IPE's Switzerland Coverage – Page 35
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NewsSwitzerland’s APK to lower conversion rate from 2022
The savings of the insured as of 31 December 2021 will be increased by 1.25% over two years
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NewsPension funds top asset owners list in Switzerland
AUM in Switzerland grew year-on-year by 16.5% at the end of 2019
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NewsSwitzerland roundup: Swiss Life launches infra options
Plus: SFAMA, AMP to merge; Clarius Capital starts 1e plans
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Higher risks to retirement security need coordinated effort: report
Natixis CEO: “Crises we are experiencing today will have long-range implications for global retirement security.”
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NewsEthos starts ESG fund with Clartan Associés
The strategy will deploy capital into small and mid-cap companies in Europe
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NewsMandate roundup: LGPS pool names MAC specialist managers
Plus: Swiss plan tenders out $200-400m emerging market small cap mandate, Record lands $8bn mandate
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NewsSwiss parliament votes in favour of non-interest bearing account
The Council of States, the upper house of the Parliament, has approved the proposal yesterday with 43 votes in favour and none opposing
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Tough choice for Swiss cabinet on interest rate for 2nd pillar pensions
BVG-Kommission has recommended the minimum interest rate for occupational pensions drops from the current 1% to 0.75%
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NewsSwiss pension funds see boost in funding ratio following market turmoil
Schemes still have to generate 2.2% in returns by the end of the year in order to keep funding ratios at constant levels
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NewsSwitzerland gives green light to up schemes’ infrastructure
The change to the regulation for occupational pensions BVV 2, approved by the Federal Council, will enter into force on 1 October
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InterviewsHow we run our money: comPlan
Roman Denkinger (pictured), head of asset management at comPlan, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about managing the fund’s portfolio during the COVID-19 crisis
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Special ReportSwitzerland: Little by little
A first round of consultations on the second pillar, together with a reform of the third pillar, point to potentially bigger changes ahead
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NewsSwitzerland moves on new fund category for easy market access
Changes to the act aim to increase the number of collective investment schemes in Switzerland
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NewsSwiss 1e pension plans spark appetite for younger generations
Large companies with 1e solutions include CS and Novartis
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NewsMandate roundup: ManCo issues RFP for risk management system
Plus $200m US high yield mandate from Swiss-based pension scheme
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NewsSwiss pension funds’ perseverance pays off in pandemic-stricken H1
Funding ratios rose to 110% at the end of H1
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NewsSwiss schemes pushed to adopt riskier strategies amid crisis uncertainty
Swiss pension funds will need to pursue riskier investment strategies in a hunt for higher returns in a prolonged period of low interest rates and amid the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Hunting for yield is costlier and harder to do for pension funds, as for other investors,” Jackie ...
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Publica to increase stake in firms with renewable energy ‘high-quality patents’
It has excluded investments in the coal sector, preferring renewable energies, wind farms or photovoltaic systems
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NewsAustrian pension funds’ performance rebounds in Q2
Returns of 5.44% in Q2 2020 despite market volatility
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NewsMandate roundup: Denmark’s newly-merged Norlys seeks pensions manager
Plus: Swiss pension fund issues notice for active equity, Danish research foundation re-appoints Nykredit
