- Strategists and portfolio managers weigh the options for equity investors as tech-driven growth and momentum dominate markets
Top stories
Norway’s KLP ‘harmed competition’ by persuading councils not to tender pensions
Norwegian NOK1trn institution makes list of binding commitments to satisfy Competition Authority after four-year probe
German pension buyout ecosystem matures as deal activity builds
Growing deal activity, stronger governance and economic restructuring are creating fresh opportunities for German pension buyout provider
Investment industry calls for clarity on EU due diligence rules
Norges Bank Investment Management and Principles for Responsible Investment urge EU to align due diligence guidance globally
In focus this week
Special Report
Top 500 strategy panel: The asset manager of the future
To secure growth, companies need a strong focus on institutional clients, a clear private market strategy and a credible plan to integrate artificial intelligence
Finland explores €300 newborn investment scheme
A proposed €300 investment for every newborn aims to boost financial literacy, ownership and long-term saving
Geneva pension fund faces court battle over investment disclosure
Investigative group WAV is taking legal action against CPEG over its refusal to disclose investment holdings
Austria pension reform gains momentum despite low public awareness
The reform aims to expand occupational pensions, but low public awareness could hamper efforts to mobilise workers
The next EU budget must become a capital mobilisation strategy
Piotr Dmuchowski, CEO of PFR TFI and a board member of Sustainable Investment Forum Poland, says Europe’s next EU budget should use public funds to mobilise private capital for investment, resilience and competitiveness
Diversity Project to Inclusion in Finance – why our rebrand reflects a sharper ambition
The rebranding of the Diversity Project as Inclusion in Finance signals a sharper, more commercial focus, according to Ric van Weelden. As Europe undergoes its largest-ever transfer of investment responsibility, asset managers must reflect the people they serve
Viewpoint: For European investors, public versus private markets is the wrong question
Kamal Bhatia, president and CEO of Principal Asset Management, argues that investors should instead care about how different exposures interact with each other
People moves: Finland’s State Pension Fund former CEO joins Harvard Kennedy School
Plus: German multinational engineering company Bosch appoints new director of corporate pensions
People moves: Kazemian appointed as head of risk transfer at ZEDRA
Plus: UK’s Railways Pension Scheme adds trustee directors
People moves: Allianz and Günther Thallinger part company
Allianz, Anthos, Huisartsen, Pensjonskasseforeningen, Ocean Conservation Trust
German pension buyout ecosystem matures as deal activity builds
Growing deal activity, stronger governance and economic restructuring are creating fresh opportunities for German pension buyout provider
Austria pension reform gains momentum despite low public awareness
The reform aims to expand occupational pensions, but low public awareness could hamper efforts to mobilise workers
IPE DACH Briefing: Asset managers set to benefit from Germany’s capital-funded pension shift
Plus: Swiss pension schemes are increasingly looking to invest in infrastructure
The fight over transition finance in SFDR
EU lawmakers remain divided over how SFDR should define transition finance, with investors seeking clarity on eligible assets
IPE Nordic Briefing: Pension funds slam SEC’s proposed rescission of climate disclosure rules
AP7, NBIM and AkademikerPension all submitted letters to US regulator discouraging the Commission from scrapping rules
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
LPPI’s role in the British economy: Investing for real-world outcomes
LPPI CIO, Richard Tomlinson, explains how the £55bn manager thinks about its role in supporting the British economy
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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