of 12 years suggests that something fundamental has changed in the soil carbon credits market.
The 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
Thoughtful engagement with AI is no longer an option for asset managers and pension funds
The arrival of AI into the investment process has the potential to vastly amplify existing research-related information disparity
Denmark’s Sampension replaces chief executive officer
CEO Hasse Jørgensen has left the Danish pensions firm with immediate effect, to be replaced by Mads Smith Hansen
PKA’s CIO Michael Nellemann Pedersen hands baton to Mads Skanning
Danish pension fund’s investment chief retires after 25 years, having served at the firm overall for 35 years
BVK to fight court ruling on real estate chief dismissal
Munich labour court ruling found extraordinary dismissal of BVK’s former head of real estate investment management, Reiner Komenda, unlawful
Mandating pension investments could backfire, UK report says
UK report warns top-down pension investment risks poor outcomes; targeted, evidence-based interventions preferred over mandates
SFDR: Pension fund viability will hinge on treatment of government debt
European Commission wants to give minimal weight to the idea that government debt can contribute towards environmental and social objectives
Forget the US: China now drives political risk in global markets
Investors beware: while the US wanes, China’s ambitions increasingly define global political and economic risk
IPE Nordic Briefing: Swedish manager slams FTN’s procurement process
Plus: Finland’s pensions debate continues ahead of next year’s general election
Finnish pensions sector lambastes talk of pension cuts
‘Debate about pension rights has caused a new blow to trust in the pension system,’ says Elo’s chief actuary
Gabriel Bernardino on European auto-enrolment: “Most people do not want difficult choices”
Gabriel Bernardino tells Pamela Kokoszka what is needed for auto-enrolment to be rolled out successfully across Europe
AkademikerPension adds extra layer of risk
Known as the ‘Jesus of Gentofte’ for its ESG stance, the Danish fund is revitalising its approach to investing. CIO Anders Schelde explains the rationale behind it to Rachel Fixsen
Velliv Foreningen CEO lauds Danish pension system, ponders next step
Over his 40-year career in pensions so far, Lars Wallberg has seen profound changes in Denmark’s pension system
‘Pension funds are economically interesting creatures with deep social relevance’
The outgoing CEO of Finnish pension fund lobby group TELA speaks to Rachel Fixsen about intellectual challenges, taking difficult advocacy positions and her future plans
Insourcing versus outsourcing: a deceptively simple question
Leading executives at the UK’s NEST Invest, France’s ERAFP and Germany’s Bosch Pensionsfonds spoke to Joseph Mariathasan about operational and asset allocation challenges
IPE Magazine January/February 2026
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January/February Highlights
European equities: IPO market set for rebound amid policy uncertainty
A renaissance in European stockmarket flotations needs to be backed by more supportive policies
Sustainable capitalism should ditch Milton Friedman’s flawed approach
Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman’s influence on corporate behaviour and investment philosophy continues to resonate decades after his famous 1970 New York Times article declaring that the sole social responsibility of business is to increase profits.
Fiduciary assets plateau as UK market matures
UK pension schemes are de-risking through insurance in growing numbers, while many are choosing run-on strategies – and fiduciary managers must adapt
Insourcing versus outsourcing: a deceptively simple question
Leading executives at the UK’s NEST Invest, France’s ERAFP and Germany’s Bosch Pensionsfonds spoke to Joseph Mariathasan about operational and asset allocation challenges
CaixaBank’s Blanch: time to move from rhetoric to action
As chair of Pensions Caixa 30, Yolanda Blanch is committed to forging ahead with what she describes as “systematic leadership”
Fixed income, rates, currencies: Joint US-Israel war on Iran sends oil price to 12-month high
Global markets had seemed relatively benign despite signs of impending instability – but the military strikes on Iran have upended any optimism
Chart watch: Policy uncertainty, EM spreads, US jobs, German manufacturing
Despite global policy uncertainty, EM spreads have remained tight, and German manufacturers ended 2025 on a high
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