IPE's Italy Coverage – Page 6
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NewsENPAM plans a further €520m investment in private markets
Italian scheme targets domestic private debt, private equity and venture capital allocations
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Opinion PiecesTeamwork 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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NewsItaly opens consultation on CSRD
Finance ministry and securities market regulator to assess market size of assurance services in transition to new regime
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NewsItalian schemes plan shareholder activism platform with Frontis Governance
Approximately 14 pension funds with assets under management of around €27bn are taking part in the project
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NewsItalian bank launches benchmarks for pension funds in line with SFDR
BFF Bank’s indices help pension funds assess the performance of their sub-funds’ investments according to Article 8 of the SFDR
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NewsFirst 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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NewsPrivate market investments boost Previmoda’s returns
Project Iris (private equity) and Project Zephyr (private debt) have recorded largely positive returns in 2023
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NewsItaly’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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NewsCometa proposes FoF with protection mechanism for direct investments in Italy
the fund is ready to pilot a project with Cassa Depositi e Prestiti to channel capital to support the real economy
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NewsItalian parliamentary committee presses schemes on real economy investments
Assets directly managed by Casse di Previdenza amounted to around 55% of €60bn in 2013, down to one third of €104bn now, says Adepp
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NewsItalian 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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NewsCometa boosts guarantees for members in ‘Garantito’ sub-fund
Asset manager Generali will beef up fixed income investments as a result
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NewsInarcassa grows AUM to over €14bn as bonds, equities rebound
The pension fund for self-employed engineers and architects in Italy recorded a gross operating result of approximately 7.7% last year
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NewsSolidarietà Veneto picks new managers for ‘Garantito’ sub-fund
Replacement of Generali Investments triggered by interest rate environment offering new investment opportunities
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NewsItalian think tank calls for political ‘non-aggression pact’ to reform pension system
Itinerari previdenziali proposes ‘superbonus’ for those who decide to work until 71
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NewsTelecom Italia’s pension fund rules out illiquid investments
The average age of pension members is too high to invest in those asset classes, the scheme says
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NewsItalian government plans pension reform for longer working life
Giorgia Meloni’s government is close to abolish the ‘Fornero law’, despite having defined more stringent requirements for early retirement, says Claudio Durigon
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NewsItalian parliamentary committee to investigate schemes’ investment policies
The investigations aim to understand ongoing challenges posed by Italy’s aging population, the green transition, the changing labour market and macroeconomic environment
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NewsItaly’s INPS increases minimum pensions
The institute will increase minimum pensions this year by 5.4% for people who are employed and self-employed
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NewsConcreto broadens investment in private markets
The scheme will invest 5% of the assets held in the sub-fund in alternatives
