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Finance lobbied harder than any other sector to water down CS3D, finds research
Investors planning engagement on responsible lobbying may have to start with the finance sector
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Generali Italia boosts investments in domestic private assets to €4.7bn
Increasing investments in the domestic economy are linked to the growth of the supplementary pension sector
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Italian pension funds in focus as strategic national fund seeks capital boost
The fund aims to raise between €1bn and €1.5bn in capital before engaging with international and large-scale investors
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Italy plans €1bn FoFs launch for small-cap domestic investments
The Fondo Nazionale Strategico Indiretto (FNSI), a closed-ended fund of funds (FoFs), will be managed by Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP)
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DeA Capital Real Estate Launches a New Logistic Fund First Investment In The Novara Province
DeA Capital Real Estate SGR, in partnership with Palm Capital, has established a new Closed-End Real Estate Alternative Investment Fund, fully subscribed by international investors specialised in long-term real estate investments, with the objective of investing significant amounts of capital in the logistics sector in Italy by purchasing both existing properties and properties to be developed.
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Italy: The greening of the pension industry
Italian pension funds are developing their approaches to sustainable investing, with increasing focus on impact and engagement
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Borsa Italiana, S&P to launch Italian index
ITALY – The Borsa Italiana and Standard and Poor’s are joining together to launch an index that will become the main indicator for the Italian equities market.
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Italy roundup: Fondenergia swaps Amundi with Credit Suisse to manage ‘garantito’ fund
Plus: Euronext moves clearing activities to Italy
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Italian private pension funds call on Draghi to stay as PM to guarantee stability
Political instability and the possibility of early elections would lead to postponed reforms
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Italy: Pension investors raise their sustainability game
Pension funds and other institutions are making greater use of engagement and voting as they pursue their ESG goals
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ESG gains ground
Italian pension funds are increasingly making their investment choices with ESG factors in mind
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A real alternative to help Italy's economy
A review of think tank Itinerari Previdenziali’s and Borsa Italiana’s recent project on Italian pension funds’ real-economy investments
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Briefing: Shining a light on active ETFs
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have grown into a $5trn (€4.4trn) global industry by focusing on a few key selling points – low costs, liquidity, easy diversification and transparency.
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IPE Conference Day 3: Manager selection, diversity & inclusion and future-proofing
Kevin Eastwood (Local Pensions Partnership Investments), Sylvain Chateau (LSE), and Keith Ambachtsheer (KPA Advisory Services) among other speakers
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S&P and Italian exchange to launch joint index
ITALY- Standard & Poor’s and Borsa Italiana are to launch a new index, the S&P/MIB 45, designed to provide a broader and more accurate representation of the Italian equities market.
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Active ETFs’ disclosure challenge
Active ETFs are still getting off the ground, representing just over 1% of the worldwide ETF market. Nevertheless, they are the focus of intense interest
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LSE launches $2.7bn bid for Russell, flags review of investment business
Group behind London Stock Exchange places repeated emphasis on Russell’s index business
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Italian roundup: Pension fund for journalists, Fondo Progetto MiniBond Italia
Second-pillar pension scheme for journalists appoints six new asset managers
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Liquidity & Implementation: Will all mutual funds become ETFs?
It took almost five years, but the US regulator still surprised many in the exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry when it gave preliminary approval to Precidian Investments’ ActiveShares in May.
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Borsa's place in the sun
When Borsa Italiana, the Italian Stock Exchange, introduced a central counterparty (CCP) for its cash markets on 23 May, it was the latest step in a re-engineering of Italy’s post-trade environment aimed at greater integration of the country’s markets with those of Europe. The ultimate aim of a series of ...