All articles by Luigi Serenelli
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BaFin changes supervisory practice following ESMA’s fund names guidelines
ESMA’s guidelines will ‘completely replace’ BaFin’s old supervisory approach, says BaFin’s Thorsten Pötzsch
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BASF Pensionskasse amasses €4.6bn in new fund of funds
The scheme has seen an increase in its allocation to European bonds and global bonds, offset by a decline in emerging market bonds
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German church scheme shifts strategy towards bonds in developed countries
As a result, equity investments were cut, particularly European stocks
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Second-pillar pension reform can impact employers’ costs, says APK
New thresholds affect almost all members and employers, leading to higher costs for occupational pensions and additional administration
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Italy’s pension funds association expects to raise €500-600m for FoFs with EIF
Assofondipensione plans to set up FoFs for infrastructure, private equity, private debt, and possibly venture capital, with European Investment Fund
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Social partners slam German government’s plans to cut first-pillar funds
Germany plans to reduce public subsidies for the pay-as-you system between 2025 and 2027
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Italian vets scheme picks bfinance to design sustainable investment policy
Enpav’s investment strategy has so far lacked the integration of ESG criteria
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Swiss pension funds gauge impact of second-pillar reform
Stiftung Auffangeinrichtung BVG says would record lower losses of around CHF3m per year following the reduction of the conversion rate
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IPE DACH Briefing: Germany’s AfD sets party’s pension plans
Bundesrat on first pillar pension system, KENFO, CERN, and Switzerland’s AMAS on stewardship
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Bonus Pensionskasse cuts European and EM equities to boost returns
The scheme’s performance benefitted from reshuffling regional equity allocations, with a more robust weight to global equities
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Evonik’s Pensionskasse revamps fixed-income portfolio
For the move, the pension fund held back on real estate and infrastructure investments
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RWE Pensionsfonds strengthens cash flow investment strategies
The scheme has fine-tuned its strategic asset allocation after conducting ALM studies
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Pensions experts propose further changes to Germany’s second pillar reform bill
The draft bill misses the opportunity to adjust the level of pensions after inflation, says WTW
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Previndai picks Mercer to review sub-funds’ strategies
The scheme could also consider setting up a new sub-fund, investing with a cautious approach, and a life-cycle option
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Inarcassa reshuffles global government bond portfolio
The scheme invests €2bn in government bonds, mainly in Italian fixed income
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Germany’s Bundesrat raises concerns over first-pillar pension reform
The draft law to reform the first pillar pension system is insufficient to place the pay-as-you-go system on a financially sustainable footing, it says
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Intesa Sanpaolo DC scheme swaps Japan and EM equity funds
The scheme made the replacements due to the funds underperforming the set benchmark
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Swiss association urges asset owners to hold managers accountable for stewardship
‘We are not activist investors,’ says AMAS CEO
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SOKA-BAU to kick off private debt investment programme
The strategic investment target is worth 5% of the total assets of ZVK and ULAK, the two funds under SOKA-BAU’s management
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Monte dei Paschi scheme to make further investment in private markets
The pension fund has issued a tender for infrastructure, private debt and private equity