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Dutch pension funds face tech reckoning, warns central bank
The Netherlands' Central Bank has warned the country's pension funds that their €150 billion ($177 billion) investments in tech companies, representing almost 43 per cent of their listed equities portfolios and 8 per cent of their total balance sheet, is at risk from a potential AI bubble.
Sarah RundellFebruary 3, 2026
Private Equity
Private equity: Arizona’s ASRS argues the case for secondaries
The $50 billion Arizona State Retirement System is pushing into private equity secondaries, actively looking to invest in stakes being overloaded by other LPs, in a strategy that will complement its co-investments program and SMA investments with external managers. It’s looking for opportunities across the US and Europe.
Sarah RundellJanuary 28, 2026
Investor Profile
TIFF plays the long game in venture capital
The $9 billion asset manager for 500 US endowments and foundations, TIFF, is famed for its PE and venture capital allocation. Head of private markets Brendon Parry reflects on his priorities, including navigating the winners and losers of AI, and leaning into independent sponsors and relationships with the best managers.
Sarah RundellJanuary 27, 2026
News
Danish investors shun the US but complete divestment ‘unlikely’
Danish pension investors are pulling capital out of US Treasuries amid tensions around Greenland, but a complete divestment from the world’s biggest market will hurt Danish funds’ performance and ultimately their pensioners more than the US government’s balance sheet.
Darcy SongJanuary 22, 2026
Opinion
Can risk 2.0 save us from crises yet to come?
In this regular column from WTW's Thinking Ahead Institute, researcher Andrea Caloisi explores two potential risk events in the future and how a more interconnected risk mindset, or 'risk 2.0', can protect us from them.
Andrea CaloisiJanuary 22, 2026
Investor Profile
Railpen ups infra allocation; commodities investments get the green light
Railpen will ramp up its infrastructure allocation and take on more core-plus and value-add assets to complement its existing core exposures. It also received the nod to a commodities allocation which director of total portfolio investments John Greaves believes is a hedge to inflation and uncertain central bank policies.
Darcy SongJanuary 20, 2026
Featured Story
Dutch DC reform: Eyes on the bond markets as funds step up risk
The Dutch pension sector's switch to a defined contribution system will have big consequences for Europe’s bond market, as funds push up the risk curve with their investment strategies. It comes at a time when European governments face record funding needs.
Sarah RundellJanuary 20, 2026