All interest rates articles
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Special ReportOutlook: New challenges await
Inflation rising above central bank targets in both the US and Europe threatens the global economy as it recovers from the shock of COVID-19. The impact on interest rates and growth is unclear, leaving investors with a dilemma on their hands. Should they continue to maintain a risk-on stance or raise their defences against potentially higher volatility throughout next year? At this time of uncertainty, IPE asked a selection of CIOs and strategists to comment about their asset allocation priorities for 2022 and beyond
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Features
Research: DB plans caught in a Catch 22
Pascal Blanque and Amin Rajan argue that a toxic confluence of demographics, regulation and interest rates are undermining the finances of pension schemes
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News
German actuaries call for unchanged rate at 0.25% as pandemic evolves
‘Still too early’ to predict how inflation will play out in the long-term, says DAV
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News
Swedish PFs tell of COVID toll, rising interest rates, benefiting clients
Reduction in DB premiums due to rising interest rates in 2021 and good return on asset side, says Alecta’s head of product
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News
Swiss roundup: Govt consults on new accounting rules for Compenswiss
Plus: Occupational pensions’ interest rate stays at 1%; Commitments to fight climate change in developing countries
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News
Analysis: Nordic pension funds see soft landing for inflation, but remain wary
AP1 expects opportunities to arise, while Oslo PF chief has ‘never been so concerned’
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News
Over 90 Dutch pension funds cross indexation threshold
The average current funding ratio of a Dutch pension fund stood at 109.2% at the end of August
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News
Swiss Pensionskassen keep interest rate above minimum
Private pension funds applied an interest rate of 1.90% compared with 1.65% for public pension funds
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News
Raising minimum interest rate seen a possible move by Swiss cabinet
President of advisory workplace pensions body speaks to IPE after issuing recommendation
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News
Danish pension CIOs positive on markets after 11-13% H1 top returns
PFA CIO positive about H2 market prospects, Danica CIO “moderately positive”
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News
Swiss pension funds can benefit from higher inflation
The economic funding ratio would increase for most Swiss pension funds
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News
ATP’s bond losses wipe out equity gains in Q1
Current investment strategy relatively heavily exposed to interest rates, says CEO
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News
German finance ministry plans interest rate cuts to pension products
The ministry is convinced the adjustment will contribute to the long-term stability of life insurers
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News
DACH pension funds prepare for potential inflation hike
SBB expects inflation to rise over the next one to two years but to a limited extent, while interest rates will level off at a slightly higher level than today
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News
Railway company Deutsche Bahn sets €1.1bn aside for pension liabilities
Plus: German actuaries call for lower guarantees (again…); IFA, Union Investment study on inflation-returns link
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News
Danish pension providers freed as guarantee rates cut to negative
Maximum guarantee rate for new traditional pensions cut to -0.5% from 1% from July
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News
Nordic pension funds keep close eye on inflation trend
The Federal Reserve’s changed inflation goal feeds uncertainty about how and when US policymakers will step in
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News
AXA Switzerland applies interest rate on 2020 occupational pensions
AXA pursues ‘an investment approach that takes into account the risks, with a high degree of diversification based on the best-in-class principle and strict ESG criteria’
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News
Frjálsi’s foreign equities shine with króna-magnified returns
Sharp fall in central bank’s key rate led to good return on domestic bonds
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Special Report
2021 Investment Horizons: The QE endgame
An executive board member at Fonds de réserve pour les retraites (FRR), France’s €25bn pension reserve fund, charts a way to relieve the global debt burden
