IPE's Austria Coverage – Page 14
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Actuarial losses rise after Austrians adjust discount rate
AUSTRIA – Lowest discount rate employed by listed company falls by over half to 2%.
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NewsAustrian funds see wide dispersion of returns despite similar portfolios
AUSTRIA – Figures compiled by Mercer show APK achieved returns twice as high as those of rival.
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Country Report
Austria: Who will take the first step?
The effectiveness of recent law changes to increase participant choice and attract more members to Pensionskassen remains unclear, finds Barbara Ottawa. Employers are waiting to see who will move first
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Country Report
Austria: Reality check
Natalie Hahn reviews the implications of the recent second-pillar pension reforms for pension members and their funds
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NewsEquities, corporate bonds drive strong returns for Austrian schemes
AUSTRIA – Local pension fund association hails 'very positive' performance for 2012.
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NewsAustria's Valida finalises takeover of Siemens pension fund
AUSTRIA – New Valida Industrie Pensionskasse to be run as separate entity.
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Country Report
Austria: Focus on re-emerging Europe
Austrian institutions are finding new ways of dealing with low interest rates but are still waiting for reform, writes Barbara Ottawa
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NewsAustria's Valida makes first foray into 'social infrastructure'
AUSTRIA – Scheme to take over loan for energy provider and invest in companies that manage nursing homes.
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NewsAustria's fair-finance fund returns 10% using sustainable bond strategy
AUSTRIA – New severance pay fund outperforms competitors by nearly 10 percentage points.
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Returns drop sharply in 2011 for Austria's severance pay funds
AUSTRIA – Performance hit by large bond allocations of more than 85% on average.
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Austrian pension funds report negative results for 2011
AUSTRIA – Schemes look to broaden investment universe after losing 3% on average last year.
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NewsAustrian roundup: Pensionskassen H1 results, Austrian Chamber of Commerce
AUSTRIA – Austrian Pensionskassen reduce equity exposure as Q1 results see -1.2% returns.
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NewsAustrian roundup: Q1 Pensionskassen returns, supervisor FMA
AUSTRIA – Pension funds report 0.7% loss for period between January and March.
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Country Report
Austria: The long wait
Barbara Ottawa reports on why Austria is still waiting for an amendment to the law on Pensionskassen and what the industry is doing in the meantime
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NewsAustrian roundup: ECJ gender ruling, arithmetica, FMA
AUSTRIA – Mandatory second pillar would be 'feasible way' to fill pension gap after ECJ gender ruling.
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NewsAustrian severance pay funds return 2.6% in 2010
AUSTRIA – Assets in mandatory system grow to €3.6bn from €2.8bn in 2009.
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NewsAustrian roundup: Valida, VBV, VVP
AUSTRIA – Valida Pensionskasse reports 5.1% return for 2010, below the Austrian average of 6.6%.
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NewsSupervisor cuts interest rate for Austrian Pensionskassen
AUSTRIA – Interest rate to be 3% from June, bringing it in line with market conditions.
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NewsAustrian pension funds return 6.6% in 2010
AUSTRIA – Assets grow by €1.1bn to €14.8bn, including an €800m return from investments.
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NewsBaby boomer wave will 'capsize' Austrian pension system
AUSTRIA – The peak of the baby boomers retirement wave will upend the Austrian state pension system by 2025, Allianz has warned.
