All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 13
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IPE Conference: Beware 'knee-jerk' reactions to fee levels
Panel on costs, fees warns of overly hasty reactions to fee levels, but asset managers ‘need to do better’
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IPE Conference: Lower pension payouts in German-speaking Europe
Germany, Austria and Switzerland with system debates – but rather different ones
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Swiss pension associations, businesses seek compromise on AV2020
Reactions to most recent draft of Altersvorsorge 2020 package try to settle differences
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German social ministry unveils comprehensive pension-system reform
Industry cautiously optimistic but calls for new model for all companies
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State Street sells Complementa in management buyout
The Swiss data analysis firm’s CEO has bought the company five years after its acquisition by State Street
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Bosch sees 'remarkable' potential in German pension-reform proposal
Company already introduced no-guarantee pension last year
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Switzerland's AV2020 pension-reform package faces delay
SGK-S committee rejects amendments tabled by lower chamber
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Don't be lured by rivals' 'bait' offers, Swiss BVK warns members
Unions blast cantonal pension fund’s recent rate decision as ‘theft’
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Company pension funds show support for German reform proposal
Association VFPK welcome’s government plans to strengthen occupational pensions
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Germany's pension-insolvency fund waives contributions for 2016
Lifeboat scheme also waives advance payments for next year
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Aba criticises lack of tax incentives in German pension reform proposal
Pensions association, consultancies welcome direction of legal draft but call for amendments
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Draft of German pension reform proposes plans without guarantees
Leaked proposal includes opting-out models, lower-income subsidies and fewer obligations for employers
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Pensions In Switzerland: Parliamentary ping pong
A political stalemate is holding up Switzerland’s Altersvorsorge 2020 pensions reform package. And now time is running out, as Barbara Ottawa finds
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Asset Allocation: Curves, currency and costs
More than anywhere else, the low and negative interest rate environment is shaping Swiss portfolios. But investment challenges are quite particular, finds Barbara Ottawa
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Brexit could derail cross-border pensions, resurrect HBS, experts warn
German industry experts lament loss of British ‘allies’ in EU pensions debate
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Industry experts welcome proposals for German pension reform
Experts endorse leaked proposals for subsidies, end of guarantee models to boost occupational pensions
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Rebounding stock markets help Austrian pension funds turn corner
Schemes return 3.3% on average over first nine months of year
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Survey shows average TER of 0.6% at Swiss pension funds
Two-thirds of reported costs stem from portfolio management
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German Asset Management: Investors climb the risk ladder
Continuing low interest rates are forcing investors to move further up the risk ladder in search of returns. Barbara Ottawa reports
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Switzerland's lower chamber amends AV2020 pension reform plan
Swiss MPs agree on pension conversion rate, disagree on compensation