All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 15
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Complementa: 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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Seven 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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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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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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Interview: André Tapernoux
Pension funds should be more realistic about evaluating liabilities, André Tapernoux tells Barbara Ottawa
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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
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BlackRock wins mandate to manage assets at RESAVER scheme
Asset allocation, fee structure for pan-European IORP still under review
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Rules for German occupational pension funds 'make no sense'
Actuaries, pension schemes criticise ‘wrong incentives’ of regulatory regime
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Handelsblatt delegates split over how to deal with 'painful' liabilities
Low interest rates test Germany’s ‘untouchable’ pension promises
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Investment Tax Reform: A simplification gone wrong
The investment industry has successfully lobbied against many new requirements in the investment tax reform law. Barbara Ottawa says it might not be so fortunate in the future
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Interview: Karl Timmel CEO, VBV
Karl Timmel, CEO of Austria’s largest Pensionskasse, VBV, helped to set up the second pillar in the country more than two decades ago
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Pensions in Austria: Broadening the horizons
Like their international counterparts, Austrian Pensionskassen must find new sources of return. Barbara Ottawa reports on the potential opportunities
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Domestic Accounting: Discounting the future
The new discount rate to be applied to pension liabilities under German accounting standards simply postpones a serious problem
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Regulation hindering shift towards alternatives in Germany – Feri
Equity, alternatives allocations remain virtually unchanged since 2009, survey shows
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German companies move to bolster scheme funding levels
Voluntary contributions to DAX schemes in double-digit figures
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Lithuanian regulator to limit risk options in second-pillar pensions
Providers worried about higher costs, unnecessary changes
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EC mulls whether to continue developing personal pension product
European Commission to launch consultation on PEPP this year