- Dutch pension fund Hoogovens has reported that its current coverage ratio fell to 137 per cent in January.

The current coverage ratio was 137.1 per cent at the start of 2026. This year so far, the actuarial rate has had a negative impact on the development of the current funding ratio of 1.8 percentage points. Furthermore, the investment return caused the current funding ratio to increase by 1.5 percentage points. Hoogovens’ invested capital has increased from €10,459m to €10,550m so far in 2026. The pension fund’s policy funding ratio, which is the average current funding ratio from the previous 12 months, rose from 129.8 per cent to 130.8 per cent in January. As a result, the policy funding ratio was therefore 14.2 per cent lower than the funding ratio for future sustainable indexation.

- Finnish earnings-related pension provider Ilmarinen has announced that more than half of its domestic real estate investments contribute to climate change mitigation.

Ilmarinen set a target to increase the share of taxonomy-compliant properties to over half of its total by 2025. Ilmarinen head of domestic real estate investments, Tomi Aimonen, said: “We achieved our goal last year, with a total of 56 per cent of properties meeting the taxonomy’s climate change mitigation assessment criteria.” The provider explained that European Union (EU) taxonomy is part of the European Union’s sustainable finance regulation, which aims to help market participants assess the sustainability of their business activities using jointly defined criteria. This, in turn, aims to accelerate investments in sustainable investment targets. The criteria for the real estate sector focus on energy efficiency, monitoring of emissions throughout a building's life cycle, and climate risk assessment. Compliance with the taxonomy also requires companies to meet social responsibility requirements or minimum safeguards in all their operations. Ilmarinen explained that the criteria for climate change mitigation have long been met at the real estate level, but is now reporting for the first time on compliance with the taxonomy

- Denmark’s AP Pension has entered a multi-year partnership with Goodtalks on the new national Mental Health Awards.

The awards will take place for the first time on 8 October 2026 at AP Pension in Nordhavn and aim to strengthen efforts on mental health in Danish workplaces and recognise the organisations and individuals who make a special effort in this area. AP Pension will play the role of strategic health partner and have a central role in the development of the concept, including nomination criteria, jury work and the programme. The partnership involves joint activities related to Mental Health Week, including hosting the award show itself as well as professional contributions and initiatives to place mental health higher up on the agenda among Danish companies. The nomination process and ticket sales will open during the spring of 2026, and the nomination process is open to everyone.

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