All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 39
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Pension fund CFO dismisses QIS as 'Solvency II with complexity'
GERMANY – Association says revised IORP Directive ‘completely unfit’ for occupational pensions.
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Austria's VBV calls for separation of active, retired pension fund members
AUSTRIA – Having separate portfolios would help schemes adjust to low interest rates, CIO says.
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Falling yields could hike Austrian DB obligations by 30% – Mercer
AUSTRIA – Consultancy questions depth of euro-zone’s high-quality bond market.
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NewsLawyers outline LIBOR claim options, but still 'lack evidence'
EUROPE – Case 'slowly divulging secrets', but creating 'more questions than answers'.
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German roundup: Arcandor, Valovis, Baden-Württemberg state pension fund
GERMANY – Insolvent retailer Arcandor manages to quit itself of Valovis Bank.
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NewsGerman, Austrian investors back logistics, renewable energy
EUROPE – Energy infrastructure fund to target wind energy assets, photovoltaics.
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NewsZurich pension fund steps up foreign-currency hedging
SWITZERLAND – PKZH opted for passive approach after making bad calls on direction of euro.
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NewsSwiss pension funds 'failing to recognise' long-duration risk
SWITZERLAND – Professor at CFA Swiss Pensions Conference warns of 'painful losses'.
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Allianz 'scared' of harmonised pensions market under IORP
EUROPE – Head of pensions says uniform regulatory approach would merely increase volatility.
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NewsAuto-enrolment, final salary funds future of German occupational pensions
GERMANY – Heubeck board member calls for second pillar 'upgrade' for non-managerial employees.
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NewsCredit Suisse to pay canton of Zurich CHF19m for errors
SWITZERLAND – Errors came to light during ongoing corruption scandal at Swiss BVK.
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NewsSwiss pension funds increasing risk in portfolios, survey shows
SWITZERLAND – Private schemes upping exposure to equities, alternatives, Swisscanto says.
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NewsGermany's real estate Spezialfonds given AIFMD lifeline
GERMANY – ZIA says proposals to prohibit open-ended property funds will be changed.
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NewsBernardino baffled over Solvency II capital fears
EUROPE – EIOPA chairman says European pensions industry needs more risk management 'reality'.
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NewsDeutsche Bank decides to integrate asset management divisions
GERMANY – New asset and wealth manager to serve as bank's 'fourth business pillar'.
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IPE Top 400: Swiss asset managers hit by foreign exchange volatility
SWITZERLAND – Zürcher Kantonalbank AM bucks trend, growing AUM from €14.7bn to €23.4bn
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NewsGerman roundup: Kommalpha, KAGs, Allianz GI, Universal Investment
GERMANY – Consolidation on the cards for Germany's KAG funds, Kommalpha says.
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NewsRatings agencies 'inadequate' for forward-looking investors
GERMANY – Union Investment criticises agencies' slowness, pro-cyclicality.
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NewsCredit Suisse admits to share-price miscalculations for Swiss BVK
SWITZERLAND – Public prosecutor brings errors to light during investigation into corruption scandal.
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NewsSwiss pensions commission calls on government to maintain rates
SWITZERLAND – BVG cites uncertainty, high volatility and 'large number' of underfunded schemes.
