All industry-wide articles
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Italy’s complementary pension schemes record 8% contribution growth in H1
The number of members signing up for complementary pensions at the end of June 2024 grew by 2.3% to 10.9 million
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Italian schemes bolster ESG standards in private equity allocations
Research shows that 57% of Italian institutional investors directly buy private equity products in line with ESG criteria
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Italy’s Real Economy Project funds of funds reach €800m target
Assofondipensione in favour of discussions on tax exemption on alternative investment returns
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Italian pension schemes with higher equity exposure outperform, says COVIP
Laborfonds, Fondaereo, and Fopen’s equity sub-funds recorded higher returns in 2023 than peers investing in other asset classes
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Italian pension funds see number of members increase in Q3
Industry-wide pension funds added 188,000 members so far this year, compared with the end of 2022, a 4.9% increase, for a total of almost 4 million members
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Italian pension fund quartet boosts private equity investments
Asset manager Neuberger Berman will invest in buyout and growth strategies, and mainly in companies operating in Italy
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Italian pension funds lean towards domestic investments, says COVIP
Many pension funds are also expanding their investment strategies in private equity and private debt, according to the pensions regulator
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Italian pension fund association calls on government to cut tax burden on returns
The association is also demanding the government replaces the pro-rata standard to calculate pension benefits
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AUM roundup: Italian pension funds’ total assets drop
Plus: Asset management costs of Swiss pension funds reach CHF5.1bn
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German social partners to start first industry-wide DC plans in chemical sector
BaFin has given the green light to ChemiePensionsfonds (CPF) to offer DC pension plans under the social partner occupational pension model
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Italian pension schemes to further increase exposure to alternatives
Majority of industry-wide pension funds (88%) is investing through mandates this year, up from 79% last year
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German trade union, associations agree on first industry-wide DC pension model
Until the end of June BAVC and IGBCE will work out rules for a collective bargaining agreement to start a pure DC scheme
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Rules for sector schemes and insurers ‘hamper innovation’, says lawyer
Cutting limitations for Dutch industry-wide schemes and insurers could make consolidation easier and cheaper
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Achmea still suffering after 2016 exit from sector scheme coverage
Aftermath cost provider at least €13m last year, with a loss also predicted for 2019
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Providers must improve systems and services to survive: Deloitte
Mandatory participation could end, meaning pension schemes and providers must think commercially
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Dutch recreation scheme seeks growth through voluntary additions
Recreatie could be ‘of interest’ to roughly 1,300 businesses, chairman says
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Dutch Cabinet seeks to rein in mandatory sector scheme growth
Measures needed to prevent new general pension funds being pushed out of business, Jetta Klijnsma says
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IPE Conference: Lower pension payouts in German-speaking Europe
Germany, Austria and Switzerland with system debates – but rather different ones
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Bosch sees 'remarkable' potential in German pension-reform proposal
Company already introduced no-guarantee pension last year