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Swiss schemes turn to corporate bonds as currency hedging costs rise
Currency hedging costs in the bond markets US and EU government bonds less attractive for the pension funds, says Complementa
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Swiss pension funds hold onto private equity investments
Schemes stick to strategic quotas, pushing back on government plans to support local economy
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Swiss schemes face higher national debt in medium to longer term, says Complementa
Plus: Pensionskasssen Monitor published by Swisscanto saw funding ratios of private pension funds increase from 110.1% in 2022 to 114.9% in 2023
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Swiss pension funds increase equity, cut real estate investments
Schemes will likely continue to anchor Swiss and foreign real estate to investment strategies
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Swiss pension funds topped up rates despite losses, assets fall – study
Complementa also says one in five pension funds plan to increase their bond allocation
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Analysis: UBS/Credit Suisse pension funds merger
To protect beneficiaries of both pension schemes, a precondition for the merger is that the pension funds have at least in principle an ‘equal’ funding ratio
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DACH roundup: BaFin approves Complementa’s advisory services in Germany
Plus: Pension liabilities of Swiss largest firms shoot up; German Pensionskassen free from additional guarantee reserves
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Swiss pension funds discuss future mandates following UBS/Credit Suisse merger
An oligopoly of banks reduce options for clients, including Pensionskassen, competition and innovation, says Complementa
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UBS/Credit Suisse: Swiss pension funds face cumulative counterparty risk but low losses
The country’s largest pension fund, Publica, started to reduce its exposure to Credit Suisse at the beginning of 2022
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Swiss Pensionskassen continue to bump up infrastructure investments
More than a quarter of pension funds plan to increase allocations to infrastructure and 69% plan to maintain their current strategic allocation intact
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Analysis: How Swiss pension funds tackle governance in asset management
‘A professional investment process requires a separation of powers between the investment decision, implementation and monitoring of the investment activity,’ says PPCmetrics
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Swiss Pensionskassen prepare to face rising interest rates, inflation
The war in Ukraine has caused a ‘significant setback’ for the performance of pension funds in the first months of the year, said Complementa’s CEO
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People moves: DB superfund Clara names new CEO [updated]
Clara, Amundi, Redington, Complementa, Robeco, PGGM, Isio, Union Investment, PNO Media, Storebrand, WTW, APG, RBC, Adams Street Partners, HSBC AM, WWF, janus Henderson
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People moves: PGGM names responsible investment head
PGGM, Coeli, FRC, Bank J. Safra Sarasin, Complementa, Monomoy
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Swiss schemes see robust returns, funding ratios during pandemic period
Funding ratios rose from 110.2% in 2020 to 116.3% this year, the highest level in 20 years
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Swiss schemes expand real estate allocations
Real estate allocations peaked at 20.6% in 2020, while equity allocations stood at 30.7%
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Switzerland’s APK to lower conversion rate from 2022
The savings of the insured as of 31 December 2021 will be increased by 1.25% over two years
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Swiss pension funds see boost in funding ratio following market turmoil
Schemes still have to generate 2.2% in returns by the end of the year in order to keep funding ratios at constant levels
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Switzerland gives green light to up schemes’ infrastructure
The change to the regulation for occupational pensions BVV 2, approved by the Federal Council, will enter into force on 1 October
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Swiss pension funding levels recover after falling below 100%
Returns reached -3.9% at the end of April compared to 10.6% in 2019