All articles by Luigi Serenelli – Page 3
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Switzerland pensions report 2023: funds consider next move with UBS and Credit Suisse
Fears of market concentration in asset management and custody services are leading Swiss Pensionskassen to rethink relations with the enlarged UBS
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Italian government faces backlash on targeted pension changes
The government has this week introduced the budget law to the Senate to start the approval process
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Inarcassa’s new strategy sees cuts to equity in favour of bonds, infrastructure
Assets under management for first-pillar pension schemes, according to pension regulator Covip
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Swiss pension schemes see funding ratios decline in Q3
Commodities help sustain returns as situation in oil market remains tense, says Swisscanto
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Germany holds talks with Ukraine on pension reforms
The German government has held discussions with the Ukrainian government on forms of bilateral cooperation and mechanisms to help the war-torn country to reform its pension system. “Future exchange formats – for example, on possible pension reforms in light of challenges posed by demographic change, can have a structured nature, ...
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German IG Metall rejects DC schemes
The union is in favour of supplementary, employer-financed company pensions, with guaranteed minimum benefits and employer liability
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Swiss finance ministry to draft anti-greenwashing bill
Up to 79% of sustainable investments said to be at risk of losing sustainable label
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Swiss pension funds clean up investment portfolios
Climate Alliance has seen in the past year an increase in pension funds’ impact investments, ranging from 1% up to more than 10% of schemes’ AUM
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Inflation hits occupational pensions in Germany, says Deloitte
Inflation is having a bigger impact on employees than the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine
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Equities performance knocks Swiss fund market in Q3
Almost all asset classes suffered outflows in the first nine months of the year, says AMAS
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Austrian Pensionskassen returns slow down in Q3
Pension schemes will ‘continue to rely on their diversification strategies to achieve solid long-term results for their beneficiaries’, says association
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Investment associations push Germany on separate infrastructure category
Current rules represent at times a ‘massive restriction’ to alternative investments, says German alternative investments association BAI
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Allianz Leben plans selective move on private markets
The firm will increasingly look to opportunities in corporate and government bond investments
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Swiss pension funds suffer returns setback in Q3
Infrastructure investments worst performing asset class so far this year at -5.8%
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Investors call on European Commission to outline clear social impact investment rules
A clear definition of ‘social investment’ is still missing, a gap that hinders social impact investments, investors warn
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Institutional investors shift to bonds, change stance on alternatives
Germany’s first pillar pension reform will affect the fund industry, says Universal Investment’s chief customer officer Katja Müller
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Austrian VBV increases fixed income exposure
The group’s Pensionskasse and Vorsorgekasse will also expand private markets investments
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WTW expects Swiss corporate pension funds to lift technical interest rates
Discount rates increased during the third quarter of this year, pushing down liabilities by 0.5%, according to the consultancy
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Inarcassa considers higher exposure to illiquids, infrastructure
The next strategic asset allocation could lead to wiping out liquid alternative investments from the scheme’s portfolio
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Italy’s managers union starts legal action against INPS and government
CIDA has filed seven lawsuits for a law blocking full adjustment of pensions to inflation