Interviews
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InterviewsBiodiversity, the next responsible investment frontier
European pension funds are ramping up their efforts to consider the impact of their portfolios on the loss of biodiversity related to climate change
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InterviewsGrégoire Haenni: How Switzerland’s CPEG is building resilience
Grégoire Haenni, CIO of CPEG, the public pension fund for the Swiss canton of Geneva, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about his views about markets and the fund’s sustainability journey
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InterviewsPension funds ride out the macro uncertainty
European institutions reflect on their priorities for 2024, as the fundamental questions about inflation and the impact of higher interest rates remain unanswered
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InterviewsReal assets at the core for Migros Pensionskasse
Christoph Ryter (pictured left) and Stephan Bereuter of Switzerland’s Migros Pensionskasse tell Luigi Serenelli about the fund’s asset allocation strategy and guiding sprit of self reliance
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InterviewsPension funds on the record: The investors developing their own index methodologies
FRR and PUBLICA are among the growing number of European pension funds developing proprietary benchmarks to achieve their sustainability objectives
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InterviewsVontobel: Builders in a changing landscape
Christel Rendu de Lint, a veteran of Swiss asset and wealth management, sees herself as a builder. This claim has justification given her track record at UBP, where she built a fixed-income capability from scratch to CHF20bn (€20.5bn) over 12 years.
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InterviewsNEST Sammelstiftung: A history of sustainable investing
Ulla Enne (pictured), head of responsible investing and investment operations at Switzerland’s NEST Sammelstiftung, talks to Luigi Serenelli about the pension fund’s central focus on sustainability
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InterviewsStrategically speaking: Finreon
Established 12 years ago as a spin-off from Switzerland’s renowned University of St Gallen, Finreon is a quant asset management specialist that styles itself as an investment adviser and a think tank. It has recently weighed into the debate on portfolio decarbonisation with a novel solution for listed equities.
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InterviewsOn the record: Value makes a comeback
IPE asked two European institutional investors what biases are built in their equity portfolios, as value equities show signs of new-found strength
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InterviewsHow we run our money: Pensionskasse Manor
Martin Roth (pictured), CEO of Pensionskasse Manor, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the fund’s diversification strategy and long track record in alternatives
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InterviewsHow we run our money: comPlan
Roman Denkinger (pictured), head of asset management at comPlan, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about managing the fund’s portfolio during the COVID-19 crisis
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InterviewsHow we run our money: CPEG
Grégoire Haenni, CIO of CPEG, the public pension fund for the Swiss canton of Geneva, explains the fund’s multidimensional approach to asset allocation
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On The Record: CERN Pension Fund Switzerland, Théodore Economou, CEO
As an investor, I focus on managing risk as well as return. Going forward, simply beating the index will no longer be enough, and that is why they will have to focus on risk-management in portfolio construction. At the same time, I believe it is important to look at the long-term cycle, as there is value added in identifying long-term risks and trends.
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On The Record: Publica, Switzerland Stefan Beiner Head of asset management and deputy CEO
The major concern remains the low interest rate environment. We do not believe rates will increase as fast as in other cycles. The valuation on fixed income in general is rich, and equities are also valued on the high side, depending on the region. It is really difficult to hide right now. I am not that optimistic for the mid-term future, and therefore our internal expected returns are quite low for the next three years.
