Luigi Serenelli
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Swiss Siemens Pensionskasse earmarks CHF110m for infrastructure
Investments in global infrastructure represented 0.36% of Siemens Pensionskasse’s 2023 AUM
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Italian doctors’ pension Enpam plans to invest up to €300m in infrastructure
The €25bn pension fund is planning to select funds for diversified infrastructure investments
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BVK: German pension fund with 15 years’ experience in timber
Kathrin Kalau-Reus tells Luigi Serenelli that the asset class will become more expensive
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Gothaer: German insurer opts for natural capital allocation
Institution begins building exposure by investing in Article 9 funds, writes Luigi Serenelli
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Tally of German insurers exposed to collapsed Signa swells to 46
The number of companies exposed to Signa is significantly higher than was previously known
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Publica 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
- Analysis
Analysis: 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
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Investors to return to infrastructure following asset allocation reviews
Fund managers at BAI Symposium in Frankfurt expect a return to the market in 2024
- Analysis
Germany’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
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Swiss 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’
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Germany plans tax incentives to boost institutional investment in housing
Government proposes measures to help contractors write off investment costs more quickly
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Swiss Siemens Pensionskasse moves into infrastructure investments
Scheme for Siemens employees in Switzerland also lifts Swiss real estate allocation from 21% to 27%
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Germany to boost real estate funds' renewables investments with new law
Proposal is to help open-ended funds invest in modern buildings
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Union Investment and Mercer raise €294m for latest infrastructure fund
UniInstitutional Private Infrastructure fund plans to build a portfolio of more than 80 companies
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Swiss pension fund BVK buys 15.7% stake in grid operator Swissgrid
The move is part of its strategic plan to increase allocations in renewables
- Interviews
Q&A: MEAG navigates changing ESG world
Luigi Serenelli talks to Thomas Bayerl and Dominik Damaschke of MEAG, the investment arm of Munich RE, about how infrastructure strategies are changing in line with ESG
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German pensions invest in UN’s fund for agricultural development
Hamburger Pensionskasse participates in International Fund for Agricultural Development’s €65m bond issue
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Germany eases tax on Spezialfonds investing in renewables
Bundestag OKs increase to annual limit for tax exemption on revenue generated by special investment funds
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Brookfield, DigitalBridge take stake in Deutsche Telekom’s €17bn tower unit
Deutsche Telekom retains right to regain control of GD Tower in the future
- Interviews
Interview: Rainer Komenda, BVK
Germany’s largest pension fund has turned its attention to the Americas and Asia for growth in real estate