All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 7
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NewsSwiss government warns of fire sale to fund first pillar payouts
Flexible retirement age and compensation for women proposed in a bid to revive reforms
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Germany’s Spezialfonds market doubles over seven years
Growth fuelled by investors diversifying fixed-income segments, according to research agency Telos
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NewsIMF demands Switzerland link payouts to longevity, interest rates
But industry professionals warn of damage to public confidence in second pillar
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NewsRegulation biggest challenge for Swiss asset managers, survey finds
Compliance with various international regulations important to escape confined domestic market
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Not considering ESG could mean failing fiduciary duty: Compenswiss
MSCI tells investors to check portfolio risk before adding green investments
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Werner Hertzog to leave Berne pension fund in October
Former Aon CEO and ex-head of Publica moves on after good investment year
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Securitised sovereign bonds ‘could help increase financial stability’
Economic professor sees demand from insurance industry, but major opposition remains
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Austrian investors welcome EU’s sustainable investment proposals
But conference panelists wary of overregulation and hidden agendas
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Swaps, swapped: Switzerland’s AHV moves into physical gold
First pillar buffer fund tenders storage and custody for physical gold allocation
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NewsSwiss investors allocate record CHF391bn to ESG assets
Swiss Sustainable Finance reports significant increase in sustainable investment activity year-on-year
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Country ReportSwitzerland: Preparing for the next set of reforms
Talks on the reform of the Swiss first and second pillar have been prolonged by the 2017 rejection of the Altersvorsorge 2020 pac
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ESG: The Swiss shade of green
Pensionskassen were slow to embrace ESG but many are now committed to integrating sustainable thinking into their strategies
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Proxy voting group Ethos nominates new presidents as Biedermann exits
Swiss pension fund for postal sector still to decide on support for proxy voting service
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Germans trash EU’s proposal for pooled euro-zone bonds
Structure and risk pooling of “sovereign bond backed securities” criticised by investor association
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IMF sees ‘step in the right direction’ in Lithuanian pension reform
Baltic country’s government has agreed on pension reform and put it to parliament
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Austrian pension funds to set own investment caps under IORP II roll-out
Plus: Austrian finance minister promises reform of tax incentives for second pillar
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German Pensionskassen expect regulation-driven consolidation
Future challenges regarding administration of more concern than investments
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German managers reassert dominance over US players in KVG market
Austrian Kepler Fonds best KVG in German market, beating Metzler and Investec
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NewsSwitzerland’s CHF7bn intergenerational pension problem
Pensionskassen need more flexibility to address the annual CHF7bn cross-subsidy problem
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German regulator scrutinising Pensionskassen ‘run-off’ deals
More Pensionskassen are interested in such arrangements, according to BaFin
