Barbara Ottawa
Germany, Switzerland and Austria Correspondent
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NewsAustrian pensions veteran calls on industry to support PensionsEurope
Johannes Ziegelbecker said SFDR, DORA and FIDA were ‘horizontal legislations’
NewsIPE Conference: Asset managers urged to implement diversity policies
More diversity on decision-making panels leads to better investment decision and even outperformance of peers
NewsAdvice on IORP II revisions won’t help increase cross-border pensions, associations say
EIOPA’s latest report confirms lack of cross-border activity in Europe
Country ReportAsset allocation for Swiss pension funds: end to the drift away from bonds?
Markets and a growing familiarity with alternative assets have seen portfolio structures move slightly last year but despite the rise in interest no sudden movements are expected
Special ReportAustria: Pension industry faces an indifferent government
Reforms look likely to be on hold until after federal elections in 2024
FeaturesAustria’s politicians are too timid to make decisions, says VBV’s Schiendl
Austrian institutional investors believe that both national and European Union politics are impeding the evolution of the occupational pensions market.
NewsResaver Pension Fund to be reorganised for growth
‘Several more countries’ are set to introduce the IORP to their national pension framework
FeaturesSwitzerland: Online lending
The popularity of crowdlending is rising, but will it challenge the mainstream?
AnalysisAnalysis: Austrian election brings hope for pension reform
Consultant calls on Austria’s new government to talk about pensions “without ideology” as election looms on 29 September
Special ReportAustria: Government’s fall is another blow to reform
Promised tax reforms were put on hold following the toppling of the government. But this is just the latest in a line of unfulfilled pension promises
Special ReportGermany: Tinkering at the edges
As yet no social partners have adopted the latest pension model in an already highly complex system
NewsBonus eyes climate risks with fresh investment approach
The €1.5bn Austrian multi-employer scheme is setting up a fund-of-funds structure it believes will help improve the transparency of climate-related risks
NewsCERN gains from real estate revaluations to post 1.3% 2018 return
Northern Trust’s appointment as custodian helped address an ‘operational constraint’ in real asset investments for the scientific research institute’s pension fund
NewsAustrian pension funds return 6.72% over H1 2019
Pension fund association identifies active management, Federal Reserve decision, and equity markets as the main drivers
NewsSwiss government sets out state pension reform plans for autumn debate
Parliament to decide in the autumn on proposed increase to women’s retirement age, new first pillar funding and other reform measures
NewsSwitzerland edges closer to cutting conversion rate
Swiss employer representatives and unions have agreed on a reform package including changes to second-pillar pension law BVG/LPP
NewsPension fund ESG integration ‘dangerous’, claims economist
Economist Henrique Schneider splits the audience at a Swiss conference by speaking out against sustainable investment as a fiduciary duty
NewsAustria’s biggest pension fund ‘adds €1.5bn to economy’
Academic research shows economic impact of VBV Group’s investment activities; Survey shows dwindling faith in Austrian first pillar system
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German state signs PRI as Frankfurt eyes green finance sector
Hessen, which includes the city of Frankfurt, has become the first of Germany’s 16 federal states to sign the UN’s Principles on Responsible Investment
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ESG ‘lacks market standards and best practice’: Austrian National Bank
OeNB treasurer sees ‘major differences’ in implementation of ESG strategies by providers as their use spreads across the region
