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
Swiss fund hunts for China A-shares manager via IPE Quest
Investor looking to allocate $30m to an all-cap or large-cap focused fund
First pillar pension reform gets priority in Switzerland
Proposal for AHV on the table, second pillar reform approach still to be negotiated
Swiss first pillar fund gains 7% in 2017 but tough times ahead
The AHV fund is expected to run out of assets by 2030 due to Switzerland’s ageing population
European asset management hits new records in 2017
€8.9trn of assets were managed in European-domiciled open-ended funds at the end of last year
Pension fund seeks Swiss equity factor investing fund via IPE Quest
Swiss pension fund is looking to allocate CHF350m
Swiss roundup: PK Post quits Ethos following governance concerns
Plus: SBB’s Pensionskasse reports 2017 return above benchmark
AV2020: Swiss pension system reform still on hold
Four months after the failed referendum on Swiss pension reform there is still disagreement on the next steps, writes Barbara Ottawa
Swiss BVK beats the market with 9% investment gains
Equities helped Zurich Pensionskasse return almost 200 basis points more than the market average
UBS to inject up to €600m into Swiss pension fund to soften cuts
Conversion rate to be lowered, retirement age and employee contributions upped
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
Pensions In Switzerland: Make or break
The referendum in September will decide the fate of the Swiss pension reform package. Barbara Ottawa analyses the first stages of the political campaigns leading up to the vote
Lombard Odier Pension Fund: A blueprint for multi-asset
Lombard Odier Pension Fund has developed an innovative multi-asset approach based on absolute return and diversification
Asset Allocation: Ticino maintains aim
Pierre Spocci, director of the Istituto di Previdenza del Cantone Ticino, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the pension fund’s stable strategy
Good governance boosts returns
Best practice in governance has been shown to produce above-average investment returns, say Manuel Ammann and Christian Ehmann
Asset Allocation: When diversification fails
What do Swiss pension funds do when risk budgets are stretched and diversification has failed? Barbara Ottawa reports
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