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PensionsEurope calls for single set of ESG data points for all EU legislation
Responding to EIOPA’s discussion paper on integrated data collection, PensionsEurope says the association’s suggestions are ‘unsuited to occupational pensions’
Pension Fund Achmea places SpaceX on exclusion list
New ESG assessment prompts Pension Fund Achmea to exclude SpaceX while pursuing engagement
PPF, USS picked to join UK government’s senior-level financial markets forum
The Market Engagement Group is due to meet twice a year, with a maximum of 10 members at each meeting
In focus this week
Asset Class Reports
NZ Super scans broader investment horizon
The New Zealand sovereign wealth fund has implemented a new risk allocation framework to ensure its investments are optimally aligned with long-term portfolio goals
MRH Trowe creates pensions holding company after Lurse, Heubeck acquisitions
German consultancy consolidates pensions, benefits and actuarial businesses as competition intensifies in advisory market
Iceland’s Gildi and Festa strike up merger talks
Boards say the two pension funds are clearly similar in nature and structure, including very similar rights system and articles of association
AP2 warns of stalling progress on gender-balanced boards in Sweden
Buffer fund CEO says growing gender balance on executive boards shows competence exists, but not yet fully reflected in boardrooms
System-level investing ideas from a European investor tour
Long-time institutional investor Jon Lukomnik sets out five crowd-sourced ideas for more tools for asset owners to deal with systemic risk
Nuclear fission – from pariah to panacea?
When I left university four decades ago with a doctorate in physics, joining the UK’s nuclear power industry was a viable and potentially attractive option. I did not join the industry, however, which is just as well – since nuclear power has spent the better part of three decades in ...
‘Simplifuscating’ the data foundation of Europe’s sustainable finance
In his first regular column for IPE, Frédéric Ducoulombier, head of the climate regulation and policies programme at EDHEC Climate Institute, warns that the European Commission’s plan for corporate sustainability reporting standards has serious implications for investors
PPF, USS picked to join UK government’s senior-level financial markets forum
The Market Engagement Group is due to meet twice a year, with a maximum of 10 members at each meeting
AP2 warns of stalling progress on gender-balanced boards in Sweden
Buffer fund CEO says growing gender balance on executive boards shows competence exists, but not yet fully reflected in boardrooms
German advisory board reset signals softer stance on sustainable finance ambition
Board revamped with smaller membership and industry-heavy focus amid push to simplify sustainable finance rules and boost transition finance
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
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
Canada's La Caisse on the need for pension funds to defend ESG
Pension funds are challenging the accusation that sustainable investing compromises fiduciary duty and fails to have an impact on the real economy and fight climate change
UK pension funds PPF and USS on LDI and fixed income risk management
The PPF takes a dynamic approach in its LDI portfolio, while USS’ head of fixed income outlines the scheme’s globally diversified rates hedge
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
Swedish pension company SEB Gamla Liv rethinks investment strategy
Stockholm-based pension company SEB Gamla Liv is contemplating solutions to maintain its trademark strategy of a large allocation to illiquid assets. CEO Erik Kleväng Callert talks to Caroline Liinanki
ABP CIO Herman Bril: I understand fossil fuel investors
The new CIO also talks about cutting its US Treasuries exposure and playing for ‘Team NL’
IPE Magazine May/June 2026
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May/June Highlights
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
Breaching planetary boundaries should be a major concern for long-term investors
Attending the Change Now conference in Paris, I was assaulted by an overflowing cornucopia of ideas, activists, academics and entertainers.
European small-cap equities: Time for the tail to wag the dog?
Europe’s small-caps have shown attractive valuations. Now smaller firms in sectors like tech, defence and energy infrastructure look set to shine
Canada's La Caisse on the need for pension funds to defend ESG
Pension funds are challenging the accusation that sustainable investing compromises fiduciary duty and fails to have an impact on the real economy and fight climate change
UK pension funds PPF and USS on LDI and fixed income risk management
The PPF takes a dynamic approach in its LDI portfolio, while USS’ head of fixed income outlines the scheme’s globally diversified rates hedge
IPE Expectations Indicator – June 2026: Politics are trumping growth prospects
The US war in Iran is suffering from unexpected consequences. Oil companies look like short-term winners, long term losers and they are vulnerable to windfall profit taxes. US enterprises, not subject to pressure to limit CO2 are more vulnerable, but internationals around the globe profit from being better prepared.
Asia Pacific private equity comes of age as mega-deals reshape the market
The growing number of multi-billion-dollar transactions reflects the maturation of Asia Pacific private equity
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