All IPE articles in January 2025 (online) – Page 3
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NewsConsolidation of UK LGPS funds branded ‘hazardously ambitious’
The government plans to consolidate LGPS funds into handful of ‘megafunds’ to allow more investment in infrastructure
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NewsMandating minimum size for DC schemes won’t push for UK investment
Consolidating DC schemes will take a long time, cause massive cost and disruption and may still fail to deliver government’s objectives, says LCP
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NewsThe People’s Pension targets £4bn private markets investment
The independent master trust aims to appoint a private markets specialist and to create a research capability, initially investing in infrastructure and real estate
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NewsLSEG calls for overhaul of EU sustainable finance regulation
Make it easier to invest in polluting companies through SFDR and climate benchmark rules, and simplify green taxonomy, group tells policymakers
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News2024 a record year for European ETFs but thematics disinvested
Morningstar research confirms 2024 as top year for ETFs although ESG sales have continued to decelerate
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NewsGerman liberal party pushes programme for pension investments in equities
FDP is campaigning for a “real statutory equity pension” based on the Swedish premium pension model
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NewsUsing investment profits to finance social security can impact private pensions
BVI CEO Thomas Richter has labelled the plan of chancellor candidate for the Green Party, Robert Habeck, as a ‘populist foolish idea’
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: How a DB ‘surplus code’ could support economic growth
David Wrigley, partner at LCP, says supporting the appropriate release of surpluses could provide a shot in the arm to the UK economy
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NewsPeople moves: Alecta poaches duo from AMF
Plus: Aviva Investors picks head of EMEA institutional client relationship management; Regeneration.VC adds partner, chief impact officer
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AnalysisIPE ESG Briefing: BlackRock exits NZAM
Plus: NZAM suspends operations; AP7 reviews BlackRock’s decision
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NewsUK welcomes Torsten Bell as new pensions minister
Emma Reynolds is appointed economic secretary to the Treasury in a cabinet reshuffle
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Analysis2024: Achmea IM and BlackRock win Dutch fiduciary mandates
Last year, Achmea IM and BlackRock each won +€20bn fiduciary mandates from Dutch pension funds. This makes them the clear fiduciary winners of 2024.
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NewsAres’s direct lending fund raises €17.1bn at final close
Closing above its €15bn target, Ares Capital Europe VI is the largest institutional fund in the global direct lending market to date
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NewsItaly’s Banca Etica expands business into ESG asset management
The bank is stripping current external asset manager Anima of its mandate to manage the mutual funds of Etica SGR, the bank’s asset management arm
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NewsWPV asset management reshuffles team as it shifts to thematic focus
German pension fund for auditors and chartered accountants manages around €5bn for approximately 17,000 members and beneficiaries
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NewsHuman capital is growing focus for investors, ISSB staff say
The project is in its initial phase with a focus on understanding the market need for more useful disclosure of information about the topic
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NewsForca outsources Danish pensions IT to Netcompany
Joint pensions administration firm for PKA, PBU and Lærernes Pension says new integrated system meets its owners needs ‘faster, better and cheaper’
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NewsAP2 hires new CIO Anna Hammer to continue portfolio changes
Gothenburg-based buffer fund poaches Länsförsäkringar CIO to fill gap after losing Erik Kleväng Callert to SEB Trygg Liv
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NewsAP7 indicates BlackRock’s NZAM exit could affect future mandates
Sweden’s biggest state pension fund to meet world’s largest asset manager ‘to better understand’ decisions after BlackRock fled net zero alliance
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NewsNet Zero Asset Managers initiative halts activities
UN-backed body removes member commitments in attempt to steady the ship
