All articles by Luigi Serenelli – Page 3
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Nestlé pension fund launches new investment strategy
Under the new strategy, the scheme is reducing its exposure to real estate by 2 percentage points, while increasing its allocation to parallel bonds and listed equities
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Swiss asset managers fail to assert impact-oriented stewardship strategies
Swiss asset managers rarely articulate publicly concrete expectations for companies they invest in, study shows
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Swiss asset management market competition remains high, says AMAS
Total AUM managed by asset management companies in Switzerland grew by 8.3% year-on-year in 2023 to CHF3.1trn
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Italy’s pension regulator recommends tweaks to complementary pension system
COVIP is calling for adjustments to the complementary pension system to attract potential new members
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Swiss government recommends adoption of second pillar pension reform
Unions are campaigning against the reform, using the argument that the changes will mean further reducing the level of pensions
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Swiss-based managers assess potential of emerging investment opportunities
Switzerland-based asset managers share insights on investments with a view to the latest trends in the pension industry
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Credit Suisse Pensionskasse reviews strategic investment guidelines
The fund’s bonds allocation was increased, and the duration was extended
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German pension schemes steadily accelerate fund investments
The share of funds held in portfolios by pension institutions has increased fivefold in the last 18 years, doubling by 34 percentage points, according to Kommalpha
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Germany plans second Growth Fund for start-up investments by 2026
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action says the country is significantly behind other nations when it comes to growth financing
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Swiss parliament to exempt public schemes from interest rate rule
The financial stability of public pension schemes could worsen with higher interest rates on savings, according to a motion
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Switzerland holds back on state greenwashing regulation
Federal Council gives instead the green light to new self-regulatory provisions that will soon come into force
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Real economy investment opportunity ‘remains large’ for pension funds, says COVIP
There is increasing interest by Italian schemes to invest in the country’s real economy, as they expand their investment strategies through partnerships
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ETFs boost capital inflows to Article 6 funds, says EFAMA
Article 6 UCITS funds saw inflows of €101bn last year, a turnaround from -€208bn in 2022, according to EFAMA’s Fact Book 2024
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Nest Sammelstiftung freezes threshold for private markets allocation
‘The performance was not good compared to listed stock markets due to illiquidity,’ the scheme’s CIO says regarding its private markets portfolio
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Asset owners to draft action plan for biodiversity strategies
Challenges to implement nature and biodiversity strategies, and how to overcome them, are key in drafting the plan
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Partners fail to agree on specifics for Ukraine reconstruction fund
An equity capital fund to finance large-scale projects in key sectors in war-torn country expected to be on the table for discussions
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Switzerland considers extending climate scores to government bonds, nature assets
The revised version, that will apply from 1 January 2025, aims to make the implementation of the scores easier and more transparent
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German parliament extends scope of class action law to rating agencies, auditors
Reformed regulation aims to speed up proceedings, giving more powers to higher regional courts
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Fondo Espero rejigs mandates to classify sub-funds under SFDR article 8
The scheme has screened its portfolios through a ‘Portfolio ESG Assessment’
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German doctors’ scheme expects boost to NAV of private markets allocations
NAEV will keep fixed income allocations at a stable level, cutting down on listed equites in favour of private equity