Investment & Pensions Europe (IPE)

The October 2024 IPE Magazine is available online. This issue’s features include: ▪ In-depth interviews with Cassa Nazionale del Notariato, PGGM Investments, Velliv, and SEI ▪ This month’s country report looks at the Dutch pension system's transition from defined-benefit (DB) to defined-contribution (DC) plans, focusing on distributing excess pension fund buffers. Pensioners want buffers used to increase pensions, but social partners often allocate funds to compensate middle-aged workers ▪ Our special report examines the rise of custom indices, with investors increasingly shifting from off-the-shelf products to tailored solutions. #ESG integration, #FactorInvesting, and #AI are driving this trend, offering flexibility, cost benefits, and targeted strategies To view the entire contents of the latest issue, visit; https://lnkd.in/dGEbPqPS #Netherlands #Pensions #indices

Just under a month to go until we're all in 📍Prague for the IPE Conference & Awards! With a fantastic speaker lineup, the excitement of the awards and lots of networking, all in one of Europe's crown jewel cities! Don't miss out! 🗣️Fredrik Reinfeldt, former Prime Minister of Sweden 🗣️Dr. Parag Khanna Strategy Advisor and Author, ‘Move: Where People are Going for a Better Future’ 🗣️Salwa Boussoukaya-Nasr - Executive Director, FRR 🗣️Barry Kenneth – Chief Investment Officer, Pension Protection Fund 🗣️Yolanda Blanch - Chair, Pensions Caixa 30 🗣️Niklas Ekvall – Chief Executive Officer, AP4 🗣️Anna Rotkirch, Research Professor & Director, Population Research Institute, Väestöliitto Don't miss it! More information here 👉https://bit.ly/4f7XF0g #Pensions #IPEAwards

Gotta love a polymath! One of our favourites, the talented 🗣️ Joseph Mariathasan, will be chairing our interdisciplinary panel titled 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' which looks at some of the most complex trends facing pensions, including the digital future or work, the declining birthrate and immigration/emigration. Joseph, who in addition to being a consulting editor for IPE has his hand in many other types of organisations and causes that all have making positive impacts on people and society at their heart, will be able to tease out the most salient information from our all-star panel of speakers: ⭐Phillip Brown, Distinguished Research Professor, Cardiff University ⭐Dr. Parag Khanna, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, AlphaGeo ⭐Anna Rotkirch, Research Professor, Population Research Institute, Väestöliitto - The Family Federation of Finland More details and information on the conference are available here 👉 https://bit.ly/48qjl5m #Pensions #IPEAwards

New workshops added to the IPE Conference programme, taking place from 📆2-3 December in Prague 📍 🗣️William Nicoll of Royal London Asset Management will present a session on Navigating the Future of Private Markets, while Ninety One's 🗣️ Alan Siow will discuss The Surprising Allure of Emerging Markets for Private Credit Investors. Which workshops will you choose??? You can view the entire programme and register here 👉 https://bit.ly/4hr9VL5 #Pensions #IPEAwards

EU’s incoming finance Commissioner mulls new ‘sustainability-related categorisation system’ Maria Luís Albuquerque has been nominated as the next commissioner for financial services, financial stability and the Capital Markets Union #sustainability European Commission https://ow.ly/A6vL50TSnV4

Railpen, PLSA, CIPD call on FTSE350 companies for better workforce reporting The trio says there is a need for more consistency and transparency in workforce reporting #workforce #reporting Railpen Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association https://ow.ly/iycF50TSnQ5

Swedish government employers sceptical about benefits of merging AP funds ‘Efficiency improvements are often overestimated,’ says Swedish Agency for Government Employers in buffer funds reform consultation #Sweden https://ow.ly/ks7v50TSnNW

Dutch pension funds should move to concentrated equity portfolios, says Eumedion Schemes should also consider nominating a candidate for non-executive boards to strengthen ties with listed companies #equity Stichting Eumedion https://ow.ly/jUIn50TSnJY

The IPE Conference & Awards - taking place from 📆 2-3 December in 📍 Prague look forward and focus on the next generation of pensions professionals. From our Young Professionals Roundtable, to the Pensions Scholarship Trust Showcase Lunch - which this year features a fascinating presentation from 🗣️Seda Peksevim, Ph.D. on emerging market pension design to our award for Young Pensions Professional of the Year - we're celebrating the pension leaders of tomorrow today! Information and registration are here👉 https://bit.ly/3NDzmeC #Pensions #IPEAwards

COP16: AP7, USS, Church of England among 27 calling for urgent biodiversity action Biodiversity loss is a ‘systemic risk which investors cannot avoid through diversification’, says AP7 #biodiversity #risk The Church of England Sjunde AP-fonden, AP7 Universities Superannuation Scheme (Ltd) https://ow.ly/7REk50TSnGV