IPE's Switzerland Coverage – Page 37
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ESG roundup: LSE buys analytics provider Beyond Ratings
Also: Exclusions lead sustainable investment surge in Switzerland; EIOPA consults on climate change and Solvency II; UK minister says schemes ‘doing the right thing’ on climate change
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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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Opinion PiecesGuest viewpoint: Beat Zaugg
A striking indication of ESG’s importance in Switzerland is that Ueli Maurer, the country’s president, will be the keynote speaker at the Swiss Sustainable Finance annual conference in Bern
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NewsSwiss authorities consider ban on pension broker commission
Pension fund association Asip has supported plans to overhaul the country’s rules on fees paid to brokers for promoting second-pillar funds
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Swiss voters approve €4bn recapitalisation of Geneva pension fund
A plan worth CHF4.4bn will take the Swiss canton’s public pension scheme to a funding level of 75%, but without a DB to DC shift
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Swiss back top-up cash for state pension fund in referendum
Proposal, which was linked to corporate tax reform, foresees an extra CHF2bn (€1.8bn) annually for state pension plan from 2020
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NewsAXA Switzerland eyes CHF260m domestic equity allocation
The Swiss asset owner wants to invest CHF130m across two actively managed strategies, according to IPE Quest searches
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NewsSwiss pension funds bounce back from 2018 losses
The average funding ratio of Swiss Pensionskassen declined by more than 5 percentage points during 2018 after the fourth-quarter equity crash
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Geneva’s €11.2bn pension fund pleads for ‘double Yes’ in funding vote
CPEG is anxious about a May referendum that could pave the way for much-needed financing
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Swiss pension fund seeking ideas for low-volatility equity strategy
Strategy should cut out absolute downside risk
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Zurich scheme cites Brexit as it reports ‘disappointing’ performance
CHF16.6bn fund loses 3.3% in 2018, roughly in line with market average
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NewsSwiss €8bn public pension fund developing sustainability strategy
BLPK says move is – at least in part – in response to external expectations
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Scientific Beta criticises MSCI weapon exclusion comments
Arguments against default exclusion in mainstream indices ‘do not stand up’, argues Noël Amenc
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NewsInterview: Independent adviser warns ESG is ‘overwhelming’ Swiss funds
Independent ethics adviser granted mandate by major occupational Swiss pension fund
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Chart of the Week: DC overtakes DB in top seven pension markets
€35.6trn invested in 22 markets, Willis Towers Watson reports, with DC making headway in the UK, Canada and Japan
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NewsCompenswiss moves to tackle mounting cashflow problem
Compenswiss feels ‘forced’ to increase monthly divestment to meet pension payments
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NewsSwiss pension fund seeks passive managers for domestic, global equities
Investor plans to allocate roughly €88m each to Swiss and global passive equity mandates
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NewsSwiss lawmakers reject variable pension payouts
Parliamentary commission says pension providers cannot alter benefit payments to ease funding pressure
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News‘Keep second pillar simple’ says Swiss BVK
Conference delegates debate individual choice and variable pension payouts at Swiss Pensionskassen
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Major Swiss pension funds outline losses after ‘sobering’ 2018
Migros and APK are latest to report overall losses after equity market falls
