All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 49
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NewsInstitutional investors dropping managed accounts for mutual funds
Researcher Strategic Insight finds trend particularly pronounced in Switzerland.
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NewsF&C to develop shareholder engagement strategy for Germany's BVK
GERMANY – The €49bn Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK) has commissioned F&C to provide shareholder engagement services.
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NewsIAS19 changes 'minimally invasive', but more reform to come
GERMANY – The recently revised IAS19 standards will have a moderate effect on German listed companies as the standards are "minimally invasive", but the real reform is still to come, according to Towers Watson Germany.
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NewsSwitzerland's AHV tenders €250m in active mandates
First-pillar fund in search of several managers as part of portfolio restructuring exercise.
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NewsRomanian stock market 'ridiculously underrepresented', Fondul Proprietatea
ROMANIA – Restitution fund agrees institutional investors need more opportunities to invest in Romania.
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NewsIMF says Hungarian pension system warrants 'reassessment'
Reiterates 'concerns' about use of some returned pension assets for current spending.
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NewsAustrian companies will be 'unburdened' by new IAS19 rules
AUSTRIA – Neither scraping of 'corridor' nor use of net interest approach will hurt much, says arithmetica.
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NewsPension funds transfer €12bn to Hungarian government
Second-pillar funds transferred to AKK's Pension Reform and Debt Reduction Fund.
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NewsSwitzerland unveils new pensions supervisor, names first president
Liberal party MP Pierre Triponez to take reins at Oberaufsichtskommission on 1 August.
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NewsAustrian roundup: Solvency II, second-pillar youth survey
USTRIA – Pension funds should "up their game" when it comes to risk management and take a more holistic approach, according to Chinu Patel, independent actuary and member of the Groupe Consultatif Actuariel Européen.
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New IAS19 offers 'no true and fair view' on pensions – PwC
PwC argues new accounting rules more pragmatic, but do not offer a truthful view of assets.
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NewsSolvency II will not stunt German real estate investment, says Ernst & Young
GERMANY – Company predicts 31% upturn in property deals this year. New regulations are not a concern.
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NewsIMF criticises Latvia's continued contribution freeze
LATVIA – Global body says long-term sustainability of pension system not helped by decision.
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Hungarian funds dispute supervisor's claim on indirect investments
Hungarian regulator says indirect investments raised investment costs, lowering net returns.
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NewsRomanian Pension schemes 'can and must' invest locally, urges regulator
ROMANIA – Regulator says lack of investment opportunity will result in capital flight.
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NewsAustrian roundup: Q1 Pensionskassen returns, supervisor FMA
AUSTRIA – Pension funds report 0.7% loss for period between January and March.
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Country Report
Switzerland: Yes, but...
Swiss occupational pension reform is on schedule but the industry does not agree on how to implement it, reports Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Switzerland: Converging problems
‘Too rash, too unadvised, too sudden’ is Juliet’s appraisal of Romeo’s declaration of love. This characterises the thinking of member companies of the BVK about proposed recovery measures, writes Barbara Ottawa
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Features
A question of faith
“We want to strengthen faith in the second pillar,” the Swiss government frequently points out when defending its plans for structural reform of the Swiss mandatory occupational pension system. But according to the Swiss pension fund association ASIP, it is not individuals’ faith that needs strengthening.
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Features
Changing of the guards at Aba
The sceptre has been handed over – in this case, it is actually a shiny metal cigar case which the first chairman of the Aba, Albrecht Weiß (1890-1961), received from members for his sixtieth birthday in the early years of Aba’s existence.
