All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 50
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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.
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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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NewsSwiss pension funds grossly underestimating AM costs
True cost of asset management almost four times higher than previously stated, according to c-alm.
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NewsSwiss Symova reports 4% return in first six months of operation
Credited above-benchmark return with lack of exposure to foreign bonds.
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NewsSwitzerland has too many pension funds, experts say
Consultant Alberto Romaneschi says country has about '2,000 Pensionskassen too many'.
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NewsSwitzerland's AHV to replace head of asset management
Fund also looking for quantitative ALM strategist, derivatives overlay specialist.
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NewsRegulations need re-drafting to break big three rating agency monopoly, says Feri
Board member of Feri EuroRating says investment laws must 'widen scope', include European firms.
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NewsSwiss pension funds uncertain about real estate bubble
Swisscanto says results would change if question limited to regions like Zurich, however.
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NewsBasel pension fund returns 4.1%, closes in on full funding
PKBS return comes in well above industry average of 2.9% for last year.
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IMF warns Poland on transfer of second-pillar pension assets
POLAND – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned Poland that the shift of assets from the second pillar of its pension system should not lead to increased spending.
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NewsChina could become 'separate asset class', says RCM
Asset manager see growing institutional interest in specialist mandates for the country.
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NewsMore than 2m Germans want occupational pensions, survey says
Survey finds that 2m Germans intend to join occupational schemes in next 12 months.
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German roundup: BVV, aba
€21.8bn Pensionskasse for German banking industry returns 4.2% for 2010.
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NewsSwiss government concedes mistakes in assessing AHV
Admits it underestimated impact of immigration and structural changes in Swiss economy.
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NewsAba head questions importance of cross-border pensions
Heribert Karch 'unconvinced' increasing competition will lead to more efficiency.
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NewsEFRP questions Commission's Call for Advice on IORPs
Call has come too soon and relies too heavily on Solvency II, warns EFRP head Chris Verhaegen.
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Fair-finance moves to shake up Austrian severance-pay funds
AUSTRIA – Co-owner calls for evaluation of severance-pay funds to be included in amendment of legal framework.
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IP Asia
RCM fund managers re-assess China
Mark Konyn, CEO of RCM Asia Pacific, talks to IPA’s Barbara Ottawa at the Asia conference that Allianz Global Investors holds in Berlin every year.
