IPE's Switzerland Coverage – Page 32
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NewsSwiss pension fund swaps hedge funds, commodities for gold
Its 2020 funding ratio stood at 71.4%, above the 67.3% set for its recapitalization path, but below the 72.3% number for 2019
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Swiss pension funds can benefit from higher inflation
The economic funding ratio would increase for most Swiss pension funds
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C-alm tenders mandate on behalf of Swiss scheme
Plus: Belgian scheme launches pre-RFI for private debt and private equity
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NewsDACH roundup: German parliament eases Pensionskassen bailouts
Plus: Swiss schemes improve funding ratio; VBV greens portfolio
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Swiss schemes expand real estate allocations
Real estate allocations peaked at 20.6% in 2020, while equity allocations stood at 30.7%
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Swiss investor tenders US small/mid-cap mandate via Quest
IST Investmentstiftung is a Swiss investment foundation for pension schemes
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Institutional investors urge Credit Suisse to cut coal financing
Ethos directs questions to board prior to AGM, one specifically on plans to review Credit Suisse’s risk committee
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Compenswiss eyes alternative investments to boost returns
The institution is reviewing the possibility of investing in private equity, private debt and infrastructure
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NewsDACH roundup: Swiss schemes’ funding ratio peaks at record level in Q1
Plus: Q1 results for Austrian Pensionskassen; Germany passes location act for industry boost; Porsche pension fund seeks pensions specialist
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NewsSwiss cantonal Pensionskassen record funding ratio uptick in 2020
The funding ratio for the Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden pension fund stood at 116.3%, topping the fully funded schemes’ list
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NewsSwiss schemes move forward to curb GHG emissions
Migros was included in Climate Alliance’s list as a green Pensionskasse for applying an ESG index that reduced CO2 intensity by 30%
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NewsSwiss first pillar AHV fund lifts earnings in 2020
Contributions from insured members and employers into the AHV fund rose by 5.0% last year as a result of the reform passed in 2019
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NewsSwiss corporate schemes record all-time-high funding ratio in Q1
Pension assets continued to grow in the first quarter of this year with a positive return of almost 4%
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NewsSwiss roundup: equities, real estate drive APK’s returns in 2020
Plus: Allianz Suisse cuts conversion rates; PG Impact Investments’ climate strategy; University of Zurich’s Pensionskassen investment delegation survey
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Ethos supports Credit Suisse measures over Greensill, Archegos
Swiss bank will not award variable pay for 2020 and has withdrawn an AGM proposal to discharge directors from liabilities
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NewsDACH roundup: Allianz buys Aviva’s pension business in Poland
Plus: Swiss life cuts conversion rate; Swisscanto’s Pensionskassen survey; CDU/CSU association on changing the pension system
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Greensill-Credit Suisse case unlikely to harm Swiss pension funds
Greensill case offers Pensionkassse opportunity to critically question the process to select investments and periodically review processes for illiquid investments
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InterviewsOn the record: Value makes a comeback
IPE asked two European institutional investors what biases are built in their equity portfolios, as value equities show signs of new-found strength
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Swiss pension fund posts $500m decarbonisation mandate on IPE Quest
Investor is looking for solution aligned with EU climate transition benchmark requirements
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Germany’s finance ministry hires new head for BaFin
Mark Branson, CEO of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA, will replace Felix Hufeld
