IPE's Italy Coverage – Page 2
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NewsItalian pension funds lift returns with tactical shifts
Inarcassa, Fondo Gomma Plastica and Solidarietà Veneto have relied on tactical asset allocation decisions in bond and equity portfolios to deliver positive returns
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NewsEconomists call for further regulation of Italy’s first pillar pension funds
The proposal comes as scrutiny of casse di previdenza’s investments in domestic banks intensifies
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NewsByblos appoints Payden & Rygel for €190m balanced mandate
The €1bn pension fund for the media sector has awarded a globally balanced mandate to invest in bonds, equities and UCITS funds
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Special ReportItaly: Mandatory pensions on the cards for new labour market entrants
Government sees urgency in granting early retirement options but some representatives have put forward bold proposals for expanding supplementary pension coverage
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NewsItalian pension fund defends position in ‘banking M&A risk’ game
Enpam and Fondazione Enasarco offices were raided by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza seeking documentation relating to securities transactions
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NewsFondo Fon.Te looks for managers to invest €1.61bn in sub-funds
The €6bn pension fund for Italy’s commerce, tourism and services sector is seeking to award 18 mandates in total
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NewsItalian pensions regulator urges consolidation amid structural challenges
Italy’s pensions regulator recently placed the pension fund for newspaper workers under special administration and is pushing for a merger with Fondo Pensione Byblos
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NewsItalian pension funds set ESG agenda for new engagement campaign
Fondo Pegaso, along with Cometa, Fondo Pensione Byblos, Fondoposte, and Inarcassa, are involved in the campaign
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NewsItalian first pillar pension funds required to draft investment strategy document
Document to be submitted to the ministries of labour and economy – the two supervising authorities – as well as to pensions regulator Covip
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Opinion PiecesItalians must raise awareness about second-pillar pensions
Giorgia Meloni’s government has failed to revitalise the Italian second-pillar pension system. But credit to the pragmatic right-winger who in 2022 became Italy’s first female head of government – at least she tried.
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InterviewsFondoposte: New investment strategy, same values for Italian postal workers' pension fund
Antonio Nardacci, chairman of Fondoposte, the pension fund for Italian postal workers, speaks to Luigi Serenelli about the fund’s revamped offering, its domestic investments and ESG
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ResearchIPE institutional market survey: Managers of Italian institutional assets 2025
Domestic players continue to dominate Italy’s insurance-heavy €787bn institutional asset management market, with Generali Asset Management, Intesa Sanpaolo’s Eurizon and Banco BPM’s Anima taking the top slots.
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NewsFondenergia appoints Azimut for global equity as new strategy takes effect
The new strategy also involves an increase in the equity allocation of the €1bn ‘Dinamico’ sub-fund by around seven percentage points
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NewsFondo Fon.Te sharpens private markets focus with new multi-asset mandate
Under the revised strategy, the €3bn ‘Sviluppo’ sub-fund will double its allocation to private markets from 5% to 10%
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NewsFondo Byblos cuts equity exposure, eyes private markets
Managers appointed include AXA IM, Groupama, AllianzGI, Payden & Rygel and Eurizon Capital
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NewsIntesa Sanpaolo pension fund awards €700m in tail-risk mandates
The tail-risk mandates are part of the scheme’s broader strategy to weather ‘deeply uncertain’ macroeconomic environment in 2025
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NewsFondo Espero appoints Schroders, Amundi for ‘Crescita’ sub-fund
The €1.5bn Italian pension fund for school employees has also selected Eurizon Capital for a tail risk hedge mandate
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NewsPension funds become embroiled in Italy’s banking M&A battles
Cassa Forense, Enasarco, Enpam and Inarcassa face questions over their stakes in Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Mediobanca, and Banco Popolare Milano (BPM)
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NewsLaborfonds adds managers, launches satellite equity portfolio
Manager selection process enabled pension fund to cut management costs by more than 10%
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NewsItaly’s pension regulator calls for EU support to reverse demographic decline
COVIP chair Mario Pepe says EU-issued debt should be used to support Italian families
