IPE's Switzerland Coverage – Page 57
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Funding levels recovering steadily at Swiss pension funds
Railways scheme reaches 100% funding level for first time in decade
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NewsEquities drive Swiss pension fund performance in 2013
Swiss schemes return more than 6% on average, according to preliminary estimates
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Swiss MPs seek pension fund support to seed venture capital scheme
Motion makes no mention of whether participation in scheme would be voluntary
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Swiss scheme tenders $200m high-yield debt mandate using IPE-Quest
Asset manager must have ‘demonstrable fiduciary investment management mindset’
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Swiss roundup: PVK, First Swiss, Stiftung Abendrot
Bern pension fund to lower discount rate, call on employees to increase contributions
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European pension funds tender PE, credit mandates using IPE-Quest
Swiss scheme looking for manager to run $20m pan-European private equity portfolio
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NewsSwiss schemes offset record low conversion rate with contributions
Towers Watson notes ‘surprising’ range of conversion rates among Swiss companies
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Switzerland: A change of direction
The existing second pillar remains a holy cow in the Swiss social system. But it seems increasingly possible to convince members that there is no alternative to variable pension payouts, Barbara Ottawa finds
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Switzerland: Solidarity put to the test
Peter Zanella assesses the hurdles pension funds must overcome when considering a variable pension model
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Switzerland: A mountain of problems
The challenge of applying IAS 19 to Swiss pension provision is a burden that the IASB has done little to ease. Stephen Bouvier reports
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Switzerland: Is factor-based allocation new?
Factor-based allocation may be theoretically interesting for Swiss pension funds but it is hard to implement in a practical way, according to Lukas Riesen and Diego Liechti
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Switzerland: Investment challenges persist
Gail Moss asked leading commentators for their views on the asset allocation challenges currently faced by Swiss pension funds
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Switzerland: East-west divide
There is a clear difference in the level of funding of public pension schemes across Switzerland, Nina Röhrbein finds
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Switzerland: 2020 is getting closer
There have been quite a few recent changes to the second pillar. But a new reform initiative aims at a more comprehensive approach and is getting the industry’s support, Barbara Ottawa finds
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Swiss pension funds forced to vote in AGMs after government volte-face
Towers Watson warns of costs resulting from ’interference’ in pension funds’ autonomy
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IPE Awards Seminar: Asset managers must act on 'societal need' for risk-based investment products
Chief executive of CERN Pension Fund calls for industry to step up to the plate as panel finds traditional investment model wanting
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Switzerland's IST awards equity mandate to institutional boutique
Swiss pension fund shifts towards defensive equities, away from bonds
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Possibility of variable pensions sparks heated debate in Switzerland
Aon Hewitt unveils sixth-annual pension fund survey in Zurich
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Pension fund for Berne asks members to allow increase in funding gap
Fund hopes to achieve 100% funding within next “20 to 40 years”
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NewsStrong Q3 returns help Swiss schemes improve funding
Pension funds have returned nearly 6% year to date, according to Towers Watson
