All articles by Luigi Serenelli – Page 46
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InterviewsExit interview: Christian Boehm
Christian Boehm, who stepped down as CEO of the Austrian Pensionskasse APK at the end of June, wasn’t expecting to retire in a year of seismic changes. He has spent his final months as CEO not only witnessing at first hand how the investment approaches of pension funds are rapidly changing, but also observing the wider effects of the war in Ukraine.
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Country ReportItaly: Pension funds adapt to a new regime
Inflation, higher interest rates and geopolitical tensions are leading Italian pension funds to recalibrate their investment strategies
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NewsGerman investors prioritise ESG, sustainability criteria
Plus: Private credit remains solid despite volatile market
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NewsEthos sets target to cut CO2 emissions with new climate strategy
Carbon intensity to be reduced by 34.5% by 2025, by 56% by 2030, and by 78.1% by 2040
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NewsItalian pension schemes continue to trim bond investments
COVIP report shows investments in government bonds decreased from 37.3% to 35.5%
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NewsBaFin to tackle greenwashing but guidelines on hold
Guidelines are on hold as the current environment is not sufficiently stable for long-lasting regulations, BaFin says
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NewsSwiss pension funds record highest equity allocation in a decade
All asset classes have recorded negative returns except for alternative investments (0.8%)
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German sustainable finance committee to renew efforts to transform financial system
Silke Stremlau has been nominated to chair the Beirat
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Swiss BVK continues to engage on climate, social goals despite struggles
The fund supported the call of non-profit organisation Majority Action to replace Chevron’s CEO and lead director at its AGM
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Swiss pension funds see record increase in assets to CHF1.2trn
Contributions from employers amounted to CHF30bn and from employees to CHF21bn in 2021
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Austrian VBV scheme posts -1.8% returns in Q1
Losses in the first quarter of this year were shaped by the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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NewsGerman government plans to channel pension assets for VC investments
Also considering setting up a facility to finance young innovative companies that previously had no access to venture capital funds
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DWS CEO hands in resignation after greenwashing raid at offices
Woerhmann said allegations against DWS and him had become a burden
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DWS offices raided on suspicion of greenwashing
Public prosecutor found ‘sufficient factual indications’ practice did not match info in sales prospectuses
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NewsReal Economy Project fund of funds to close with €500m
Arco Fondo Pensione, Concreto, Prevedi, Laborfonds, Byblos and Pegaso contributed with a total of €120m
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Swiss regulator urges pension funds to check asset manager licenses
Asset managers that received approval by OAK BV until 2019 have to submit a request to FINMA for authorisation to operate by the end of this year
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NewsSwiss scheme excludes commodities under ESG policy despite second-best return
PKG is also planning to switch to a sustainable benchmark for Swiss bonds, foreign equities, foreign small-cap equities, and emerging market equities
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NewsGerman doctors scheme pushes through with illiquid assets switch
Targetted illiquid investments include real estate, infrastructure, private equity and private debt
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German BVV boosts private debt to finance renewables infra, real estate
The scheme has already reached target allocation for illiquid assets, but will conduct further allocations in the future ‘selectively’
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Social partners plan to expand DC model for chemical industry to further sectors
BAVC and trade union IGBCE expect to start the new pension model from 1 October 2022
