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Elo reveals record quarterly returns as pension reform boosts risk capacity


By Callum Conway

Finnish pension company Elo recorded its strongest quarterly investment return on record in the second quarter of 2026, as improved solvency supported preparations for the country’s pension reform.

Elo’s investments returned 6.4 per cent, or €2.2bn, during the first half of the year, including a 6.2 per cent return in the second quarter, which the company said was its best quarterly result in history


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France’s ERAFP awards nine mandates to manage unlisted assets

France’s Additional Pension Scheme for Civil Servants (ERAFP) has awarded nine mandates for the management of unlisted private equity and infrastructure assets
Netherlands’ BpfBOUW reports 5.2% return in Q2

The Dutch pension fund for the construction industry, BpfBOUW, achieved a 5.2 per cent return in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, bringing the total half-year return to 5.7 per cent, its interim results have revealed

Sweden’s municipalities and regions’ pension debt totals SEK 619bn

The combined pension debt of Sweden’s municipalities and regions hit SEK 619bn at the end of 2025, analysis from Skandia has shown
Dutch pension fund PMT returns 5.6% following transition to new system

The Netherlands’ Pensioenfonds Metaal en Techniek (PMT) returned 5.6 per cent across all cohorts in the second quarter of 2026 following its transition to the new pension system.

PMT’s Q2 update showed its excess return was 5 per cent, with equities, including private equity, contributing a return of 14.2 per cent

Mothercare completes full buyout of executive DB scheme

The UK's Mothercare has completed a full buyout of its executive defined benefit (DB) pension scheme, transferring all liabilities and scheme assets to an insurer and removing any legal or constructive obligation from the company
Achmea’s operational result falls to €492m despite positive performance of Pension & Life business

Dutch financial services firm Achmea saw its operational result fall by 13 per cent to €492m in the first half of 2026, despite the positive performance of its Pension & Life Netherlands business, its interim results have shown


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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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