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EU Council agrees on new rules for FASTER initiative


By Jack Gray

The Council of the European Union has reached an agreement on new rules for withholding tax procedures, known as the FASTER initiative.

The agreement aims to improve the safety and speed of withholding tax relief processes on cross-border investments, therefore improving the functionality of the Capital Markets Union (CMU)


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Norway’s Norges Bank excludes three companies from GPFG

Norges Bank has excluded three companies from Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) due to various concerns that breach its investment criteria
Sweden’s AMF converts SEK 5.6bn into strengthened guarantees

Swedish pension company AMF has announced that it has converted SEK 5.6bn of existing surplus into strengthened guarantees

Norway’s KLP returns 3% on pension investments in Q1

Norway’s largest pension company, KLP, returned 3 per cent on the pension funds in its collective portfolio in the first quarter of 2024, it has revealed
Dutch pension funds set to retire long-dated hedges – ING Think

Dutch pension funds’ demand for long-dated interest rate hedges is set to decline sharply as the country transitions from defined benefit (DB) to defined contribution pensions under the new pension system, ING Think has stated

Spanish individual pension system assets decline in April

The volume of assets in the individual pension scheme system in Spain declined by 1.1 per cent in April 2024, according to the latest figures from Inverco
Sweden’s AMF returns 3.9% in Q1 2024

Swedish pension company AMF returned 3.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2024, its quarterly report has revealed


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Real assets guide: A changing world

Appetite for real assets is growing among pension funds, but what makes this an appealing area, and how can investors access them? Sandra Haurant takes a look at the world of real assets; while BNP Paribas Asset Management head of

real assets, Karen Azoulay, discusses what this dynamic asset class can

offer European pension fund investors; and LGIM global head of investment strategy & research, real assets, Rob Martin, explores four key megatrends in private markets

Flying steady through turbulence

Following a year plagued by economic uncertainty and geopolitical unrest, European pension sectors will be hoping for a less turbulent 2024. Jack Gray takes a look at the major developments expected in the pensions landscape this year

Tackling gender inequality on pension boards

Evalinde Eelens speaks to Francesca Fabrizi about why gender inequality still exists on Dutch pension boards, what the potential consequences are, and how it can be improved

A changing landscape

In a post-pandemic world, the way people live, work and shop has changed but what does that mean for real estate investment? Sandra Haurant dives into the best

investment strategies for pension funds today

Mission possible: Improving returns for Swedish pension savers

The Swedish Fund Selection Agency executive director, Erik Fransson, discusses the process of procuring funds for the Swedish premium pension system

Strategy to success

State Pension Fund of Finland (VER) CEO, Timo Löyttyniemi, offers an insight into the challenges and successes of overseeing the government buffer fund

Barbieland: A pensions dream

Can practical solutions be implemented to help lessen the impact of the gender pension gap? Or is it all just a Barbieland dream? Natalie Tuck investigates

Carving out the detail

The review of the IORP II Directive took a significant step forward in September when EIOPA issued technical advice on how it should progress. But while the broad

thrust of the advice was given a cautious welcome by the IORP community, concerns linger over some key issues

Paint it green

Despite its best efforts, EU regulators have yet to successfully tackle greenwashing in the investment world. Lynn Strongin Dodds investigates

From a throwback to a look ahead

Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association deputy director of policy, Joe Dabrowski, takes a look back at the UK’s 2023 cross-industry Pay Your Pension Some

Attention campaign, and reveals some early thoughts on the campaign’s plans for the year ahead

An eye for Impact

Impact Europe’s new head of policy & EU partnership, Jana Bour, explains how her background led her to the role, and how the organisation is making a difference

Guide to class actions

David Adams explores the use of class actions by pension funds seeking redress for losses due to inept or illegal corporate behaviour and why some schemes are taking on a leading role within this process



Pomerantz LLP partners, Jennifer Pafiti and Daniel Summerfield, explore how class actions can be used to hold companies and their management to account

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Podcast: Stepping up to the challenge
In the latest European Pensions podcast, Natalie Tuck talks to PensionsEurope chair, Jerry Moriarty, about his new role and the European pension policy agenda

Podcast: The benefits of private equity in pension fund portfolios
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, in which stock markets have seen increased volatility, combined with global low interest rates has led to alternative asset classes rising in popularity. Private equity is one of the top runners in this category, and for good reason.

In this podcast, Munich Private Equity Partners Managing Director, Christopher Bär, chats to European Pensions Editor, Natalie Tuck, about the benefits private equity investments can bring to pension fund portfolios and the best approach to take.

Mitigating risk
BNP Paribas Asset Management’s head of pension solutions, Julien Halfon, discusses equity hedging with Laura Blows

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