Austrian investors welcome EU’s sustainable investment proposals
But conference panelists wary of overregulation and hidden agendas
Swaps, swapped: Switzerland’s AHV moves into physical gold
First pillar buffer fund tenders storage and custody for physical gold allocation
Benelux fund tenders €100m money market mandate via IPE Quest
Also: A Swiss pension fund is on the lookout for an active domestic equity manager
Swiss investors allocate record CHF391bn to ESG assets
Swiss Sustainable Finance reports significant increase in sustainable investment activity year-on-year
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
Mortality rate change could boost Dutch pension scheme funding
Longevity drop could boost pension funds’ coverage by 0.5%, according to Sprenkels & Verschuren
Compenswiss tenders $300m high yield mandate via IPE Quest
Swiss first-pillar fund manager wants manager with long track record for non-investment-grade bond allocation
Switzerland’s CHF7bn intergenerational pension problem
Pensionskassen need more flexibility to address the annual CHF7bn cross-subsidy problem
Swiss funding levels fell in Q1 2018 after 1.3% average loss
Public sector Pensionskassen APK and PKBS post 2017 investment returns in line with market average
Swiss investors diversify insurance-linked portfolios after difficult 2017
Significant losses experienced in 2017 from concentrated hurricane risk
Swiss accounting body warns on pension fund audit quality
Ongoing independent oversight needed, says federal body
ABB pension chief Bourqui to join CalPERS
Elisabeth Bourqui to become chief operating investment officer at $351bn fund from next month
Switzerland confirms CHF320m backstop for public sector fund
Federal government liable for payment in the event of underfunding at pension fund for federal employees
40,000 Swiss companies to rethink pension plans as AXA restructures
AXA Switzerland ends full-service guaranteed occupational pension offerings
Swiss fund seeks ideas for domestic equity restructure via IPE Quest
Investor wants to improve risk-return ratio on Swiss equity allocation through quantitative approach
Swiss retailer makes ESG standards mandatory for external managers
Minimum criteria to be based on Swiss law and international conventions
Swiss BVK to reclaim commissions of CHF20m from asset manager
Unnamed asset manager has to pay the Pensionskassen CHF20m
Country Report: Switzerland - 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
Compenswiss: Futureproof
The reserve fund for Swiss social security is well-equipped to deal with growing deficits
1e Pension Plans: Staying popular?
1e pension plans are facing reform. Will this hinder their continued popularity?
ESG: The Swiss shade of green
Pensionskassen were slow to embrace ESG but many are now committed to integrating sustainable thinking into their strategies
Switzerland: Goodbye AV2020
The Swiss public has rejected a complex reform package for the first and second pillar. What comes next?
Post-referendum analysis: Initial reactions
Industry experts and groups offer analysis of the referendum and its consequences for the future of Swiss pension reform
Case Study: CPEG
Switzerland’s most vulnerable pension fund has been offered a CHF4.7bn bailout from its sponsor, the canton of Geneva
Reporting: On pause
The Swiss government has decided against further reporting standardisation for Pensionskassen
Risk: Funding obligations force yield hunting
Coverage ratios have improved but riskier investments mean some pension funds are vulnerable to market shocks
Asset Allocation: Funds seek alternatives
Pension funds seek the right risk-return balance in a low-interest-rate environment. Opportunities seem few and far between
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