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NewsGerman ministry proposes law for Spezialfonds’ unlimited VC investments
An unlimited amount of investments would be allowed in commercial partnerships or in all types of other funds such as ELTIFs
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NewsBVK, BlackRock, Allianz and others commit €12bn to start-up investments
Germany needs around €30bn annually to finance innovation, says CEO of state-owned investment and development bank KfW
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NewsSwiss pension funds bypass strategies to boost IG bonds allocations
Bonds are losing appeal for Swiss pension schemes compared to short-term money market investments
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NewsPeople moves: Aon appoints new UK head of responsible investment
Plus: Siemens appoints Johannes Jasper as head of asset management for pensions
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NewsGermany’s BVK redefines macro allocations in new investment strategy
As part of its its strategic asset allocation, the fund plans to invest in timber looking at ‘evergreen structures’
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NewsBVK joins Allianz, BlackRock and others in WIN-Initiative for start-up investments
The WIN-Initiative comes as German institutional investors opted to allocate €600bn in funds abroad over the past 10 years
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NewsGermany’s BVK joins private markets ESG Data Convergence Initiative
The scheme invests €12bn in private equity in North America, Europe and Asia
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Special ReportGermany: Politicians look to bolster pensions ahead of elections
Draft bills prepared by the government to change public, private and occupational pensions are bound for parliamentary debate
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InterviewsHow we run our money: Germany's BVK
André Heimrich (pictured), CIO of the Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), and his team speak to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the pension fund’s global diversification strategy
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NewsGermany’s BVK reappoints Access Capital Partners for private equity
The scheme is also planning to hire a sustainability expert
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NewsGermany’s BVK looks to expand investment grade bonds portfolio
Investment grade bonds have become ‘significantly more attractive’ because of increasing interest rates
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Country ReportGermany: Financing the Energiewende
German professional pension funds like ÄVWL and BVK are keen to support the energy transition process
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BVK to transfer €75bn to new Universal Investment management company
The new asset management company, called UI BVK KVG, will pool in total €150bn through funds of funds
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NewsBVK moves €83bn FoF assets to new Universal Investment management company
The assets moved to the new capital management company were held in a fund of funds managed as securities Spezialfonds
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IPE Top 1000: Top funds shift assets to equities and alternatives
European pension assets top €9trn
Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA acquires residential development in Danish city of Aarhus
PATRIZIA AG, the global partner for pan-European real estate investment announces that together with Universal-Investment it has agreed to forward purchase the development of a 136-unit residential development project in Aarhus, Denmark, on behalf of Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), Germany’s largest public pension group. The asset has been acquired in an off-market transaction from a consortium of private investors.
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NewsFriday people roundup
Bayerische Versorgungskammer, BVI, DVFA, Willis Towers Watson, Vivat, THEAM, Bouwinvest, Kames Capital, Barnett Waddingham
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Special ReportGermany: Fighting for innovation
The three-party coalition faces important decisions in coming months to reconcile differences over its planned reforms to all three pillars of the pension system
Asset Manager NewsPATRIZIA receives a mandate for over EUR 400 million from BVK
PATRIZIA Immobilien AG has received a mandate from Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK) to act as investment manager for over EUR 400 million.
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Mandate roundup: Wiltshire Pension Fund, Investec, BVK, Pantheon, SEI, Neuberger Berman, LGIM
Wiltshire Pension fund, Bayerische Versorgungskammer, SEI, LGIM
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