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IAPF proposes Ireland-focused investment fund for pension capital


By Natalie Tuck

The Irish Association of Pension Funds (IAPF) has launched a consultation on proposals to establish an Ireland-focused long-term investment fund designed to channel pension and other long-term capital into a diversified portfolio of productive assets.

The discussion paper from the IAPF’s Investment Committee, authored by Thomas Donohoe, Noel Friel and Gerald Fitzgerald, set out a proposed return-led investment vehicle aimed at generating long-term real returns with resilience to inflation


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Dutch pension funds hold €229bn in private assets – DNB

Dutch pension funds invested 23 per cent (€229bn) of their assets under management (AUM) in private assets in 2025, up from 21 per cent (€224bn) in 2021, according to a report by De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
Rolls-Royce Pension Fund completes £4.3bn buyout transition with PIC

Rolls-Royce UK Pension Fund has completed the buyout of all 36,000 members of the scheme to Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), nine months after agreeing a £4.3bn full buy-in with the scheme’s trustee

SNS Reaal and Pensioenfonds UWV report mixed funding results for June

The Dutch pension funds SNS Reaal and Pensioenfonds UWV have published their funding updates for June, showing improvements in policy funding ratios alongside slight declines in current funding ratios
‘Structural reforms alone not enough’ as Austrians call for shift towards second pillar

“Structural reforms alone will not be enough” for the Austrian pensions system, as a qualitative survey undertaken by Triple M on behalf of Valida Vorsorge Management found respondents favoured a shift towards the second pillar

DB scheme surplus edges up to £264bn as endgame debate intensifies

The aggregate surplus of defined benefit (DB) pension schemes in the UK increased by £0.2bn to £264bn in June, the latest figures from the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) have shown
Pension Fund of Georgia assets rise 37% to GEL 8.2bn in 2025

The Pension Fund of Georgia increased its assets under management by 37 per cent to GEL 8.2bn in 2025, while investment income reached a record GEL 796m, according to its Investment Report 2025


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Over the line

After years of delays, Ireland’s auto-enrolment system has finally crossed the try line. But while MyFutureFund has been welcomed as a landmark reform, concerns remain over aspects of its implementation and the wider changes reshaping the pensions landscape. David Adams reports

The resilience shield

European pension funds are redefining resilience as geopolitical instability, climate risk and digital dependence reshape the landscape. Beyond funding and investment risk, regulators are now focused on operational vulnerabilities – from cyber threats to reliance on non‑European IT providers – raising new questions about the role of pensions as critical financial infrastructure. Ellie Carric reports

The dollar dilemma

Currency hedging is back in focus as doubts emerge over the dollar’s traditional role as a safe haven. Against a backdrop of heightened volatility, European pension funds are reviewing their exposure to foreign exchange risk and the opportunities hedging can offer. Lynn Strongin Dodds reports

Sweden’s pension balancing act

Skandia head of public and regulatory affairs, Mattias Munter, speaks to Callum Conway about the strengths of Sweden’s multi-pillar pension system, the lessons from recent governance controversies, and why adequacy, trust and private savings reform will shape the sector’s future

Building better retirement outcomes

Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) Ireland CEO, Emer Kirk, speaks to David Adams about the impact of Ireland’s new auto-enrolment system and other recent and proposed changes to the country’s pension system

Built for another era

Recent pension reforms in Germany sought to reduce the pressure on the first-pillar system while encouraging growth in the secondand third-pillar schemes. How successful have they been?

The cost compass

The continent’s pension sector is rethinking fees and costs as regulators, providers and policymakers shift the debate from price alone in search for value for money, transparency and better longterm outcomes for savers. Pete Carvill reports

Joining forces

Paige Perrin explores the current trend of consolidation in the Icelandic pension sector and the wider impacts of a more concentrated market structure on competition, ownership and financial stability

Investing for the future

APK Pensionskasse AG chief investment officer, Manfred Brenner, sits down with Paige Perrin to discuss the fund’s investment priorities, its outperformance of the market and the upcoming changes to the Austrian pension system

Ask the industry

With artificial intelligence (AI)-related pension complaints appearing in Belgian

Pensions Ombudsman cases for the first time, is the wider European pensions industry prepared for a surge in saver-led decisions driven by AI? And what responsibility does the industry have to intervene?

Waiting for take off

After years of being ignored by pension providers and savers, might a new phase of growth lie ahead for the Pan-European Personal Pension (PEPP)? David Adams reports on policymakers’ latest attempts to turn a good idea into a useful, mainstream product

Bursting under the pressure

Belgium’s Arizona coalition is facing mounting pressure as it looks to push through sweeping pension reforms. Sandra Haurant explores whether the changes will bring more unrest than solutions

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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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