All articles by Luigi Serenelli – Page 38
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NewsPublica looks for real estate equity managers to invest in US, Canada
The pension fund plans to bolster its international allocation to real estate, adding Canada as a new market
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NewsCity of Berlin to issue €750m in sustainable bonds
The city’s first sustainable bond is being issued in line with the internationally recognised market standards of the International Capital Market Association
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NewsSwiss pension funds’ funding ratios deteriorate, says Swisscanto
The report showed that 16.1% of private pension funds and 44.4% of fully funded public pension funds are underfunded
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NewsCompenswiss expands private debt programme
The Swiss pension fund is looking for managers to invest in senior corporate direct lending in Europe and in the US
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NewsBaFin warns of sinking reserves for Pensionskassen with higher interest rates
The regulator has identified six main risks for 2023 in its latest risk report
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NewsGerman Green Party defies idea of growing first pillar equity pension funds
Green MP Frank Bsirke warned against diverting contributions for investment in the equity market ‘at the expense of millions of pensioners’
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NewsVBV pension funds post negative returns in 2022
Last year’s results were disappointing, says CEO
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NewsInterest rate hikes lead to negative returns for Austrian pension funds
Austrian Pensionskassen have returned -9.67% last year while provident funds Vorsorgekassen -7.6%
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NewsGerman government to start discussions on third pillar pensions reform
A focus group, under the leadership of the Ministry of Finance and including academics, associations and social partners, are to meet on 24 January
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NewsItaly roundup: Fondenergia swaps Amundi with Credit Suisse to manage ‘garantito’ fund
Plus: Euronext moves clearing activities to Italy
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NewsDACH roundup: DAX companies’ pension assets drop
Plus: WTW Switzerland buys GiTeC, Swiss parliamentary committee consults on second pillar reform
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NewsPublica returns -9.6% as bond and equity losses hit
The funding ratio across all Publica’s pension plans stood at 96.7%
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NewsGerman government to set up foundation with up to €150bn for first-pillar pension reform
Nuclear waste management fund KENFO to help Stiftung Generationenkapital on asset management
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NewsCompenswiss holds strategy as first pillar reform gives room for illiquid investments
It will receive additional funds through an increase of the VAT rate
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NewsSwiss corporate pension funding decline can lead to take recovery measures, says WTW
Rising discount rates, instead, had a positive impact on companies’ international balance sheets
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NewsEurope needs €302bn annual infrastructure investments to reach net zero, study finds
A 41% increase in money deployed for infrastructure is necessary for the green energy transition in the first half of this decade
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NewsGerman coalition parties fire back at proposals to change pensions
Chair of the Council of Economic Experts called to increase retirement age, contribution rates, and cut high pensions
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NewsSwiss pension funds post -12% returns in difficult 2022
Technical funding ratios of Swiss schemes lost on average around 16 percentage points and stood at 103.9% at the end of 2022
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NewsVBL names Angelika Stein-Homberg as new chair
Stein-Homberg succeeds Richard Peters, who retired at the end of last year after serving on the board of VBL for 25 years
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NewsItalian government paves way for pension reforms
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs is set to meet with the unions on 19 January to start discussing changes to the pension system
