Switzerland
Switzerland: Rights and responsibilities
03 Jun 2013
Nina Rohrbein analyses the consequences for Swiss pension funds, their advisers and asset managers of the referendum on executive pay
Switzerland: Funds play catch-up
03 Jun 2013
David Pauls and Peter Zanella argue that Swiss pension funds must keep up with underlying economic and demographic reality, and that policy makers should stop moving the goalposts
Switzerland: Magic number crunching
03 Jun 2013
Swiss pension funds have enjoyed a major recovery in the funding levels over the past months. But the fundamental problems remain, writes Barbara Ottawa
Switzerland: New challenges for asset managers
03 Jun 2013
Richard Bruyère presents the results of Image & Finance’s latest research covering the institutional market in Switzerland
Switzerland: Smart on beta benchmarks
03 Jun 2013
Swiss pension funds have mostly shied away from alternatively weighted benchmark strategies. Cécile Sourbes finds that adoption will depend on thorough analysis and transparency of data
Switzerland: Cage fight against complacency
03 Jun 2013
Some think the second pillar is perfect, so 17 years ago four people set out to challenge that view with an innovative approach and an international viewpoint. Innovation Zweite Säule co-founder...
Switzerland: To hedge or not to hedge
01 Dec 2012
Nina Roehrbein finds pension funds facing a dilemma over their currency hedging strategy as the Swiss National Bank maintains its floor to the euro
Switzerland: Caution reigns supreme
01 Dec 2012
Andreas Niedermann and Jürgen Rothmund note that Swiss institutions have not abandoned their euro hedge
Switzerland: Design fault
01 Dec 2012
Conflict between active members and retirees, costs and market factors will all drive changes to the Swiss second pillar, according to Barbara Ottawa
Switzerland: Transparency required
01 Dec 2012
The current redistribution of funds from active employed members to pensioners can be traced back to structural deficiencies, argues Gérard Fischer. Introducing separate accounting for active members ...
Switzerland: How to avoid Gloor 2.0
01 Dec 2012
A lack of staff, organisation and control were the main factors contributing to the corruption scandal at the pension fund of the canton of Zurich (BVK), a parliamentary commission has found. Barbara ...
Switzerland: Happy anniversary, OAK
01 Dec 2012
A year into its existence, response to the new Swiss supervisory body, the Oberaufsichtskommission, has been mixed. Some want it to do more, while others would like to hear as little from it as...
Switzerland: Larger fish to fry
01 Jun 2012
Switzerland’s largest public Pensionskasse, Publica, has a new director but the tracks towards a more sustainable future of the fund had been laid before his arrival, finds Barbara Ottawa
Switzerland: Pension funds seek returns
01 Jun 2012
Persistent low interest rates are making it harder to achieve risk-free returns. Pension funds will need the tailwind of friendly stock markets, argues Peter Bänziger
Switzerland: The safe haven trap
01 Jun 2012
Lukas Riesen and Alfred Bühler analyse the consequences for pension funds arising from the flight to ‘safe haven Switzerland’ and present possible solutions for dealing with this risk
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