IPE's Austria Coverage – Page 2
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Special Report
Austria: Pension industry faces an indifferent government
Reforms look likely to be on hold until after federal elections in 2024
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News
Allianz Austrian pension funds turn to impact investment funds
In real estate and infrastructure the Vorsorgekasse excludes investments in fossil fuel companies
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News
APK Pensionskasse tactically increases allocation to alternatives
Alternatives now make up 12% of APK’s investment portfolio
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DACH roundup: German portfolio managers lose ground
Plus: Swiss scheme to increase bond investments; BaFin strips asset management licence fom Adrealis; German pension dashboard adds three providers
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Bonus Pensionskasse to push for impact investments
The fund also adjusted its business continuity management to include a ‘blackout’ scenario
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Features
Austria’s politicians are too timid to make decisions, says VBV’s Schiendl
Austrian institutional investors believe that both national and European Union politics are impeding the evolution of the occupational pensions market.
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News
DACH roundup: City of Zurich Pensionskasse bumps up alternatives
Plus: Swiss association on investments in reform process; Austrian pension funds see AUM shoot up; German Spezialfonds add green assets;
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DACH roundup: German Pensionskasssen solvency progress
Plus: Consolidation in Swiss pension market continues; Austrian Vorsorgekassen AUM shoots up
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News
DACH roundup: Austrian provident funds see boost in AUM
Plus: Lurse takes over HDI pension division; EthiFinance buys imug rating
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News
AUM of Austrian pension funds grow to €24.35bn in last quarter of 2022
Market volatility last year led to pension funds’ overall negative performance (-9.68%), compared to a positive 9.68% in 2021
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News
Austria sees AUM increase in real estate, private equity funds
The country’s fund industry saw assets declining by 13.2% to €200.2bn last year
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News
Valida takes cautious equity approach while increasing alternatives
The Pensionskasse closed 2022 with returns of -8.96%, while the Vorsorgekasse returned -8.5% last year
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News
VBV pension funds post negative returns in 2022
Last year’s results were disappointing, says CEO
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News
Interest rate hikes lead to negative returns for Austrian pension funds
Austrian Pensionskassen have returned -9.67% last year while provident funds Vorsorgekassen -7.6%
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News
Austrian regulator intensifies supervision on sustainable products under new EU rules
The Delegated Regulation specifies the content, methods and presentation of information in a ‘practical and precise manner’
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News
German, Austrian pension fund assets could drop by up to 14% in value
Pension funds predominantly favour external ESG ratings/indices to review sustainability factors in investments
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News
DACH roundup: German pension schemes’ assets in Spezialfonds shrink
Plus: Austrian fund industry hit by war in Ukraine; Swiss cabinet sets date for first pillar reform
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News
Austrian regulator carries out blackout stress test with Pensionskassen
The stress test assesses the level of maturity of the measures taken by Pensionskassen to withstand a blackout
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News
Austrian Pensionskassen cut equities, up alternative investments in H1
Austrian Pensionskassen returned -8.78% in the first half of this year, down from 7.63% recorded in 2021
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Austrian Treasury plans commercial paper issuance to fund green projects
Austria raises €1bn in first issuance of green treasury bill