IPE's Switzerland Coverage – Page 59
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Switzerland: To hedge or not to hedge
Nina Roehrbein finds pension funds facing a dilemma over their currency hedging strategy as the Swiss National Bank maintains its floor to the euro
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Switzerland: Caution reigns supreme
Andreas Niedermann and Jürgen Rothmund note that Swiss institutions have not abandoned their euro hedge
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Switzerland: Design fault
Conflict between active members and retirees, costs and market factors will all drive changes to the Swiss second pillar, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Switzerland: Transparency required
The current redistribution of funds from active employed members to pensioners can be traced back to structural deficiencies, argues Gérard Fischer. Introducing separate accounting for active members and pensioners would be an effective move
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Switzerland: How to avoid Gloor 2.0
A lack of staff, organisation and control were the main factors contributing to the corruption scandal at the pension fund of the canton of Zurich (BVK), a parliamentary commission has found. Barbara Ottawa asks whether new regulation will actually help prevent future cases
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Switzerland: Happy anniversary, OAK
A year into its existence, response to the new Swiss supervisory body, the Oberaufsichtskommission, has been mixed. Some want it to do more, while others would like to hear as little from it as possible, writes Barbara Ottawa
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NewsSwiss pension funds 'miscalculating' liabilities
SWITZERLAND – More 'honest' calculation could shrink number of schemes, Towers Watson says.
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NewsSwiss pension funds increasing risk in portfolios, survey shows
SWITZERLAND – Private schemes upping exposure to equities, alternatives, Swisscanto says.
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NewsSwiss pension funds recover in H1, but 'reforms still needed'
SWITZERLAND – Pension funds return 3.5% on average over first half of year.
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NewsDeficits at Swiss company pension funds almost double in 2011
SWITZERLAND – Funding gap at top listed companies increases from CHF13bn to CHF23bn.
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NewsFunding-level improvements grind to halt at Swiss schemes
Average funding level for private pension funds remains at 104.8%, according to Swisscanto.
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Switzerland: 99 questions
The Swiss pension industry is confronted with as many questions as answers while the government consults on second pillar reforms, writes Barbara Ottawa
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Switzerland: The Swiss ESG paradox
Nina Röhrbein assesses why Swiss pension funds lag in ESG implementation, even though the country leads in terms of ESG asset management
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Switzerland: The safe haven trap
Lukas Riesen and Alfred Bühler analyse the consequences for pension funds arising from the flight to ‘safe haven Switzerland’ and present possible solutions for dealing with this risk
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Switzerland: Larger fish to fry
Switzerland’s largest public Pensionskasse, Publica, has a new director but the tracks towards a more sustainable future of the fund had been laid before his arrival, finds Barbara Ottawa
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Switzerland: Pension funds seek returns
Persistent low interest rates are making it harder to achieve risk-free returns. Pension funds will need the tailwind of friendly stock markets, argues Peter Bänziger
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NewsFixed income return cancels out equity losses as Swiss pension fund AHV
Scheme to increase hedge on yen, Canadian dollars and Australian dollars to 100%.
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Switzerland: Life in a safe haven
September’s shock devaluation of the Swiss franc halted the decline in the value of Swiss pension funds’ foreign assets. On the other hand, ultra- low rates are putting extreme pressure on funds. Nina Röhrbein assesses asset allocation in the light of these extremes
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Switzerland: Efficient stability
Nina Röhrbein reviews current Swiss asset allocation trends
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Switzerland: No magic formula
The minimum interest rate in the Swiss second pillar was recently cut from 2% to 1.5% for 2012, writes Barbara Ottawa. But experts believe this is still too high to be sustainable
