All articles by Luigi Serenelli – Page 11
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Germany’s historic deal on €500bn fund
Plus: German Association of Actuaries (DAV) warns industry not to lose sight of pension reform; Switzerland’s custodian mandates
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NewsGerman Pensionskassen want progress to free up capital for private markets
BASF Pensionskasse chair calls for clarity from new government on reforms and for BaFin to speed up on allowing greater risk-taking by Pensionskassen
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NewsGermany’s first pillar manager, employers slam first grand coalition pension plans
Discussions should revolve around the contribution rate and the level of pension, says DRV’s Gundula Rossbach
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NewsItalian investors grapple with ban on controversial weapons investments
Pension regulator COVIP, Bank of Italy, IVASS, and the Ministry of Finance published guidelines but no exclusion list
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NewsPublica stands by JP Morgan as custodian, amid potential political risk
The Swiss pension fund is not considering reviewing the bank’s custodian mandate
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AnalysisGermany expects new wave of buyout transactions tipped to reach €60bn
VEDRA Pensions has signed a deal to take over pension obligations of Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank, the first in Germany for a bank
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NewsSwiss federal railway scheme ups investment in equities while reducing bonds
Last year the pension fund achieved returns of 6.9% and a funding level of 110.8%
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NewsGermany’s historic deal on €500bn fund is a game changer for future growth
CDU/CSU and SPD have agreed on financial package and a reform of the debt brake to invest in infrastructure and revitalise the country’s economy
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NewsEthos, CPEG start new engagement campaign with largest asset managers
The campaign is a first step to induce asset managers to vote considering ESG criteria at AGMs
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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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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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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 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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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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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
