All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 30
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United Capital pulls out of deal to acquire Bulgarian pension fund Doverie
Insurer ‘open to offers’ on all pension fund businesses, including those in Austria
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Ethos calls on institutional investors to focus on remuneration
Swiss proxy voting foundation says it will require performance-linked compensation
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NewsInstitutionals cannot fully replace banks in infrastructure financing – EIB working paper
Pension funds can play ‘bigger role’, but expectations should be ‘realistic’
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Equities drive strongest returns in three years at Romanian schemes
Pension funds return nearly 12% on average over 2013, according to local association
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NewsCommodity exposure hits returns at Swiss pension fund Publica
CHF35.8bn scheme still ‘commited’ to commodities, emerging markets despite poor 2013
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BA pension fund offloads Glaswegian property to German investors
Scheme sells Capella office building to German institutionals for £43m
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Funding levels recovering steadily at Swiss pension funds
Railways scheme reaches 100% funding level for first time in decade
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Armenians protest introduction of mandatory private pensions
Opposition party describes controversial law as governmental ‘racket’
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NewsRecord equity exposure boosts performance of Austrian pension funds
Total assets increase by 7% over 2012, according to FVPK
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NewsEquities drive Swiss pension fund performance in 2013
Swiss schemes return more than 6% on average, according to preliminary estimates
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Swiss MPs seek pension fund support to seed venture capital scheme
Motion makes no mention of whether participation in scheme would be voluntary
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Germany's SEB Investment to focus solely on real estate
Local subsidiary of Swedish bank considers foray into closed-end market
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: A progressive step
The Caucasus nation of Armenia has taken a very international approach to setting up a funded second and third pillar, writes Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: Another odd one out
Romania wants to strengthen its second pillar, according to Barbara Ottawa, bucking a regional trend away from funded pensions
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German schemes outsourcing administration to minimise hassle, study shows
Towers Watson survey shows growing concerns over increasing complexity
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German investors attaching greater importance to separating admin from management
Survey shows bifurcation of market into ‘pure’ Master KAGs, those providing AM services
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EU gathers intelligence on pensions tracking as Germany rolls out platform
Tracking platform for researchers to be rolled out as pilot project from early next year
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German pension fund association criticises EU rating agency proposals
IORPs should not be ‘overburdened’ with having to set up their own credit-research mechanisms
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Swiss roundup: PVK, First Swiss, Stiftung Abendrot
Bern pension fund to lower discount rate, call on employees to increase contributions
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NewsNew PRI signatory Raiffeisen 'remains committed' despite defections
Austrian group poaches Wolfgang Pinner to lead shift towards SRI
