Technology
In-depth reporting on technology affecting the investments and pensions sector for our asset owner and asset management readers from IPE’s award-winning journalists.
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NewsUK local authority pension fund trio invest in local growth
Teesside and Avon pension funds along with South Yorkshire Pensions Authority have all made investments
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Opinion PiecesGuest viewpoint: Seizing the digital opportunity in Europe
Digitalisation has far-reaching consequences for Europe’s financial services sector and should be embraced rather than feared, argues Jorik van Zanden
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AnalysisDo artificial intelligence agents herald a brave new era in investments?
The artificial intelligence (AI) landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. While chatbots dominated the early phases of consumer AI applications, we are now witnessing a jump in AI evolution through the creation of AI agents.
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NewsSchroders Capital completes first £500m UK innovation LTAF close
The LTAF secured commitments from British Business Bank and Phoenix via private markets venture with Schroders, Future Growth Capital
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Podcast#13 Leaders in Investment podcast: Conversation with Morten Nilsson and Wyn Francis – CEO, CIO of Brightwell, UK
Morten Nilsson and Wyn Francis, Brightwell’s CEO and CIO, discuss the management of the BT Pension Scheme – the UK’s largest single employer pension scheme – including their investment strategies, ESG goals, relationships and adapting to industry changes.
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NewsNorway SWF underperforms index in 2024, hampered by allocation and real assets
‘Insurance is always expensive if your house doesn’t burn down,’ says Tangen
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NewsForca outsources Danish pensions IT to Netcompany
Joint pensions administration firm for PKA, PBU and Lærernes Pension says new integrated system meets its owners needs ‘faster, better and cheaper’
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NewsCyber resiliency should be top priority for investors
Railpen and Royal London Asset Management have published new guidance for investors on cybersecurity resiliency
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NewsBrunel appoints AssetMetrix for private markets data management
AssetMetrix’s platform will enable Brunel to streamline data processing and aggregation, while offering investors greater insights into private market assets
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AnalysisHow asset managers are getting to grips with AI
The use case for artificial intelligence in asset management is understood, but there are meaningful questions as to what the technology can actually achieve
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NewsSwiss pension fund associations push members to join data platforms
The drive comes as the country attempts to build a pensions dashboard
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Opinion PiecesAustralia's super funds emerge from regulatory shadows
Australia’s A$700bn-plus (€424bn) retail superannuation sector is starting to emerge from the shadow of its profit-to-member peers. It has been only five years since a royal commission published damning evidence of misconduct within the sector.
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AnalysisDeep-tech startups: from academic know how to commercial viability
Many would argue that universities have been set up in the pursuit of knowledge for its own sake, so perhaps the idea of seeking commercial applications for university research detracts from the beauty of that ideal. That certainly was the attitude in Oxford when I completed my own doctorate in physics four decades ago. But times have changed and the UK, and Europe more generally, is desperate to encourage the growth of innovative companies that can rival those being churned out in the US.
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NewsESG innovation, AI use among top index-related investor demands, finds survey
Index Industry Association’s research shines light on challenges being faced by asset managers and their index providers
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NewsInvestors draft guidelines for tech ethics at portfolio companies
Responsible investors are increasingly concerned about the implications of AI and other technological advancements
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NewsBaFin to replace IT strategy requirements for IORPs with DORA
The instructions are not mandatory, but offer ‘great added value in practice’, says BaFin
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NewsSchroders Capital pilots tokenisation for insurance-linked securities
The project successfully enabled reinsurance contracts to be tokenised and traded on a public blockchain platform
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NewsIGG launches ‘one-stop-shop’ digital pensions platform
IGG has partnered with Impact Cubed to enhance IGGiQ through sustainability data, modernising ESG data management
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NewsUBS sets up foundation to channel CHF50bn towards deep-tech start-ups
Swisscom calls on institutional investors, including pension funds and asset managers, to fund the country’s start-up ecosystem
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NewsCDP launches net zero disclosure platform to improve climate, nature reporting
The launch comes as financial institutions with a record €130trn in assets demand climate and nature data
