All articles by Erich Solenthaler
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How PTPE tracks private equity
Investment companies listed on the stock market are generally regarded as high-risk, and in the stock-market crash some total failures attracted much publicity. In addition, some large companies, such as 3i, Softbank and Jafco, are well-known. But even experts in the field know little more about global connections in this ...
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Swiss ‘pension recovery’ law comes under fire
SWITZERLAND - In the proposed law for the recovery of Swiss occupational pension funds, an under-funded scheme would be allowed to ignore the minimum interest rate, to reduce pension payments and to raise additional contributions. However, leading players at second pillar level do not agree who should pay the bill.
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Swiss government proposes pensions reform
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss federal social security office, the Bundesamt fuer Sozialversicherungen, is recommending a soft and long-term cure for the problems at Swiss pension funds.
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Swiss Ascoop to take legal steps against ex-CEO
SWITZERLAND - Ascoop, the 2.1 billion Swiss franc (1.5 billion euro) Swiss transportation sector pension fund, has confirmed it is to take legal steps against its former chief executive.
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Drop in Swiss pension performance index
SWITZERLAND - The Swiss Pension Fund Performance Index, which measures the performance of 57 Swiss pension funds, fell from 98.3% to 90.5% last year.
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City of Zurich pension fund reveals costs
SWITZERLAND – Versicherungskasse Zurich, the 10.1 billion Swiss franc (6.8 billion euro) Zurich civil service pension fund, has revealed its administration and asset management costs for 2003.
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Swiss lay down guidelines for pension underfunding
Swiss pension fund governing body, the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Berufliche Vorsorge (ABV) has drawn up a checklist outlining what Swiss pension funds should do in the case of any under-funding, in a bid to ease the rising numbers of Swiss pension scheme shortfalls....
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Winkler quits as CIO at Accuro in Zurich
SWITZERLAND - Zurich-based Accuro Asset Management is parting company with its chief investment officer Franz Winkler, following underperformance at the Accuro Global Top 20 Fund in excess of 12.5% against its benchmark MSCI World Index in Euro, in the first half of this year. But there were ...
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Kanton Zürich pensions chief to resign
SWITZERLAND - Bruno Lang, head of pension fund supervision in the Kanton Zürich is set to resign at the end of 2002....
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Swiss regulator in new year shake-up
SWITZERLAND - Daniel Stufetti, head of the Swiss Federal Bundesamt für Sozialversicherungen – the department in charge of social security and pension fund law - is to resign at the end of the year, with the organisation itself set for re-organization....
