All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 15
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News
Brexit horror scenarios failed to materialise, says Germany's BVV
Chairman says markets recovered more quickly than most expected
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News
Including UK schemes in European cross-border plans 'still valid'
Delegates discuss RESAVER plan at recent EC conference in Vienna
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Features
Resaver: Researchers in cross-border test
A pension plan for European academics could become a model for cross-border pensions, writes Barbara Ottawa
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News
Derivatives rules could force pension funds into 'fire sales' – PGGM
Dutch fund manager also expresses concerns over mandatory central clearing
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Swiss pensions industry awaits clarification on 'low-risk' strategies
Individual investment choice to ‘take off’ once legal uncertainties are cleared up, consultants say
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Pension funds seen as 'collateral damage' of ECB policy
Investment conference attendees lament state of corporate debt, infrastructure investment
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European pension funds unfazed by negative 10-year Bund yields
New low in interest rate markets largely expected by schemes
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'Best times' over for alternatives, warns chair of Nokia-Siemens fund
Industry must anticipate lower returns from alternatives, but should still consider allocations, says Thomas Friese
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Aon Hewitt Switzerland loses head of investment consulting
Beat Zaugg leaves months after Dominique Grandchamp’s appointment
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Switzerland's SBB uses yen, US dollar exposure to reduce risk
Pension fund’s investment strategist sees foreign exchange as separate asset class
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Swiss Pensionskassen returns for 2015 better than expected
Swisscanto survey shows 1.13% average return
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NewsComplementa: Swiss schemes increasing alternatives, FX hedging
Consultancy’s risk study shows success of more ‘expensive’ strategies
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Industry veteran Rürup makes case for hybrid pensions in Germany
Former German government adviser warns of ageing shift
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NewsSeven Pensionskassen fail German regulator's stress test
BaFin president expects individual plans to ‘need more money soon’
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ECB planning to collect data from European pension funds – BaFin
Talks on guarantees in Germany ‘altered’ by low interest rates, new regulation
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Country Report
Interview: Roger Tischhauser
Roger Tischhauser is responsible for 40% of the assets in the Swiss second pillar and is an agent for reform in the pensions debate
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Country Report
Second Pillar: Technical difficulties
Despite the challenges facing Switzerland’s second-pillar pension the necessary overhaul of the system is still a long way off, says Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Interview: André Tapernoux
Pension funds should be more realistic about evaluating liabilities, André Tapernoux tells Barbara Ottawa
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News
Studies on German pensions ignore unfunded liabilities, says Mercer
Consultancy questions whether reform will come this year
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Experts call for auto-enrolment option for German pension funds
Studies on industry-wide pension plans, tax incentives ‘moving in right direction’, aba says
