The Italian financial industry saw a wave of new appointments and new investment funds last January 2026. Over the month, 16 new mutual funds were launched, six role changes took place in asset management, private banking and financial advisory networks. This is a summary of the announcements through press releases and the media relations activity of the main Italian financial companies. Among the financial appointments of the month, the new CEO of Anima stands out, while on the product side the headline news is the launch of the first goal-based funds family from Unicredit and BlackRock.

The new investiment funds launched in Italy

UniCredit has officially announced the debut of the new onemarkets BlackRock Goals Funds family, a range of investment solutions that marks the bank’s first step into the universe of goal-based investing. This type of investment, increasingly widespread in the US, shifts the focus from the individual financial product to the investor’s life goals, such as funding education or buying a home.
Satispay, in partnership with Invesco, has launched a new section of its fintech app where users will be able to invest in three funds: a bond fund, a balanced fund and a global equity fund.
Artemis has responded to client demand by announcing its second strategy dedicated to emerging markets, the Artemis Funds (Lux) SmartGARP Global Emerging Markets ex China Equity fund.
Invesco has introduced a new credit fund, the European Upper Middle Market Income Fund. The strategy aims to generate high income by investing in a diversified portfolio of senior secured corporate loans in the European upper middle market segment.
DWS has announced the launch of five new Xtrackers ETFs linked to Eurozone government bonds, which assign a higher weight to countries with better ESG factor scores.
UBS has listed on Borsa Italiana’s ETFplus market a new ETF, the UBS Sustainable Development Bank Bonds 1-5 UCITS ETF hEUR dis. It is a bond product built on emerging markets corporate bonds and denominated in euro.
Société Generale has listed on Borsa Italiana’s Bond-X (EuroTLX) segment two euro-denominated bonds with monthly coupons, a maximum maturity of 12 years and the possibility of early redemption at the issuer’s discretion on a monthly basis starting from the twelfth month.
BlackRock has entered the European market with the first actively managed AT1 ETF, a tool that allows investors simple and liquid access to Additional Tier 1 bank bonds. The product is the new iShares AT1 Bond Active UCITS ETF (BAT1).
The crypto ETF market has been expanded by a new product from VanEck, which has officially started trading the VanEck Avalanche ETF (VAVX), the first exchange-traded product listed in the US to offer direct exposure to the AVAX token while also including staking yields.
Global investor Legal & General has launched its new L&G MSCI World Mid Cap UCITS ETF, the first strategy focused on global mid-cap companies and developed for the European UCITS ETF market.

Appointments in financial networks

Saverio Perissinotto has been appointed as the new CEO of Anima. The decision was taken during the meeting of Banco BPM’s board of directors, with Perissinotto set to leave the chairmanship of Eurizon and take up his new role in early February.
AllianceBernstein has announced the appointment of Onur Erzan as its new president. Erzan will work alongside CEO Seth Bernstein in overseeing AB’s business transformation and setting priorities for strategic initiatives.
Janus Henderson Investors has announced the hiring of Daniela Oprandi as senior associate director. Oprandi will report directly to Federico Pons, country head for Italy, and will be based in Milan.
Armònia sgr has appointed Matteo Cangiano and Marco Formicola as investment directors, as part of the growth and strengthening of the investment team led by Alessandro Grimaldi.
Francesca Agostino, currently Head of Finance & Chief Risk Officer MMEA, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer at Allianz Trade for Italy and the MMEA region.

Other relevant appointments in Italy

Roger Group, a real estate developer and general contractor offering integrated services from design to execution of works, and through to plant management and building life-cycle services, has appointed Carlo Crosa as Chief Operating Officer of the Construction Division.
Barbara Minella, a specialist in employment law, has become a Partner at Solving, a law and tax firm. Minella was previously Counsel at the firm. Alongside her, Marco Ramunni has been promoted from Senior Associate to Counsel, and Elettra Mochetti from Associate to Senior Associate..