All articles by Luigi Serenelli – Page 11
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NewsEnpam targets innovative firms with €190m investment
The Italian pension fund for doctors plans to keep its private markets allocation stable, targeting 12-13% returns in private equity and 7-8% in private debt
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Opinion PiecesGerman pension funds need to step up in fight to boost economic growth
Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) parties, together with the Social Democratic Party (SPD), have now entered negotiations to form a new ‘grand coalition’ government
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Country ReportCan pension funds help German economy get back on its feet through investment in growth start-ups?
WIN, a government-sponsored initiative to boost investment in growth start-ups, has received widespread but not wholesale backing
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InterviewsE.ON: All charged up to build resilient investment portfolios
Stefan Brenk, head of asset management and pension finance at E.ON, tells Luigi Serenelli about the German utility’s approach to managing its pension assets
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Country ReportGermany country report 2025: New government faces choices on pensions reform
The collapse of Germany’s three-party coalition last year left behind a backlog of laws and proposals on pensions. What happens now?
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NewsJP Morgan’s custodian mandate with BVK raises security risk concerns
BVK has deliberately opted to mandate the branch of US bank JP Morgan in Geneva, which is subject to Swiss law and regulated by FINMA
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NewsGerman pension funds for professionals fend off claims of poor investment decisions
VZB, a pension fund for dentists in Germany, says it has a reserve worth €145m and is able to fulfil its statutory promises in terms of paying benefits to its members
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NewsScheme for German dentists fires director
VZB is facing losses after investing in now insolvent insurtech start-up Element Insurance
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NewsCONSOB committee pushes to force Italian schemes to invest in SMEs’ equities
Italian pension funds only invest 1.8% of total assets in equities of domestic companies, according to pensions regulator COVIP
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NewsBaFin tightens grip on asset management firms directly investing in crypto
The German regulator has specified legal obligations for asset management firms and custodians directly investing in crypto
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NewsGerman government earmarks a further €200m for venture capital
KfW Capital is launching the Impact Facility, a new building block of the Future Fund, to strengthen impact investing in the German venture capital market
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NewsGerman economist suggests tapping into VAT to stabilise first pillar’s contribution rate
One percentage point from VAT would mean channelling €16bn per year to the first-pillar pension system, says Bert Rürup
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NewsGermany’s election could unlock investment opportunities in infrastructure, AI and defence
Change in government may now open the door to structural reforms, including more flexible fiscal rules to increase public investments and boost the private sector
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NewsGerman Pensionskassen benefit from current consolidation phase, says Mercer
Number of Pensionskassen has decreased from 135 in 2019 to 124 in 2023
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NewsMercedes pension plans break through underfunding to reach 104.4%
The funded status of the carmaker’s pension plans has improved from -€102m to €951m
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Germany goes to the polls
Olaf Scholz, chancellor of Germany, is challenged over pensions in latest town hall
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NewsItaly’s fund for journalists records lower returns with new strategy
INPGI’s new strategy for the period 2024-2026 will see cutting its exposure to fixed income from 54% to 48%
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NewsCompenswiss fears US retaliation if State Street is stripped of custodian mandate
‘There is a risk that the US could retaliate against Switzerland,’ says Eric Breval, Compenswiss director
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NewsGerman political parties battle over first pillar pensions
Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in favour of a ‘guaranteed’ statutory pension in the future
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NewsCompenswiss’s 7.33% return helps boost assets by CHF5.5bn
Total assets amounted to CHF46.1bn at the end of 2024, compared with CHF40.6bn a year earlier
