All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 36
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Country Report
Austria: Who will take the first step?
The effectiveness of recent law changes to increase participant choice and attract more members to Pensionskassen remains unclear, finds Barbara Ottawa. Employers are waiting to see who will move first
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Germany roundup: MetallRente, Towers Watson, Mercer
GERMANY – MetallRente attributes 11% return to ALM study, asset allocation shift.
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Swiss roundup: Swipra proxy voting service, BVK
SWITZERLAND – Swiss pension funds launch proxy voting service to compete with Ethos.
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NewsDAX pension funds return 10% yet see liabilities grow
GERMANY – Defined benefit obligations increase from €256bn to record high of €311bn.
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NewsAgeing societies require different economic policies, experts say
GLOBAL – Economist says Japan will serve as 'test case' for many European countries.
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Report finds litany of errors at Liechtenstein's public scheme
LIECHTENSTEIN – Swisscanto cites transparency, governance and ‘unfortunate’ investments.
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NewsActuarial changes hit UBS pension funds for CHF4bn
SWITZERLAND – IAS 19R standard adopted last year eliminates 'corridor method'.
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NewsSwitzerland's Publica on lookout for new asset management head
SWITZERLAND – Susanne Haury von Siebenthal to leave position, held since 2005, in June.
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NewsExperts point to unanswered questions over Swiss shareholder vote
SWITZERLAND – Bill may force smaller schemes to rely on handful of engagement firms.
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NewsAustrian pension fund association demands exemption from FTT
EUROPE – FVPK rejects European Commission claim that impact on schemes will be 'extremely limited'.
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Debate over discount rate for pensions divides experts
EUROPE – Experts reject consultancies’ call for discount rate based on expected returns.
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NewsAustria's fair-finance awards first bond mandate
AUSTRIA – Severance pay cites impact of bond selection in outperforming market again.
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Towers Watson, Aon Hewitt urge EIOPA to drop market discount rate
EUROPE – Joint response by German consultancies allege EIOPA ‘willfully damaging’ European pensions.
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NewsTowers Watson launches multi-employer pension fund
GERMANY – Consultancy says Pensionsfonds will allow for transfer of accrued benefits.
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NewsGermany to allow pension-asset pooling for first time
GERMANY – Consultants talk up potential for new investment vehicle after change in tax laws.
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German roundup: IVG, Cordea Savills, SEB
GERMANY – IVG acquires portfolio from investment fund on behalf of German pension scheme.
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NewsQuantitative impact study for revised IORP Directive a 'complete failure'
EUROPE – German pension fund association VFPK says QIS contains 'grave technical mistakes'.
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Swiss roundup: AHV, Publica, BVK
SWITZERLAND – First-pillar pension fund AHV reports return of 6.8% for 2012.
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NewsGerman investors keen to increase risk, but wary of Solvency II
GERMANY – BVI says investors keen to boost equity exposure 'put off' by upcoming legislation.
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NewsAccounting rules could add 10% to Swiss liabilities, Towers Watson warns
SWITZERLAND – Caveat echos similar warning by Mercer on liabilities of Dutch multinationals.
