IPE's Switzerland Coverage – Page 52
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News
Ortec designs 'consolidation module' for ABB schemes worldwide
Swiss company creates ‘centre of excellence’ to increase governance over different plans, maintain ‘decentralisation’
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NewsWednesday people roundup
EU Single Resolution Board, Aviva Investors, PGGM, EFG Asset Management, BNP Paribas, PineBridge, BlueBay, Tikehau
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Switzerland's Vontobel spins off asset management subsidiary
Bank seeks to increase company’s ‘international competitiveness’
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Züricher Kantonalbank acquires Swisscanto in CHF360m deal
Bank snaps up 81% stake held by more than 20 other cantonal banks in group, which includes asset management and pension provision
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NewsWednesday people roundup [updated]
Folksam, Varma, BRAM, Covip, Cometa, UBS GAM, Ukraine National Bank, Carne, Investec, William Blair, Irish Life
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NewsSwiss scheme tenders high-dividend equity mandate using IPE-Quest
Listed funds, mutual funds, special funds for pension funds and ETFs eligible for €20m mandate
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NewsSwiss pension funds cautious of 'captive' relationship with local banks
Schemes increasingly aware they must not be seen as captive clients of country’s largest banks
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Interviews
On The Record: CERN Pension Fund Switzerland, Théodore Economou, CEO
As an investor, I focus on managing risk as well as return. Going forward, simply beating the index will no longer be enough, and that is why they will have to focus on risk-management in portfolio construction. At the same time, I believe it is important to look at the long-term cycle, as there is value added in identifying long-term risks and trends.
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Interviews
On The Record: Publica, Switzerland Stefan Beiner Head of asset management and deputy CEO
The major concern remains the low interest rate environment. We do not believe rates will increase as fast as in other cycles. The valuation on fixed income in general is rich, and equities are also valued on the high side, depending on the region. It is really difficult to hide right now. I am not that optimistic for the mid-term future, and therefore our internal expected returns are quite low for the next three years.
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Country Report
Pensions in Switzerland: Cost wary could lose out
All sides agree that the new cost transparency regulation is a great success. But the federal government has more ideas up its sleeve, finds Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Cost transparency: What Switzerland can learn from the Netherlands
The discussion on asset management costs is not limited to Switzerland. In the Netherlands, similar regulatory requirements have been in place for a couple of years, transparency is completely accepted now, and the discussion has moved to cost levels.
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Country Report
How Swiss funds have achieved transparency
As part of the structural reform, §48a fig. 3 of the BVV law governing Pensionskassen investments was put in place to raise transparency in the reporting of asset management costs in the second pillar.
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Country Report
Pensions in Switzerland: Drawing a line under supervision
Switzerland’s top supervisor wants to move towards a more pre-emptive approach based on risk parameters but the pension fund community is sceptical, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Pensions in Switzerland: What can I expect from my pension fund?
For any pension scheme, the purpose of investing is to fund future benefits. A pension fund can offset investment risks in two different ways – either by taking advantage of existing risk capital (reserves), or by adjusting future contributions and benefits.
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Country Report
Pensions in Switzerland: Tectonic plates
The business models of Swiss private banks have been under pressure, leading many to target institutional business, as Carlo Svaluto Moreolo finds
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Features
Global rating of pension systems, interview with David Knox, Melbourne Mercer Global Pensions index
Now in its sixth year, the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension index has become a yardstick for the world’s industry to assess the successes and failures of pensions policy.
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Country Report
Pensions in Switzerland: Changes on the horizon
Risk-based strategies are gaining momentum among Swiss pension funds, Carlo Svaluto Moreolo finds
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NewsFriday people roundup
SPF Beheer, Swiss Life, Mercer, Woodford IM, Jupiter, Aegon AM, VAM Group
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NewsMandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Zurich, Tages, Citco, HSBC, Fulcrum
Swiss investor tenders $50m equity mandate using IPE-Quest
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News
Swiss institutional investor tenders $25m hedge-fund mandate
Undisclosed investor tenders hedge fund/fund of hedge funds mandate using IPE-Quest
