IPE's Switzerland Coverage – Page 48
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Swiss pension fund benchmarks return less than 1% over 2015
Pictet’s BVG 2015 index for pension fund portfolios estimates lower performance than previous indices
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Swiss pension fund tenders private debt mandate using IPE Quest
Mandate calls for long-only multi-credit strategy
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Swiss government weighs further changes to pension system
Government commissions Interior Ministry to draw up reform plan over next 12 months
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NewsSeven Swiss institutions join forces to found ESG association
New player in stakeholder engagement, sustainable investment
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Swiss scheme tenders unlisted real estate mandate using IPE Quest
Main part of strategy should be core, with satellite in non-core
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Country ReportPensions in Switzerland: Retirement reform revisited
Switzerland’s programme for pension fund reform is back on the agenda following the strong showing by the centre right in the recent federal elections
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Asset Allocation: Re-defining asset classes
Switzerland’s double whammy of a strong currency and negative interest rates represents a formidable challenge for the pension fund industry, says Daniel Ben-Ami
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Asset allocation rethink
Pension funds are having to rethink their asset allocation policies to meet funding requirements. A more holistic, multi-dimensional approach is needed
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Interview: Stephen Wyss - Prevanto
The new Swiss actuarial consultancy Prevanto is upfront about its origins. One of its managing directors, Stephan Wyss, talks to Barbara Ottawa
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Investment Grade Bonds: Is there a substitute for high-grade bonds?
With interest rates expected to remain near zero, pension funds are looking for alternatives to fixed-income instruments
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Infrastructure: Investing in real assets
Swiss pension funds are struggling to find value in infrastructure investments
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Swiss investor tenders ESG equity mandate using IPE-Quest
Investor prefers ‘integration’ approach to ESG
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Swiss support grows for re-negotiation of AV2020 pension reform
Review of reform package increasingly likely in wake of election, experts say
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NewsSwiss scheme tenders securitised-bond mandate using IPE Quest
Mandate prohibits derivatives apart from interest-rate futures, foreign-exchange forwards
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Swiss pension fund association welcomes cut to minimum interest rate
Government cuts minimum interest rate for occupational schemes by 50 basis points
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Pictet AM global head of institutional business to retire
Christoph Lanter to retire after 15 years at Swiss bank’s asset management arm
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Mercer hires Swiss supervisor to head up retirement business
Risk manager returns to consultancy after three years at Swiss federal supervisor
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Swiss MP seeks to remove 'stigma' from infrastructure
Average performance for Swiss schemes lags over third quarter
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CERN pension fund appoints CEO following Economou departure
Chief executive joins nuclear research facility’s pension fund after time at UK retailer, Mercer
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Swiss pensions reform 'helps wrong people', think tank warns
Avenir Suisse criticises Parliament’s proposal to hike first-pillar
