All articles by Luigi Serenelli – Page 71
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Opinion PiecesNotes from Germany: Parties mull pensions
It all started with a selfie posted on social media. The leaders of the Green party Annalena Baerbock, candidate to be chancellor, and Robert Habeck posed with the Free Democrats’ Christian Lindner and Volker Wissing to show how serious they were to bridge the divide to form a new government coalition, prior to meeting with the winner of the election, the SDP’s Olaf Scholz.
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Country ReportPensions reform: A middle way to reform the second pillar
A new proposal could win a majority in parliament
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comPlan’s pension changes lead to CHF60m profit
Changes include reduction of conversion rate, compensatory measures to cushion pension cuts and reduction in entitlements for spouse/partner pensions
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NewsSwiss large firms offering 1e pension plans is on the rise, says WTW
Almost 35% of companies surveyed, listed on the Swiss Leader Index, now offers 1e plans
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Swiss scheme to exclude coal from bond portfolio
It will also assess, and if necessary adjust, the indices with regards to ESG and the climate strategy in its equity portfolio
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Actuaries doubt decisive impact of proposed statutory funded pension system
DAV and IVS are calling for a model to finance pensions that looks towards the long term
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Austrian association calls for ‘green pension’ proposal on tax reform
According to the recommendation, a tax break would apply to company pension scheme contributions if savings flow into sustainable investment
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NewsSwitzerland adjusts mandatory second pillar pensions to inflation from 2022
An adjustment of 0.3% will apply from 1 January 2022
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NewsGerman parties agree to allocate pay-as-you go pensions on capital markets
The possible next government will deploy in a first step in 2022 €10bn to the Deutsche Rentenversicherung, which manages the state pension scheme
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Germany works on sustainable criteria to invest pension assets in fixed income
Defining specific sustainability criteria to allocate assets in fixed income is a ‘complex’ matter
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EU green bond attracts interest over €135bn
Yield of 0.4% for a 15-year bond is too low, PMT says
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NewsDiverse views on pensions may hinder a German traffic-light coalition
Disagreements on how to finance future pension benefits in Germany could be one of the roadblocks
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NewsSwedish model could revive Germany’s jaded Riester-Rente
Political parties acknowledge Riester model needs a makeover
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Compenswiss ready to increase equity allocation
The asset owner is also assessing the possibility of increasing allocations in other asset classes because of lacklustre returns in its bonds portfolio
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NewsGermany plans pension assets transfer to Euronext ESG index by 2022
The government will allocate 65% of total equity investments to the S&P index, and 35% to the Euronext index
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Swiss schemes progress on climate strategies despite short track record
Almost 60% of the 30 Swiss pension funds surveyed have put forward ‘clearly formulated’ climate strategies
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Migros Pensionskasse outlines saving options under new DC plans
From 1 January 2023, all pension fund members will be insured under the Standard savings plan
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City of Zurich Pensionskasse reshapes investment strategy
PKZH has assets worth CHF20.8bn (€19.4bn), a funding ratio of 123.1% and recorded returns on investments of 6.4%
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German occupational pension execs call on next govt to ease rules
WTW survey shows that 23% of respondents spoke in favour of opting-out solutions
