Pensions in Switzerland Report – Page 6

  • Country Report

    Switzerland: Design fault

    December 2012 (Magazine)

    Conflict between active members and retirees, costs and market factors will all drive changes to the Swiss second pillar, according to Barbara Ottawa

  • Country Report

    Switzerland: To hedge or not to hedge

    December 2012 (Magazine)

    Nina Roehrbein finds pension funds facing a dilemma over their currency hedging strategy as the Swiss National Bank maintains its floor to the euro

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    Switzerland: Transparency required

    December 2012 (Magazine)

    The current redistribution of funds from active employed members to pensioners can be traced back to structural deficiencies, argues Gérard Fischer. Introducing separate accounting for active members and pensioners would be an effective move

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    Switzerland: 99 questions

    June 2012 (Magazine)

    The Swiss pension industry is confronted with as many questions as answers while the government consults on second pillar reforms, writes Barbara Ottawa

  • Country Report

    Switzerland: The Swiss ESG paradox

    June 2012 (Magazine)

    Nina Röhrbein assesses why Swiss pension funds lag in ESG implementation, even though the country leads in terms of ESG asset management

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    Switzerland: Larger fish to fry

    June 2012 (Magazine)

    Switzerland’s largest public Pensionskasse, Publica, has a new director but the tracks towards a more sustainable future of the fund had been laid before his arrival, finds Barbara Ottawa

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    Switzerland: Pension funds seek returns

    June 2012 (Magazine)

    Persistent low interest rates are making it harder to achieve risk-free returns. Pension funds will need the tailwind of friendly stock markets, argues Peter Bänziger

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    Switzerland: The safe haven trap

    June 2012 (Magazine)

    Lukas Riesen and Alfred Bühler analyse the consequences for pension funds arising from the flight to ‘safe haven Switzerland’ and present possible solutions for dealing with this risk