IPE's Italy Coverage – Page 2
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NewsItaly changes early retirement option
The new rule allows a merger of first and second-pillar contributions
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NewsFon.Te allocates further €160m to private markets
Fon.Te has also approved investments worth €130m to back alternative investment funds (AIFs) internationally
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NewsFondo Pegaso and Previambiente invest in Italy’s infrastructure FoF
The FoF infrastructure aims to fundraise €500m through capital allocated by pension funds
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NewsItaly ties tax breaks on venture capital returns to share of allocated assets
Adepp, the Italian association of pension funds for professionals, has welcomed the changes to the competition law
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NewsMonte dei Paschi scheme seeks asset managers for DB sub-fund, private equity
The pension fund is looking for an asset manager to invest €70-80m in private equity and another for €80m to run its DB sub-fund
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NewsEnpam overturns deficit forecast with €826m profit on invested assets
The scheme will end the current year with a budget surplus of €484m, a result that overturns the previous outlook of a deficit amounting to €84m
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NewsInarcassa expects €1.2bn budget surplus as it implements new strategy
Budget surplus is result of income from members’ contributions and expenses for pensions paid, returns on invested assets, and operational costs
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NewsAssoprevidenza to rank asset managers on ESG grounds
Assoprevidenza, the Italian association of the complementary pension sector, will start ranking asset managers according to their ESG strategies and the role played by sustainability in governance processes, it announced today. The members of the association will use the metric provided by research company ET.Group to rank asset managers, tender ...
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NewsPope calls for review of Vatican pension system to improve financial outlook
Pope Francis appoints Cardinal Kevin Farrell as sole administrator of the Vatican pension fund
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NewsAdepp, ABV call for improving EU framework for private markets investments
Associations highlight need for a common, stable framework on risk calculation and reporting systems
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NewsItalian pension funds call for action to boost pension membership
Assofondipensione proposes new ‘silent consent’ mechanism
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NewsItaly’s CDC scheme to invest €1.1bn across equities, bonds, alternatives
The scheme will invest 72.4% of the €1.1bn planned for next year in bonds, 4.5% in equities, and 23.1% in illiquid alternatives, including real estate
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AnalysisItalian institutional investors confronted with hard reality of net-zero transition
Panellists at Salone.SRI in Milan this week agreed that journey towards net zero will progress despite challenges
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NewsItalian pension funds look to expand voting, engagement next year
Assofondipensione’s goal is to also be able to vote in companies in the US and Canada
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NewsFondo Espero picks Eurizon to run new ‘Dinamico’ sub-fund
The pension fund has set up the new ‘Dinamico’ option for riskier investments, in addition to a life cycle investment option
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NewsFondenergia picks UBS AM to invest sub-funds assets
Credit Suisse Italy is replaced by UBS AM in Garantito’ sub-fund and government bonds (excl euro) in its ‘Bilanciato’ sub-fund
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NewsItalian schemes team up for public equity investment to bolster domestic economy
The pension fund quartet is creating a consortium for public equity allocations to benefit from tax breaks at mandate level
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NewsItaly’s pension fund for notaries ponders first move into private debt
Cassa Nazionale del Notariato currently has 3-4% invested in private equity and infrastructure funds
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InterviewsPrivate equity remains a key building block for pension schemes
While allocations vary, pension funds value solid returns and private equity’s role as a diversifier. Funds use PE to gain both domestic and international exposure.
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AnalysisThe pensions reform promises of Europe's far-right political parties
The rise of far-right parties has bolstered support for European welfare state systems, but radical right-wing policymakers face difficult choices
