French pensions' push into evergreens could trigger $45bn inflow into unlisted assets
The French government is putting pressure on the country’s pension schemes to increase their private asset allocations
'SpaceX fast tracking means we may rethink our index', $350bn pension CIO says
Monte Tarbox, the chief investment officer at the New York City comptroller’s Bureau of Asset Management, said his confidence in FTSE Russell was “seriously undermined” by its decision to fast-track SpaceX onto its indices after its IPO and that he will watch closely to see how the Anthropic and OpenAI listings are handled
Why are Dutch pension funds cooling on mortgages?
Following the 2008 financial crisis many Dutch pension funds started investing in mortgages, with $14.7bn a year flowing into these funds at its peak. But many are now scaling back, so what has happened?
Calpers heads to court against US healthcare company
Calpers, which owns a 0.2 per cent stake in UnitedHealth Group, is suing the company over allegations it engaged in “widespread, fraudulent and deceptive schemes” to maximise its revenue
Turkey's largest asset owners dodge fund scandal
Last month the Turkish market authority ordered the liquidation of more than 130 investment funds over what has been described as “Ponzi-like” activity. Have any of Turkey’s largest asset owners been affected?
Enlarged UK pension funds grow more demanding in manager relationships
Large UK funds are showing a preference for segregated accounts and bespoke mandates when investing in unlisted assets, including infrastructure
Pension funds explore investment opportunity of 'alternative' proteins
The $158.7bn Border to Coast Pension Partnership has released a series of investment insights which explores the prospect of a world more restricted by climate constraints which shifts away from large mammal livestock such as beef and lamb, to more diverse range of proteins sources, including “insect-derived ingredients”
What could collaboration between Scotland's $93bn pension funds look like?
Scotland’s Local Government Pension Scheme funds are trying to put together a framework for local investment and collaboration - in the hope doing so voluntarily will avoid the government intervention seen in England and Wales
Fiduciary managers face scrutiny over ‘lack of conviction’
Although global equity markets rose around 75 per cent in the three years to the end of 2025, fiduciary managers captured only a small proportion of those gains
How has the ‘Your Future, Your Super’ test changed Australia’s pension funds?
In the latest AOX Trends Report video, editor Damian Fantato talks to APAC deputy editor Stefan Kostarelis about the ‘Your Future, Your Super’ performance test, how it has changed Australia’s pension funds and what the other countries considering similar processes should bear in mind.
How are South Africa’s pension funds handling their domestic market’s concentration?
South Africa’s pension funds are required to invest more than half their assets in their domestic market, but over the past 10 years the number of listings on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange has fallen by half. How are they addressing this?
Pension funds come round to VC managers’ thinking on fees and fund-of-funds
Discussions around performance fees "have moved forward significantly over the last 12 months" and are "much more acceptable" to large pension funds, according to Stephen Budge of LCP
German pension funds face bill of up to $870mn over cum-ex scandal
A survey by Germany’s financial regulator Bafin found 21 insurance companies and pension schemes were affected by at least one transaction in the scandal which involved tax loopholes on dividend payments
Are Australia’s pension funds stuck in a performance testing loop?
Australia’s pension system has managed to weed out underperforming funds and consolidated its system around fewer, higher-performing MySuper products - but has it found itself stuck in a loop it can’t escape?
How Diego Marrero disrupted Peru’s pension fund market
In the 12 years Diego Marrero spent has AFP Habitat Peru’s chief investment officer, it went from managing no money at all to being one of the country’s four biggest private pension fund managers
How the $47bn Railpen fund plans to get out of its property pickle
The Railways Pension Scheme has found itself with a bill of about $413mn for remediation work to its property portfolio due to fire safety issues which were first discovered in 2019. But the fund has finally come up with a solution
How are South Africa’s pension funds using their new-found freedom to invest in alternatives?
South Africa’s pension funds have increased investment in alternatives following legislation which took effect in 2023, but how are they going about doing so?
How an Australian super fund avoided the SaaSpocalypse
Marina Pasika, head of private markets at the $75bn Rest super fund, explains why her fund deliberately avoided traditional software managers when building out its private equity programme
How the Banco Master scandal could affect Latin America’s pensions
In the latest AOX Trends Report video, editor Damian Fantato talks to Latin America reporter Marina Benitez about how pension funds in the region are changing, the specific factors which are driving them to invest in private markets, and how the Banco Master scandal is could affect what happens next
Pension funds edge into UK venture capital as growth funding gap persists
Self-driving car start-up Wayve has looked beyond the UK for its capital backing, underlining the limited depth of domestic late-stage funding