February 2026
16Feb

Canada. Pension giant taps Peru power play in US$3.4 billion deal

Peru’s push to modernize its power system is pulling in fresh Canadian pension money, with CPP Investments backing a US$3.4bn infrastructure bet tied directly to the country’s energy transition and mining economy. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s investment arm has agreed to acquire a 50 percent stake in Lima-based Inkia Energy alongside Miami-based infrastructure manager I Squared Capital, in a deal that values the company at US$3.4bn including debt. Inkia operates a 2.6GW generation portfolio through Kallpa Generación S.A. and Orazul Energy Peru S.A., supplying power to Peru’s mining-driven economy and positioning the platform...

February 16, 2026
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12Feb

Report: UK pensions could sell up to £8bn on secondaries market in the next year

UK defined benefit pension schemes are increasingly looking to sell on the secondaries market with new research showing they could sell up to £8 billion ($11 billion; €9.2 billion) of illiquid assets. UK DB pensions could sell between £4 billion-£8 billion of illiquid assets over the next 12 months, according to the Illiquid Assets Report 2025 published by according to a joint report from pension-focused secondaries trading platform MeltX and UK pensions research and events company Mallowstreet. The report surveyed 42 advisers...

February 12, 2026
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12Feb

Canada’s second-largest pension fund axes future DP World deals over Epstein revelations

Canada’s second-largest pension fund is suspending future investment plans with Dubai logistics giant DP World over ties between its CEO and Jeffrey Epstein, Bloomberg reported. A spokesperson for Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec said in a statement: “We have made it clear to the company that we expect it to shed light on the situation and take the necessary actions. Until then, we are pausing additional capital deployment alongside the company.” It follows revelations that Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem,...

February 12, 2026
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10Feb

U.S. public pension and trust fund investment in digital assets

As Bitcoin, regulated stablecoins, and crypto-linked equities have gained legitimacy in institutional finance through recent federal actions, a handful of public pension funds have begun taking limited exposure, and many more have been quietly exploring the possibility of entering the market. This report finds that Bitcoin’s growing institutional and monetary adoption, its fixed supply, and historical performance indicate that it can be a legitimate—though highly volatile—return and diversification instrument for public pensions. Fully backed and properly regulated stablecoins can be treated as...

February 10, 2026
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10Feb

The fund winners storming into 2026

Last year turned out to be pretty good for investors, even though US President Donald Trump’s unorthodox approach to trade negotiations did not make it plain sailing. There was also an uneasy geopolitical backdrop, with major wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, alongside persistent conflicts across parts of Africa and Asia. However, all the major stock markets that we regularly monitor made annual gains. The best performer was the Brazilian Ibovespa, which delivered a one-year return of 34%. Closer...

February 10, 2026
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06Feb

Liability-Driven Portfolio Choice for Pension Funds under Regime-Switching Inflation

By Myung Jun Kim, Hyeontae Jo & Bong-Gyu Jang This paper studies optimal portfolio choice for a pension fund with inflation-linked liabilities under regime-switching market dynamics. We consider a fund manager who invests in stocks, inflation-indexed bonds (IIBs), and a risk-free asset to maximize expected utility of the terminal funding ratio, subject to a Value-at-Risk (VaR) constraint. Asset returns and inflation expectations follow a two-state Markov chain representing high and low inflation regimes. The main methodological challenge is solving the...

February 6, 2026
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06Feb

Danish pensions’ US investment dilemma

Pension funds in Denmark are under government pressure to invest more at home, with some reassessing their US exposure amid concerns over financial stability and geopolitical tensions. AkademikerPension and PFA recently cut their holdings of US Treasuries, for instance. Similarly, investors across Europe and beyond are considering – or undertaking – their own action. President Donald Trump’s threats to seize Danish-ruled Greenland, though, are of particular relevance to Copenhagen. Decisions like these cannot be taken lightly or quickly, as Menno van den Elsaker of Dutch...

February 6, 2026
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05Feb

US. Bitcoin price meltdown leaves these public pensions down 60% on Strategy bets

US pension funds that bet on Strategy find themselves nursing some heavy losses as share prices for Michael Saylor’s firm continue to slide. The 11 funds collectively hold nearly 1.8 million shares of Strategy, now worth about $240 million, down from $577 million when they first reported their allocations. That’s $337 million in paper losses so far, according to research platform Fintel. Moreover, 10 out of the 11 funds are down 60% on their Strategy stock buys. Strategy’s shares have lost...

February 5, 2026
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03Feb

US. Trump is pushing to include risky assets like crypto and private equity in 401(k)s

In an executive order dated August 7, 2025, President Trump called for a reexamination of regulations and guidance for retirement plans. Trump asked regulators to encourage retirement plan administrators to include risky options like alternative assets (or “alts”) in 401(k) and similar retirement plans. Alternative assets could be funds invested in private equity and cryptocurrencies, assets that lack strict regulation and whose value and risk can be hard to assess compared with other types of investments. Because of this, many consider...

February 3, 2026
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January 2026
30Jan

UK. Pension funds and the drive for greater domestic investments – the international perspective

Domestic investment initiatives from governments are on the rise as governments around the world are recognising the opportunity pension funds present to boost economic growth. However, the push for increased domestic investment by pension funds has not avoided criticism - with concerns being raised on the impact to members' best interests. The UK, Canada, Germany and the Netherlands are all countries pursuing the use of pension funds to boost domestic growth in specific sectors. The UK approach The UK has been...

January 30, 2026
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