All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 53
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Germany's Union Investment sees record institutional inflows
Net sales surge to €11.3bn last year, with Spezialfonds being one of the main drivers.
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NewsAllianz absolute return fund sees strong interest from German schemes
Since last August, fund raises more than €110m from several 'very large German pension funds'.
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NewsSwiss BVK returns 1.8% in 2010, appoints risk manager
Stefan Kuhn to join following allegations of corruption against former head of asset management.
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NewsSwiss roundup: Bern's BPK, BLVK, BLPK of Basel-Landschaft
Pension fund of Swiss canton of Bern to review asset allocation after poor 2010.
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NewsGerman investment group pitches European pension-pooling plan
Calls for creation of limited partnership companies in which multinationals could pool assets.
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NewsInflation fears draw Swiss investors back to real estate
Eight of 10 respondents to Ernst & Young survey agree mid-term fears are driving decision.
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German investors 'misunderstand' fiduciary management
Concept is not about “yielding decision-making powers”, asset managers say.
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NewsProposed reform of Swiss pension system 'goes too far'
Second-pillar reform draws fire from industry heavyweights, particularly on costs and red tape.
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NewsGerman civil servants scheme 'inadequate', expert says
Rheinland-Pfalz fund serves no purpose in current form despite 'laudable' effort, study finds.
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NewsSwiss roundup: Publica, AHV, Ethos
Werner Hertzog, head of Publica, has said he is leaving Switzerland's largest public fund this summer.
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Scepticism hindering fiduciary management in Germany
Institutional investors’ continuing reluctance to outsource to external advisers is hindering take-up.
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NewsSupervisor cuts interest rate for Austrian Pensionskassen
AUSTRIA – Interest rate to be 3% from June, bringing it in line with market conditions.
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NewsUBS makes one-off CHF1,000 'loyalty' payment to pensioners
Swiss bank pays CHF16m into scheme as thank you, saying it is not meant to improve funding level.
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NewsCommission agrees to bail out Swiss pension fund SBB
Nationalrat financial commission agrees to €860m bailout for federal railway company scheme.
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NewsFinland's Keva returns 12.3%, starts new administration role
€28.8bn fund takes on pension administration for people covered by state scheme.
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NewsAustrian pension funds return 6.6% in 2010
AUSTRIA – Assets grow by €1.1bn to €14.8bn, including an €800m return from investments.
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NewsGerman corporate pension plans return 4-5% – Towers Watson
Funding levels remain virtually unchanged year-on-year, according to a Towers Watson report.
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NewsOne-third of Swiss companies accept 'say-on-pay' vote
Mounting pressure forces companies to introduce shareholder vote on remuneration.
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NewsSwiss pension scheme Publica to cut conversion rate
Pension fund for civil servants to lower conversion rate to 6.15% in light of government's new longevity assumptions.
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NewsBaby boomer wave will 'capsize' Austrian pension system
AUSTRIA – The peak of the baby boomers retirement wave will upend the Austrian state pension system by 2025, Allianz has warned.
