IPE's EU Coverage – Page 2
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Asset Class ReportsEquities: US equity markets expected to gain from Trump’s victory
As the political dust settles following Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections, global equity funds are eagerly eyeing the incoming administration and the opportunities it may offer
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Asset Class ReportsInvestors eye return to European small cap equities
Largely dependent on domestic investors, interest has been growing in the opportunities offered by Europe’s smaller companies
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Special ReportInvestor litigation outside the US on the rise
Class-action lawsuits have been a staple of the litigation landscape in the US for decades, but this trend is now spreading, with investor litigation on the rise across the UK and Europe
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Special ReportSecurities litigation: the view from our institutional clients
Over the last year we have continued to see a steady stream of new group investor actions brought across Europe, arising from serious alleged governance failures.
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Opinion PiecesPreparedness: a new asset class?
Wars are famously costly. Most people would agree that preventing them is infinitely preferable to paying for them.
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Opinion PiecesThe private credit market needs careful monitoring
European institutional investors seem to be in a bind. Equities performed well this year, but market concentration remains at record levels and many investors expect a correction. Returns from bonds have been mostly positive, but that could change if inflation flares up again. The real estate market may be starting to recover, but it is early days, and the recovery may not be linear.
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AnalysisEurope must prepare for a China after Xi Jinping
Whatever the big issues of the 21st century, whether climate change, the environment, restoring economies post-COVID, fighting poverty or ending the war in Ukraine, they are much easier to resolve if countries work together.
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FeaturesIPE Quest Expectations Indicator - December 2024
Bond expectations falling, equity mostly flat
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AnalysisCOP29: Moderate success, but investors still await clear signals
PKA’s CEO sees momentum building on public-private partnerships, however
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Special ReportPension funds outline progress towards net zero
Europe’s leading pension funds talk about their journey to net zero so far
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Special ReportInvestors await influx of standardised corporate sustainability data
New EU corporate sustainability reporting standards will drive disclosures on hundreds of datapoints by thousands of companies.
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Opinion PiecesEurope’s right wing can break pensions
Now that they hold power in several European countries, radical right-wing parties can make or break Europe’s pension systems.
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AnalysisCan UK DC pension schemes plug the venture capital funding gap?
Europe is becoming an exciting place for tech start-ups, but they are receiving little support from European pension funds, which have eschewed venture capital since the bursting of the dotcom bubble in the late 1990s.
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AnalysisPan-European personal pension product requires improvement
Funded pensions can provide both a retirement income for EU citizens and capital for long-term investments by financial institutions.
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Opinion PiecesWill pensions save the savings and investments union?
One only needs to glance over the first page of the recent Draghi report on European competitiveness to find that the European economy is in crisis.
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AnalysisThe pensions reform promises of Europe's far-right political parties
The rise of far-right parties has bolstered support for European welfare state systems, but radical right-wing policymakers face difficult choices
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NewsCOP16: Nature Action 100 releases inaugural corporate assessments
The benchmark represents a snapshot of corporate action in key sectors to reverse nature and biodiversity loss by 2030
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NewsMEPs set to urge new EU finance head to work on ‘international baseline’ for sustainability standards
Maria Luis Albuquerque will also be quizzed about her vision and plans for a ‘Savings and Investment Union’
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NewsFund naming guidelines could hamper green bond growth, warns EFAMA
Industry body wants ESMA guidelines to follow the principle that the project financed should be the focus when it comes to green bonds, not the issuer’s business activities
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Opinion PiecesEurope’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive is an opportunity, not a threat
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is often mentioned as one of the examples of the European Commission’s excessive zeal when working to implement the Green Deal. It is singled out as an example of overregulation that negatively impacts the competitiveness of European corporations, creates barriers to accessing the EU market and is costly to implement.
