Luigi Serenelli
Luigi is IPE's Berlin-based DACH correspondent.
His coverage includes regulation and the latest pensions and investments trends, and, being a native Italian, he also covers Italy’s pensions market.
He has reported from Italy and Germany on international politics and business for European and US publications including USA Today, Bloomberg BNA and for the investigative magazine L’Espresso. He was previously Germany correspondent for Mergermarket covering M&A.
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Swiss union slams ASIP’s public support for second pillar pension reform
‘An association like ASIP which represents joint pension funds must not take sides on such a controversial issue,’ says Unia
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Share of Swiss underfunded pension funds shrinks to 7%
Occupational pensions regulator deems schemes’ financial situation solid to face geopolitical tensions this year
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German corporate schemes prepare for market risks
The amount of pension obligations on the books of companies listed on the DAX rose by 5.6 percent to €332bn, says Aon
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German parties urge FDP to end blockade on pension package reform
Germany’s finance minister Christian Lindner has blocked legislative proposals
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Fondo Espero to review investment strategy to set up new sub-fund, life cycle option
Strategic realignment comes after introduction of silent-consent rule to tacitly join the scheme
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Swiss Parliament pushes discussion on pension funds’ cost transparency
Improving access to information would strengthen competition in an extremely sluggish market, according to parliamentary motion
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Divestment rules for long-term savings plans lead to ‘operational complexity’
Inarcassa asked the tax authority in Italy, the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), to clarify rules on capital repayments made by closed AIFs
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Swiss schemes turn to corporate bonds as currency hedging costs rise
Currency hedging costs in the bond markets US and EU government bonds less attractive for the pension funds, says Complementa
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PKBS cuts insurance-linked securities for fixed income, domestic property
teh scheme’s ILS active portfolio posted returns of -4.98% last year
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Swiss schemes see ‘significant improvement’ in Q1 funding ratios, says Swisscanto
Almost all pension funds have now reached a 100% funding ratio, and only 0.2% remain underfunded
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ASIP’s director points finger at ‘double game’ played by unions in pensions reform
Lukas Müller-Brunner says poverty in old age has fallen dramatically largely thanks to occupational pension provisions
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Germany’s BVK redefines macro allocations in new investment strategy
As part of its its strategic asset allocation, the fund plans to invest in timber looking at ‘evergreen structures’
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German finance ministry ups maximum interest rate
The rate, used to calculate the amount of reserve funds for pension payouts, is increasing to 1% from the current 0.25%, from 2025 – the first increase in 30 years
- Opinion Pieces
Time is running out for Germany's planned pension reforms
The German government is in the final stretches of an ambitious but tortuous journey to reform the three pillars of the pension system.
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ÄVWL’s CEO Christian Mosel departs for early retirement
The CEO’s exit was due to a confidential personal matter
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German finance minister calls pension funds to invest in domestic growth
Germany needs another Future Financing Act law to mobilise private capital, says finance minister Christian Lindner
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Fondo Gomma Plastica to create equity mandate investing in Italy
The scheme is working on the equity mandate with other pension funds joining as part of a consortium
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Swiss pension funds hold onto private equity investments
Schemes stick to strategic quotas, pushing back on government plans to support local economy
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Italian schemes explore investment opportunities with European Investment Fund
Pension funds Arco, Concreto, Fondo Pensione Byblos and Fon.Te plan to boost investments in Europe
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German Pensionskassen association slams first pillar equity fund plan
VFPK is ‘extremely skeptical’ about the role assigned to the state as an equity investor through the fund