IPE's Switzerland Coverage – Page 6
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NewsNorway, Ireland, Denmark climb in 2025 retirement-security ranking
Smaller countries can more easily reach consensus on key issues affecting pensioners, Natixis observes
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NewsSwiss pension funds scale back global government bond exposure
Boards of Swiss pension funds are debating whether government bonds can still play the role of safe haven, says consultancy Complementa
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NewsSwiss pension funds warned on equity, bond concentration risks
‘Portfolio diversification remains the cornerstone of any investment strategy,’ says PPCmetrics
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NewsNegative interest rates squeeze Swiss pension funds
Liquidity remains essential for pension funds, says Complementa’s Andreas Rothacher
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NewsDeloitte’s reform ideas for Swiss pensions face pushback from ASIP
Doubling AHV’s assets to CHF100bn (€107bn), while maintaining returns over time, would generate CHF2bn more in investment income, says consultancy
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NewsSwiss pension commission recommends minimum interest rate remain unchanged
Suggestion draws criticism from trade unions while employers welcome the cautious stance amid market uncertainty
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NewsAHV’s financial outlook improves but deficit to remain
Swiss federal social insurance office now sees Swiss first pillar rund recording smaller deficits in 2035 and 2040
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: DC plans gain momentum in Germany
GEW, an education trade union, decided to join existing social partner models to DC pension plans for employees in private schools and universities
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NewsSwiss pension funds show resilience despite lower funding ratios in H1
Private pension funds’ average funding ratio fell to 115.6% at the end of June, down from 117% at year-end 2024 and 121.5% at the end of the first quarter, says Swisscanto
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Special ReportSwitzerland: Figuring out how to pay for the boomers
Switzerland is looking to bolster its first-pillar pension system, while revising ESG reporting both for Pensionskassen and corporates
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NewsBlackRock expands pass-through voting programme to Switzerland
Asset manager cites ‘growing interest from Swiss institutional clients in participating in the stewardship of their capital’
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InterviewsPension funds eye higher private credit exposure in search of yield
Lured by its high returns and continued strong outlook, pension funds are considering increasing their exposure to private credit amid a fast-evolving landscape
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: German church employees fund cuts European equity
Allocates instead to Chinese equities with mandate awarded to Fullgoal Asset Management
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NewsSwiss pension funds reinforce FX hedging amid rising volatility
With liabilities denominated in Swiss francs, pension funds aim to limit investment volatility by reducing exposure to currency fluctuations
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NewsKLP divests US, German firms for supplying IDF in Gaza
Denmark’s AkademikerPension relaxes responsible investment policy on defence
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Swiss pension funds seek alternative source of returns
CPEG and PKG shift allocations to riskier assets
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NewsCPEG lifts equity exposure to 30% of CHF23bn portfolio
The asset allocation shift has led to a sharp increase in exposure to North American equities, which now represent 10.5% of total assets
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NewsMercer refines private markets strategy for DACH institutional investors
The firm has partnered with Universal Investment to launch an AIF tailored to the needs of German institutional investors
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AnalysisSwiss pension funds brace for prospect of negative interest rates
Swiss National Bank urged to avoid policies that make pension funds collateral victims of strategy aimed at weakening Swiss franc
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NewsSwiss collective pension funds gain ground, but individualisation threatens solidarity
Consolidation trend among smaller schemes continues: number of Swiss Pensionskassen falls dramatically – from 4,000 in the 1990s to just over 1,300 today
