All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 47
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NewsGermany's aba 'optimistic' on creation of occupational pensions panel
Work minister Ursula von der Leyen seems 'well disposed' to aba's recommendations.
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NewsGerman union demands more pension funds for future civil servants
GERMANY – Service sector union ver.di calls for creation of so-called Versorgungsfonds.
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NewsSwitzerland's Publica to offload €910m mortgage portfolio
Country's largest pension scheme says asset ill-suited to low interest-rate environment.
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NewsCzech opposition vows to repeal pension fund law
CZECH REPUBLIC – CSSD lambasts 'so-called pension reform changes' to 'so-called second pillar'.
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NewsNew head of Germany's aba warns government not to focus on third pillar
GERMANY – The new head of the aba, the association for occupational pensions in Germany, has told the government not to focus too much on third-pillar pensions.
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NewsPensions giant ABP sues Deutsche Bank over mortgage-backed securities
Dutch fund alleges German bank made 'misleading statements' regarding residential MBS.
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NewsEarly retirement 'no longer affordable', IMF tells Austria
AUSTRIA – Organisation recommends country strengthen reform, 'close all avenues' to early retirement.
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NewsIAS19 hitting funding levels at Swiss pension plans, says Towers Watson
Funding level at 'typical Swiss pension plan' falls by about 4% under IAS19.
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NewsAustrian roundup: arithmetica on complexity, VBV on Europe's periphery
AUSTRIA – The Austrian second pillar is "too complex", and there are too many products and providers to be efficient, according to Christoph Krischanitz, head of actuarial consultancy arithmetica.
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NewsSwiss roundup: Publica, Swisscanto, APK, BVG, BVK
Strong Swiss franc, economic environment responsible for Swiss pension funds' losses.
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NewsGerman pension funds club together in high-voltage deal
GERMANY – Schemes say deal supports government's new energy policy in wake of nuclear disaster in Japan.
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NewsEthos excludes commodities company Glencore from portfolio
Swiss Foundation for Sustainable Development cites breaches of environmental, social standards.
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NewsGerman pension scheme VBL wins court case over top-up premiums
GERMANY – Federal court rules payments demanded by supplementary pension scheme were legitimate.
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NewsCompanies 'must review' pension fund investment strategies under IAS19
Firms should check strategies, asset allocations to assess de-risking benefits, says Mercer.
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NewsSwiss head of Mercer Investment Consulting decamps for UBS
Sven Ebeling to become head of asset servicing at UBS from beginning of October.
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NewsUnion Investment lands first clients for shareholder engagement service
GERMANY – Clients include church supplementary pension schemes in province of North Rheine-Westfalia.
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NewsLithuania to cap pension fund contributions at 2%, allow opt-outs
Lithuania could introduce cap to pension fund contributions from 2013 with revision after 2020.
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NewsGerman pension schemes embracing socially responsible investment
GERMANY – SRI on rise with municipal funds, Versorgungswerke, but fails to take off with state funds.
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NewsInquiry into Swiss BVK real estate division finds 'inadequacies'
Experts criticise lack of staff and need for governmental approval on property deals.
