Luigi Serenelli
NewsGerman elections: Real estate industry hopes for swift housing reforms
SPD’s manifesto proposed a €100bn state fund to attract investment in areas like infra and housing
NewsGermany’s BVK buys Lenau Terrassen residential tower in Austria
Universal Investments buys 15,500sqm asset from Erste for Germany’s largest pension scheme
NewsBaFin probes Gateway Real Estate over valuation of residential asset in Germany
BaFin said it has “concrete evidence” of violations by Gateway
NewsGerman pension funds focus on the long term amid US office downturn
BVK adopts ‘wait-and-see approach’ after building up significant exposure
NewsEPRA conference: Investors weigh next moves as new cycle kicks in
Delegates hear from NBIM, Oxford Properties, AustralianSuper and CPP Investments
NewsEPRA conference: Political shifts loom over listed real estate recovery
Europe’s listed real estate industry debates new sources of capital and sustainability pushback
NewsAllow institutional property funds to invests in renewables, urges Germany’s Aba
German occaupational pension associations propose reforms to Spezialfonds
NewsGermany’s BaFin probes Accentro over potential accounting issues
Supervisory authority has ’concrete evidence’ of violations of accounting regulations by Accentro
NewsGermany proposes 5% infrastructure quota for occupational pension funds
Draft legislation could allow Pensionskassen to allocate to both infrastructure equity and debt
NewsSwiss Siemens Pensionskasse earmarks CHF110m for infrastructure
Investments in global infrastructure represented 0.36% of Siemens Pensionskasse’s 2023 AUM
NewsItalian doctors’ pension Enpam plans to invest up to €300m in infrastructure
The €25bn pension fund is planning to select funds for diversified infrastructure investments
Special ReportsBVK: German pension fund with 15 years’ experience in timber
Kathrin Kalau-Reus tells Luigi Serenelli that the asset class will become more expensive
Special ReportsGothaer: German insurer opts for natural capital allocation
Institution begins building exposure by investing in Article 9 funds, writes Luigi Serenelli
NewsTally of German insurers exposed to collapsed Signa swells to 46
The number of companies exposed to Signa is significantly higher than was previously known
NewsPublica to invest up to CHF200m annually to grow real estate portfolio
Switzerland’s largest pension fund plans to increase domestic allocations to reach strategic target
AnalysisAnalysis: German renewables funds have to wait for beneficial tax reforms
Germany’s efforts to enhance its capital markets through the Financing for the Future Act have been accompanied by a delay in finalising regulations for fund investments in renewables. Luigi Serenelli reports
NewsInvestors to return to infrastructure following asset allocation reviews
Fund managers at BAI Symposium in Frankfurt expect a return to the market in 2024
AnalysisGermany’s plan to boost investment in housing not enough, investors say
Government’s 14-point plan a step in the right direction, but unlikely to have immediate effect
NewsSwiss Siemens Pensionskasse commits to infrastructure via Aquila, Luxcara, Partners Group
Siemens Pensionskasse CIO Ciapponi says ’so far, around 10% of the commitment has been called up’
NewsGermany plans tax incentives to boost institutional investment in housing
Government proposes measures to help contractors write off investment costs more quickly
