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Impact of inflation on pension investment returns ‘significant’ – ETK


By Natalie Tuck

The impact of inflation on pension investors’ real returns is “significant”, according to the Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK), as Dutch pension funds “lagged” Finnish funds in terms of real returns in 2024 due to higher inflation in the Netherlands.

ETK’s annual investment comparison, which compared 24 pension investors across nine countries, found that the average nominal return was 9.5 per cent last year, while the real return was 8 per cent


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Nordic pension funds call on Equinor to address contradiction between climate strategy and shareholder expectations

Denmark’s Sampension, Swedish pension company Folksam, and the Australian non-governmental organisation Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) have called on Equinor's board to address the contradiction between its new fossil strategy and shareholder's expectations
SPA survey reveals lack of awareness on the importance of occupational pensions

Only 17 per cent of respondents mentioned the occupational pension as important to the size of an overall pension, according to a Swedish Pensions Agency (SPA) survey

Increase in Finns continuing to work past retirement in all industries

Almost half of those who retired at Ilmarinen between 2021 and 2024 retired after their lowest retirement age, data from Finnish earnings-related pension provider Ilmarinen has found, indicating an increase in Finns continuing to work past retirement age
Impact of UBS merger on Credit Suisse Pension Fund ‘unclear’, CEO says

The impact of the merger between UBS and Credit Suisse on the latter’s pension fund is still “unclear at present”, the Credit Suisse Pension Fund CEO, Jürg Roth, has said

UK DB funding improvements ease financial burden for sponsoring employers

UK defined benefit (DB) pension schemes are no longer acting as a "drain" on sponsoring employers, Broadstone has said, after its analysis found that deficit reduction contributions dropped to £932m in Q3 2024 as funding improvements eased financial pressures
More Danes working beyond state pension age

A "historically high" number of Danish individuals, totalling 80,000, have opted to continue working past the state pension age (SPA), according to a report by Insurance and Pension Denmark (I&P Denmark)


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Creating a masterpiece

Italians still rely heavily on the first pillar pension system for retirement

income but regulation is focusing on sculpting out a strong second pillar to increase membership in supplementary schemes. Giovanni Legorano reports

From hands on to hands off

Passive investing will continue to gain traction in 2025 for pension funds, alongside a hands-on approach to private assets. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports

Raised voices

Although many different forms of occupational pension schemes are used across Europe, all face one common issue – the need to decide how much influence

scheme members can, or should, have over scheme or fund governance and operations. David Adams reports

Investing in Iceland’s next chapter

Iceland’s Lífeyrissjóður Verzlunarmanna (LV) chief investment officer, Arne Vagn Olsen, tells Paige Perrin about how the fund has been shaping Iceland’s pension landscape with strong governance, sustainable investments, and long-term financial security

Staying on board

Francesca Fabrizi sits down with Hedwig Peters, board member of several Dutch pension funds, to discuss her career, life as a portfolio manager in the ‘80s and her thoughts on Dutch reform

Sustainable for generations

Tasked with finding savings of €1 billion by the government, Finnish social partners are locked in negotiations, exploring every avenue of pension reform. But what are the key proposals, and which direction is favoured? Natalie Tuck reports

Regulation, reform and refinement

Following another year of economic challenges and geopolitical shifts, Europe’s pension sector is preparing for a transformative 2025. Callum Conway takes a look at the developments expected in the pensions landscape this year

Hot or not?

With International Women’s Day 2025 taking place on 8 March, European Pensions takes the temperature on key developments in Europe over the past year that could impact the gender pensions gap. Written by Paige Perrin

Lessons in leadership

Veritas CIO, Laura Wickström, chats to Natalie Tuck about her career history, not being scared to take risks and taking on the mantle of CIO at one of Finland’s key pension players

Building wealth in property

Amid a string of announcements from Nordic pension funds on their recent property investments, Sandra Haurant investigates whether this is a growing trend across Europe and the outlook for the asset class

Ask the industry

With many European pension schemes also facing growing ESG requirements, European Pensions asks whether the industry actually expects to see any changes in how pension schemes are considering climate considerations as a result of changing international priorities, and if so, how?

The ticking of the clock

Despite being Europe’s financial and industrial powerhouse, the German pension system is beginning to struggle with an ageing population. Pete Carvill reports

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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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