All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 18
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Country ReportPensions in Switzerland: Retirement reform revisited
Switzerland’s programme for pension fund reform is back on the agenda following the strong showing by the centre right in the recent federal elections
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Country Report
Interview: Stephen Wyss - Prevanto
The new Swiss actuarial consultancy Prevanto is upfront about its origins. One of its managing directors, Stephan Wyss, talks to Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Infrastructure: Investing in real assets
Swiss pension funds are struggling to find value in infrastructure investments
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NewsGerman pension fund association demands action on discount rate
Aba warns of impact of accounting standards on occupational pensions companies
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Ambachtsheer extols value of good governance in low-yield environment
Pension funds with better governance outperform benchmarks by 2 percentage points, research shows
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Pension funds journeying into unknown like 'Christopher Columbus'
CREATE-Research CEO warns of ‘game-changing’ consequences of QE
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Germany's lifeboat scheme nearly doubles pension levy
PSVaG forced to nearly double levy for pension funds due to ‘above-average’ payments
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German, Austrian regulators OK cross-border pension plan
Nestlé Austria to transfer active members to German Pensionsfonds
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Generali Austria to transfer company pension fund to Bonus
Deal marks further consolidation in Austrian Pensionskassen market
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Germany's HDI quits insurance-linked pension vehicles
News confirms trend of insurers ‘lowering guarantees’ in occupational pension products
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EIOPA stress tests to give German IORPs 'headaches', Bayer warns
CFO warns of disincentives for long-term investments due to stress tests, QA exercises
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Swiss support grows for re-negotiation of AV2020 pension reform
Review of reform package increasingly likely in wake of election, experts say
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Features
Pensionsfonds: Still ironing out the kinks
The industry has welcomed a new proposal that could give German Pensionsfonds more flexibility, but some are disappointed it is not part of a broader reform.
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Austria's Raiffeisen offloads Russian pension fund business
AO Raiffeisenbank to concentrate on core banking business
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Swiss MP seeks to remove 'stigma' from infrastructure
Average performance for Swiss schemes lags over third quarter
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Low interest rates endangering German companies – survey
Investment professionals fear local companies unfit to deal with increasing liabilities
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NewsDutch, German associations criticise pan-European pension proposal
Industry groups say European Commission should focus on second pillar
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Special Report
Interview: State Street & SSGA - A bet on pensions growth
International providers have long seen Germany as an attractive market. State Street opened an office in 1970, while State Street Global Advisors has had a presence since 1998
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Special Report
German Asset Management: In search of opportunities
Institutions are looking for opportunities to invest in infrastructure but the political and regulatory framework is hindering domestic allocations
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Special Report
APK Pensionskasse: Bond risks revisited
Austria’s APK has found new ways to better assess risks in its fixed-income portfolio, Barbara Ottawa finds
