IPE's Switzerland Coverage – Page 14
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NewsDACH roundup: AllianzGI partners with DBR for pension transfer services
Plus: Pension schemes’ funding ratios of DAX, MDAX companies continues to rise; BaFin shows shortcomings on risk reporting; Swiss fund market’s volume shoots up
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NewsCERN pension fund on path to integrate climate risks in investment portfolio
The scheme completed a climate impact analysis in addition to a carbon footprint and transition pathway study to gauge climate risks
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NewsDACH roundup: Swiss pension funds returns 4.6% in H1
Plus: WTW warns of liabilities for Swiss corporate schemes; GDV’s report on occupational schemes, insurers; Institutional investors back KKA Partners fund
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NewsSwiss BVK sets up two new pension plans from next year
The ‘Dyna’ and the ‘Kombi’ pension plans are now available for BVK members
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NewsDACH roundup: BaFin approves Complementa’s advisory services in Germany
Plus: Pension liabilities of Swiss largest firms shoot up; German Pensionskassen free from additional guarantee reserves
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NewsEthos joins class action against UBS/Credit Suisse merger
Shareholders can claim compensation from what it is considered a discounted price for the acquisition of Credit Suisse on LegalPass’s platform
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NewsEthos lays out new net zero transition metric to engage with CO₂ emitters
The foundation plans to set up a new engagement campaign centered on the highest emitters
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NewsSwiss investors expand sustainable investments in private markets
Last year, asset managers and asset owners invested CHF77bn (€78.6bn) in private equity in line with sustainable standards, up from CHF74bn in 2021
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NewsSwiss pension funds association backs second pillar reform
ASIP has been involved in the legislative process, considering the reform of the second pillar ‘necessary and urgent’
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NewsDACH roundup: Funding gaps in Swiss first pillar pension system remain
Plus: WTW partners with BAA; German lifeboat scheme set ups contribution rate
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NewsCompenswiss on path to invest €1bn in private debt
The pension scheme is pursuing a more robust diversification, capturing illiquidity premium, as the bulk of its investments is still invested in fixed income
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NewsDACH 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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NewsUBS signs protection agreement for non-core assets
The agreement covers approximately 3% of the combined assets of the merged bank
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NewsSwiss pension funds set to change SAA to reach bond investment targets
According to Swisscanto, 17% of pension funds surveyed adjusted their strategic asset allocation, and 35% changed allocations tactically.
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NewsUBS/Credit Suisse AM divisions merger could rock Swiss fund market
‘It will be painful,’ says UBS chief
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NewsCompenswiss tenders mandate for core+ investments in North American real estate
The scheme plans to diversify its real estate exposure
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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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NewsSwiss trade union to formally request referendum on second-pillar reform
The government will decide in November when exactly the vote will take place
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NewsDACH roundup: Ethos pushes Glencore on transparent climate strategy
Plus: VBV Vorsorgekasse signs biodiversity pledge, BaFin fines Nomura Financial Products
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NewsShell pension fund investors pick LGT Capital for private equity, infrastructure
Plus: Swiss pension fund seeks TER cost benchmarking adviser
