All articles by Luigi Serenelli – Page 34
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NewsDACH roundup: Swiss schemes’ performance returns positive in Q1
Plus: Swiss fund market on recovery path; PSVaG posts negative net income
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InterviewsGermany's VBL: A transformative journey
Michael Leinwand (pictured), CIO of Germany’s VBL, talks to Luigi Serenelli about the pension fund’s growth over the past years and about its evolving responsible investment strategy
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NewsEvonik pension scheme to hike fixed income investments
The scheme plans a 10% increase in bond investments to 30%
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NewsAP7 to invest 20% of total assets in alternatives
The buffer fund is looking into private equity, infrastructure and real estate
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NewsBaFin warns of further risks for Pensionskassen
Risks are perceived from investments in Spezialfonds and alternative investments, as well as in private equity and private debt funds
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NewsGerman government plans to broaden social partner pension model
Plans will enable workers not represented by a union and smaller firms to join pension agreements
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NewsCredit Suisse Asset Management sees CHF11.6bn outflows in Q1
Net revenues in the bank’s asset management division decreased 45% quarter-on-quarter in Q1 to CHF187m
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NewsPensionsEurope Conference: Risk management in time of transition
The move from DB to DC schemes, and a renewed emphasis on ESG, lead to a rethink in governance and investments
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NewsInvestors appeal against FINMA’s order to write down AT1 bonds in Credit Suisse/UBS deal
The formal complaint was filed before the St-Gallen-based Federal Administrative Court on 18 April by law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
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NewsSwitzerland roundup: Ethos slams Nestlé for lack of transparency
Plus: Swiss canton of Vaud scheme, Compenswiss post negative results; Swiss cabinet consults on supervisory reform
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NewsFondenergia invests further €55m in alternatives
The scheme has allocated €20m to Azimut Libera Impresa’s infrastructure fund and €35m to Neuberger Bergman’s private equity fund
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NewsEnvironmental groups take European Commission to court over fossil gas in taxonomy
‘Climate protection through fraudulent labels is unacceptable,’ says BUND’s chair
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NewsSwiss APK switches emerging market equities benchmark to MSCI Low Carbon Index
The management board has expanded the scheme’s climate strategy
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NewsDACH roundup: WTW warns Swiss schemes to review asset managers, custodians after banking crisis
Plus: DWS starts coal phase-out; German pension funds invest in UN agriculture programme
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NewsGerman sustainable finance platform wins support
Questions remain about how to achieve lasting changes in companies’ sustainability plans
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NewsEthos CEO issues stark warning of UBS/Credit Suisse concentration risks
UBS chair Colm Kelleher points to sustainability commitments, outlines ambitious asset management plans
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NewsCometa to vote for diversity and equal opportunities at AGMs
The Italian pension fund wants booard members from gender minorities to hold senior roles
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NewsSwiss schemes assess impact of UBS/Credit Suisse merger
Several pension funds hold both asset managers for various mandates, according to IPE research
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NewsDACH roundup: Austrian provident funds see boost in AUM
Plus: Lurse takes over HDI pension division; EthiFinance buys imug rating
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NewsPrevindai plans €35m investment in private equity funds
The scheme continues to diversify its investments following an allocation of almost €200m in the Italian real economy last year
