IPE's Switzerland Coverage – Page 31
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CERN pension fund CEO to step down
Eyton-Jones plans to relocate from Switzerland to the UK next year
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NewsSwiss schemes see Q3 funding ratios go above 110%
The number of underfunded pension institutions reached 67 at the end of September, up from 24 at the end of last year
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Swiss pension schemes face arms financing ban campaign for referendum
The ban should apply to manufacturers of all kinds of war materials worldwide, including tanks, air defense systems, pistols and other components
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NewsSwitzerland’s APK to lower conversion rate from 2022
The savings of the insured as of 31 December 2021 will be increased by 1.25% over two years
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NewsPension funds top asset owners list in Switzerland
AUM in Switzerland grew year-on-year by 16.5% at the end of 2019
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NewsSwitzerland roundup: Swiss Life launches infra options
Plus: SFAMA, AMP to merge; Clarius Capital starts 1e plans
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Higher risks to retirement security need coordinated effort: report
Natixis CEO: “Crises we are experiencing today will have long-range implications for global retirement security.”
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NewsEthos starts ESG fund with Clartan Associés
The strategy will deploy capital into small and mid-cap companies in Europe
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NewsMandate roundup: LGPS pool names MAC specialist managers
Plus: Swiss plan tenders out $200-400m emerging market small cap mandate, Record lands $8bn mandate
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NewsSwiss 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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NewsSwiss pension funds see boost in funding ratio following market turmoil
Schemes still have to generate 2.2% in returns by the end of the year in order to keep funding ratios at constant levels
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NewsSwitzerland gives green light to up schemes’ infrastructure
The change to the regulation for occupational pensions BVV 2, approved by the Federal Council, will enter into force on 1 October
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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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Special ReportSwitzerland: Little by little
A first round of consultations on the second pillar, together with a reform of the third pillar, point to potentially bigger changes ahead
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NewsSwitzerland moves on new fund category for easy market access
Changes to the act aim to increase the number of collective investment schemes in Switzerland
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NewsSwiss 1e pension plans spark appetite for younger generations
Large companies with 1e solutions include CS and Novartis
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NewsMandate roundup: ManCo issues RFP for risk management system
Plus $200m US high yield mandate from Swiss-based pension scheme
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NewsSwiss pension funds’ perseverance pays off in pandemic-stricken H1
Funding ratios rose to 110% at the end of H1
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NewsSwiss 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 ...
