IPE's Switzerland Coverage – Page 51
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Swiss Pensionskassen increase equities to counteract SNB losses
Snapshots offered by Credit Suisse, UBS show how pension market fared in wake of decision to end currency peg
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Swiss draft law paves way for pure DC funds
Proposal by Federal Council allows schemes to be recognised as DC under international accounting standards
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Swiss AHV’s FX hedge prevents CHF1bn loss
Selective currency hedging saved Swiss first pillar fund from major losses in the wake of SNB decision
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Global pension assets top $36trn, rising 6% in 2014 – Towers Watson
European countries lead pensions growth in 2014, but wider picture shows stronger growth in Mexico and South Africa
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Negative interest rate exemption for Swiss schemes 'out of the question'
Second-pillar pension funds will not get 0% account with central bank to avoid negative interest rates, SNB says
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NewsSwiss government relents on conversion rate to win over voters
Federal Insurance Office concedes 6% rate in Altersvorsorge 2020 reform package ‘too high’
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Swiss regulator to publish catalogue for minimum risk standards
Pensionskassen warn of additional costs, further consolidation in second-pillar pension system
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, European Parliament
Swiss investor tenders CHF80m small, mid-cap equity mandate
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Features
Briefing - Switzerland: Guided choices
Some Swiss pension funds are introducing a degree of individual investment choice. Barbara Ottawa assesses progress so far
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Swiss BVK avoids CHF1bn loss with 'comprehensive' currency hedge
Hedge allows pension fund for canton of Zurich to weather currency volatility ‘comparatively well’
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Currency hedge drags on 2014 performance at Switzerland's Publica
Public sector pension fund underperforms rivals as foreign-currency hedging costs sky-rocket
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Swiss National Bank acted responsibly on currency peg, Publica says
Country’s largest public pension fund says foreign-currency hedging ‘saved’ assets
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Lombard Odier appoints Economou as CIO for multi-asset
Economou to join Swiss asset manager in February after announcing departure from CERN in 2014
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SNB's snap currency decision wipes out CHF30bn in pension assets
Swiss industry in shock after country’s central bank decides to cut peg between Swiss Franc and euro
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NewsCredit Suisse, UBS estimate 8% return for Swiss pension funds
Banks’ estimates considerably lower than recent calculation on behalf of ASIP
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NewsFalling discount rates hurting Swiss schemes' funding – Towers Watson
Strong returns help offset damage to ‘certain extent’, consultancy says
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NewsSwiss BVK reassures members on foreign-currency trading operations
Public pension fund for canton of Zurich vows to watch providers closely for signs of wrongdoing
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ASIP estimates 10% average return for Swiss pensions funds in 2014
Pension fund association predicts second-best performance since financial crisis
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Swiss pension funds struggle to adjust to low-interest-rate environment
Railway scheme PKSBB negotiates change to technical parameters while APK rejigs asset allocation
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Additional risk does not pay off over very long term, study shows
Larger allocation to ‘risky’ assets fails to produce higher returns on average over last seven years, PPCmetrics data shows
