All interest rates articles
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NewsFrjálsi’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
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Allianz Leben to expand non-equity investments
The life insurer will continue to invest in property even if certain segments of the market, such as shopping centres, are currently a source for concern
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Dutch funds hike contributions, reduce new accruals
Under the upcoming legislation, a draft of which is expected next month, schemes will be required to transition to a DC system by 2026 but can do so earlier
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Minimum interest rate for Swiss schemes stays at 1% despite crisis
The Federal Council will review the rate again in 2021
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German Pensionskassen assess future role amid underlying trends
Other occupational pensions providers are finding alternative investing routes
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German actuaries call for review of occupational schemes’ guarantees
To relax restrictive supervisory laws, and give pension providers more freedom, a ‘significant decrease’ of guarantee requirements is necessary
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Allianz Pensionskasse to stop new business from 2022
The insurer plans to improve its “long-term attractive returns” by adjusting guarantees and through flexible capital investments
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Long-term low interest rates to lead schemes down riskier path, say strategists
According to the GRI, 173 rate cuts were made around the world between January and June 2020
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Pension funds rush to move UK derivatives contracts to EU
European pension funds will be allowed to continue using London-based clearing houses until at least June 2022
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Swiss parliament votes in favour of non-interest bearing account
The Council of States, the upper house of the Parliament, has approved the proposal yesterday with 43 votes in favour and none opposing
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Tough choice for Swiss cabinet on interest rate for 2nd pillar pensions
BVG-Kommission has recommended the minimum interest rate for occupational pensions drops from the current 1% to 0.75%
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Frijns, Mensonides: New Dutch pension agreement is not ‘future-proof’
The expected real pension return for the elderly ‘does not look good’
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Swiss schemes pushed to adopt riskier strategies amid crisis uncertainty
Swiss pension funds will need to pursue riskier investment strategies in a hunt for higher returns in a prolonged period of low interest rates and amid the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Hunting for yield is costlier and harder to do for pension funds, as for other investors,” Jackie ...
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Swiss scheme seeks reform to address negative rates, COVID-19 impacts
At the end of May, the funding ratio for Stiftung Auffangeinrichtung BVG stood at 105.85%, down from 108.7% at the end of 2019
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Danish pension funds can weather big price falls, says FSA
Watchdog to probe pension firms’ property portfolio valuations this year
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Germany yet to decide on interest rate adjustment for 2021
Investors may face a low interest rate environment for a longer period of time
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German Pensionskassen may need further regulatory relief
BaFin has already approved seven applications to cut pension benefits
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Sector biases skew low vol smart beta performance in downturn
US low volatility strategies fail to provide downside protection in 2020 crash
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Japan’s government fund increases foreign bonds by 10%
Fund pulls back on domestic government bonds exposure for the next five years
