- Industriens Pension, the Danish labour market pension scheme, has adjusted its monthly payments upwards in 2026 by between 3 and 9 per cent, following another year of good returns.

Overall, approximately 58,000 Danish pensioners who receive monthly payments from Industriens Pension have now had their payments adjusted upwards. Just over 90 per cent have had their payments adjusted upwards by 3-9 per cent in 2026, and some have had their payments increased even further. The size of the annual adjustment depends on several elements: the return, the change in average life expectancy and any other changes in the member's savings. Pensioners with Industriens Pension market-rate products have had their payments adjusted upwards by an average of 5.7 per cent. The majority of pensioners receiving average interest rates from Industriens Pension will have their monthly payments increase by upwards of 8.5 per cent. Over the past two years, the total adjustment of payments to pensioners has been an average increase of 15.7 per cent.

- Danish pension provider PFA has reported that its pension investments delivered positive returns in 2025, for the third consecutive year.

The provider explained that despite a year marked by trade war and large stock and currency fluctuations, 2025 ended with an upturn in the markets and good returns for PFA's customers. The younger customers in PFA's Profile Medium investment profile saw returns of up to 12.2 per cent in 2025. For those customers with 15 years until retirement, the return in the same profile was 10.1 per cent in 2025. Over the past three years, this profile has delivered returns of around 45 per cent.

- Ireland’s Minister for Social Protection, Dara Calleary, announced that An Post has been awarded the Department of Social Protection’s cash payment services contract, with pensions now being able to be collected from local post offices.

The contract allows for over-the-counter personal cash payments to welfare recipients, including pensions, jobseekers, child benefits, and other payments. All these payments can be collected from local post offices. About 30 per cent of payments made to the Department’s customers are made by cash. An Post was selected following a competitive tender process which sought to secure the best-value and best-quality provision for customers and taxpayers. The contract started on 1 January and will expire in December 2028. After this three-year period is complete, the department can extend the contract for one additional year.

- Denmark’s P+, the pension fund for academics, ranked fourth among Danish pension companies in the Loyalty Group's Industry Index Pension 2025.

In Loyalty Group's survey, P+ scored 63 in satisfaction, up from last year's score of 61, resulting in the fund moving up one place. The industry average score is 57. P+ member director, Lene Mortensen, said she is “very pleased” with this year's results, particularly given the fact that 2025 has been characterised by considerable geopolitical uncertainty and major fluctuations in the markets. "As a member-owned pension fund, satisfied members are the be-all and end-all of our work. That is why we are also very pleased that we are not only maintaining our level but actually seeing progress in several areas. Our consistently strong returns obviously play a major role, but we have also increased our proactive advisory services and strengthened our health services and digital solutions," she says.

- LCP Ireland's latest investment update showed that annuity prices experienced a decline in December as bond prices also fell.

This meant that the funding level of LCP's sample defined benefit scheme declined during the month to around 106 per cent, reflecting a decline in asset values. LCP’s high-risk strategy posted positive gains over the month, while medium-risk and pension purchase defined contribution strategies experienced negative returns over the month.

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