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Real Economy Project fund of funds to close with €500m
Arco Fondo Pensione, Concreto, Prevedi, Laborfonds, Byblos and Pegaso contributed with a total of €120m
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First Italian schemes commit to Real Economy Project’s infrastructure FoF
CDP has committed €300m to the FoF, and potentially the same sum will be raised through other pension funds
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Teamwork in rugby and Italian pensions
A peculiar parallel can be drawn between the Italian second-pillar pension industry and the country’s national rugby union team and its supporters, which every year since 2000 gets excited about the Six Nations Championship.
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Concreto broadens investment in private markets
The scheme will invest 5% of the assets held in the sub-fund in alternatives
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Italy roundup: Priamo awards €200m global bond mandate to Payden & Rygel
Plus: Fondapi seeks alternative investment proposals; Arco, Laborfonds, Pegaso’s real economy project; Alifond’s garantito mandate, Solidarietà Veneto’s performance
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Italian pension fund Fondo Arco tenders four mandates worth €400m
Scheme for workers employed in wood, furniture, forestry, brick and concrete sectors searches for managers for sub-fund
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Italy sees auto-enrolment debate gain steam with reform process under way
Proposal: all employees, or at least new hires, would enrol in pension schemes for a trial period of 12 months
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Real Economy Project sets infra FoF investment target
Investments, which could start as soon as this autumn, will have sustainability criteria
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Italian pension funds feel the pain of war in Ukraine
The schemes are advising members to avoid switching investment options
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Mandate roundup: $400m for US equities on offer via IPE Quest
Plus: ERAFP retenders convertible bonds, federal state of Saxony-Anhalt seeks small and mid-cap manager
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Mandate roundup: AP1 tenders for new global custodian
Plus: Italy’s Fon.Te picks government bonds manager
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Italian funds team up to invest in alternatives
Eight industry-wide schemes are pooling resources in an innovative approach to illiquid assets
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Benefits of economies of scale vary by asset class, DNB study shows
Dutch regulator’s research explores link between costs, benefits of scale
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Pensions In Italy: Saving the banking system
Italian pension funds are evaluating investment in Fondo Atlante, the banking sector rescue fund. But there are potentially more attractive alternatives, writes Maria Teresa Cometto
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Fonchim names Scapolo president
ITALY – Fonchim, the €4.5bn industrywide pension fund for Italy’s chemical and pharmaceutical industry workers, has appointed Luciano Scapolo as its new president.
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Footballer scheme’s positive return from 100% fixed income
[17:10 CET 27-03] NETHERLANDS - The €560m ‘pension fund’ for Dutch professional football players generated positive returns of 1% after allocating all its assets to fixed income investments in mid-2008.
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Footballer scheme returns 4% on 100% fixed income
[13:00 CET 30-11] NETHERLANDS - The €600m retirement bridging fund for Dutch professional footballers (CFK) has generated a 4% return on investments, after allocating all of its assets to fixed income.
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Italy: In search of the right balance
Further scandals at casse di previdenza highlight the urgent need to promote better governance at Italian pension funds, finds Carlo Svaluto Moreolo
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Italy: Moves to improve standards
Following scandals at casse di previdenza, we asked leading pension funds and advisers: Is there a problem with governance at Italian pension funds and what steps should be taken to improve standards? Carlo Svaluto Moreolo reports
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