All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 54
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NewsSwiss roundup: Swisscanto on funding levels, Publica results
SWITZERLAND – Funding levels at Swiss Pensionskassen last year returned to where they were in 2009 following a steep drop in the second quarter, Swisscanto has calculated.
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Investors avoiding real estate, equities due to Solvency II uncertainty – Invesco
EUROPE – The uncertainty surrounding the ongoing Solvency II debate is putting many investors off real estate and equities, according to Invesco.
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NewsAllianz creates key account pension division
GERMANY – The Allianz group has created Allianz Corporate Pension Advisors (ACPA) to serve exclusively as pension consultant and service provider for large companies.
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NewsCredit Suisse index for Swiss pension funds returns 2.9%
SWITZERLAND – A sample of 100 Swiss pension funds returned 2.93% on average in 2010, according to the Pensionskassen index compiled by Credit Suisse.
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NewsReport recommends Swiss BVK sack Complementa
SWITZERLAND – The pension fund for the Swiss canton of Zurich (BVK) should end its long-term relationship with consultancy Complementa, according to legal expert Georg Müller.
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German roundup: Master KAGs, Telos, BVI, second pillar
GERMANY – The business for Master KAGs in Germany is growing, but the market is already saturated, according to research and rating company Telos.
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NewsSwiss roundup: Structural reform, Fribourg, Bern, ASIP, Pensionskasse Profond
SWITZERLAND – The French-speaking Swiss canton of Fribourg has agreed to work with the German-speaking canton of Bern to supervise Pensionskassen in a move the local press has dubbed the 'bridging of the Rösti Divide'.
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Romanian pension funds return 15.1% for 2010
ROMANIA – The nine pension funds in Romania’s mandatory second pillar ended the year with another positive quarter, bringing the total performance to 15.1%.
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NewsNew Czech government confirms plans for funded second pillar
CZECH REPUBLIC – The newly-elected Czech coalition government has confirmed it will continue reforms to bring about the introduction of a funded pillar to the pension system.
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NewsAustrian Pensionskassen produce wide-ranging returns at end of Q3
AUSTRIA – Austrian Pensionskassen returned 4.1% on average for the first nine months of the year, with results differing significantly between schemes, the Austrian supervisory body FMA said.
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NewsGerman SMEs reluctant to offer pensions
GERMANY – Over 60% of companies currently not offering their employees any pension schemes are not planning to do so ever, the German insurance group Ergo has said.
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Underfunded Ascoop Pensionskasse to be dissolved
SWITZERLAND – The heavily underfunded Ascoop Pensionskasse will be dissolved as of 1 January, it has been announced. The scheme, for employees in the transport industry, currently faces a CHF700m (€544m) shortfall.
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NewsSwiss lawmakers call for major changes to second-pillar pensions
SWITZERLAND – Several members of the Swiss parliament have called on the government to simplify legislation regarding the second pillar and possibly change the legal form of Pensionskassen.
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NewsSwiss BVK hires head of asset management to replace Gloor
SWITZERLAND – Adrian Wipf has been appointed head of asset management at the Swiss BVK, the civil servants' pension fund for the canton of Zurich.
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Global delegates debate sustainability of DC schemes
IPE AWARDS – Risk management, member education and regulatory constraints were some of the common issues identified by the international panel at the European IPE Award seminar in Monaco yesterday.
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NewsIPE Awards: EFRP's Verhaegen honoured for outstanding contribution
IPE AWARDS – Readers of IPE and IPE.com have awarded Chris Verhaegen, secretary general of the European Federation of Retirement Provision (EFRP), the prize for Outstanding Industry Contribution.
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Germany's BVI mourns spokesman Andreas Fink
GERMANY – Andreas Fink, spokesman for the German investment industry BVI, has died at the age of 47.
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NewsIPE Awards: Solvency II scepticism widespread even among supporters
IPE AWARDS – Three-quarters of delegates attending the IPE Awards seminar in Monaco have voted against a motion claiming that 'Solvency II is the best thing for European pensions', a position defended by Danish first-pillar fund ATP.
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NewsRothschild's Hengster to 'bring equities back' to German portfolios
GERMANY – Rupert Hengster, head of the new German branch of Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, wants to bring equities back into the portfolios of occupational pension providers.
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NewsPension funds tinkering with fixed income portfolios, industry experts say
EUROPE – Pension funds are re-structuring their fixed-income portfolios, and Schroders thinks this is where managers will be needed.
