IPE's Switzerland Coverage – Page 66
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NewsSwiss roundup: Swisscanto, Credit Suisse, Melbourne Mercer
SWITZERLAND – Funding at Swiss Pensionskassen has returned to levels seen at the end of last year, according to a survey by Swisscanto.
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NewsReturn for Swiss pension fund index fails to meet required minimum
SWITZERLAND – The Credit Suisse Pensionskassenindex increased by nearly 2.5 points, or just over 2%, in the third quarter, yet the return failed to meet the legally required minimum rate, according to Credit Suisse.
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FeaturesSwitzerland: Second pillar in transition
New investment rules are being implemented, the supervisory structure is up for reform and the financial crisis prompted an investigation into admin costs, writes Barbara Ottawa
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NewsSwiss roundup: Complementa, Swisscanto, second-pillar reform
SWITZERLAND – The true amount of asset management fees paid by Swiss Pensionskassen is unclear and difficult to compare, according to consultancy Complementa.
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NewsSwisscanto justifies pension funding statistics
SWITZERLAND – Swisscanto has defended its figures on funding levels of Swiss Pensionskassen, saying divergences with official stats can be explained by differing samples and methods.
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NewsSwiss roundup: BVK, AFIAA, Canton Pensionskassen
SWITZERLAND – A parliamentary commission has been set up to investigate allegations of corruption at the Swiss public fund BVK.
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NewsSwiss pension funds fret over demographic changes, poor returns
SWITZERLAND – Demographic changes and lower than expected returns have been the biggest headaches for Swiss Pensionskassen this year, according to an Ernst & Young survey.
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NewsSwiss Canton considers loan for pension fund to boost investments
SWITZERLAND – The finance department for the Swiss canton of Basel-Land is considering a loan to regional public pension fund BLPK in an effort to boost its investments as part of a recovery plan.
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NewsSwitzerland's AHV cites 'positive' first-half results
SWITZERLAND – Marco Netzer, president of first-pillar pension fund AHV, has reported a "positive result" for the first half of 2010 and said he was "not too bothered" about the current weakness of the euro and other currencies.
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NewsSwiss roundup: BVG minimum return, APK
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss occupational pension commission has recommended the government keep the minimum return rate for Pensionskassen at current levels.
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NewsASIP members dump hedge funds, return 0% in H1
SWITZERLAND – The median return of a selection of 68 member funds of ASIP, the Swiss Pensionskassen association, was 0% for the first six months of 2010, according to Towers Watson.
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NewsSwiss Pensionskassen return to the red
SWITZERLAND – After a year of consolidation the average Swiss Pensionskasse has fallen below a 100% funding level, calculates Swisscanto
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NewsSwiss roundup: Social ministry BSV, State Street index
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss social ministry BSV is tendering another survey into second-pillar costs, this time focusing on asset management fees.
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NewsCredit Suisse Swiss Pension Fund index falls sharply
SWITZERLAND – The Credit Suisse Swiss Pension Fund index fell by 2.4% in the second quarter, bringing its overall performance for the first half of the year to -0.06%.
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Country ReportSwitzerland: Funding questions
Barbara Ottawa assesses the decision of the Swiss authorities not to force public funds to move to full funding over the coming decades
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Country ReportSwitzerland: Investment decisions in 2009
Pension funds’ investment behaviour has come under heavy criticism from all sides due to the financial crisis, writes Peter Baenziger. Appropriate asset allocation was a major challenge for Swiss pension institutions in 2009
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AHV recovers surplus ahead of its planned separation
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss first pillar fund AHV recovered from a financial deficit in 2008 to a surplus in 2009, posting a return of 11.5% ahead of its planned separation into three discrete entities.
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Country Report
Switzerland: The BVG generation
The BVG/LPP law of 1985 introduced mandatory workplace pensions in Switzerland.Looking back over the last 25 years, IPE questioned five industry figures
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Country Report
Switzerland: Doing the splits
Nina Röhrbein looks at how Switzerland is dividing up the AHV/AVS Social Security Fund to avoid what has been described as ‘an unhealthy state of affairs’
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Country Report
Switzerland: The wrong conversion
Barbara Ottawa assesses March’s national referendum on the mandatory conversion rate for Swiss pensions. This political victory for the few might prove detrimental to the many who will now have to pay higher contributions
