All Pensionskasse Basel-Stadt (PKBS) articles
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Basel pension fund raises equity, CHF bond allocations for 2025
PKBS is exiting its ILS holdings, reallocating capital to conventional fixed income and domestic real estate
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Swiss pension funds make the case for gold allocation in bull market
Swiss schemes usually hold between 3% and 5% of total assets under management in gold
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PKBS switches to Pictet, LGIM to diversify risk
The emergency takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS in March 2023 triggered the pension fund’s decision to look for new asset managers
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PKBS drops ExxonMobil, Chevron, Glencore following oil and gas expansion deals
The pension fund has decided to implement an ESG index for investments in Swiss equities
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PKBS cuts insurance-linked securities for fixed income, domestic property
teh scheme’s ILS active portfolio posted returns of -4.98% last year
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PKBS adjusts investment policy to navigate interest rate volatility
To fend off interest rate volatility, PKBS cut the strategic quota it held in bonds
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Swiss pension funds clean up investment portfolios
Climate Alliance has seen in the past year an increase in pension funds’ impact investments, ranging from 1% up to more than 10% of schemes’ AUM
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People moves: Local Pensions Partnership Investments names COO
PLus: PKBS appoints new investment committee chair; Universal Investment names Luxembourg country head
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Swiss pension funds deal with prospect of undervalued Russian assets
Several Swiss pension schemes – which have small exposures to Russian assets – are examining how to proceed
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Swiss Pensionskasse to align equity, bond portfolios with ESG indices
PKBS is considering impact investments through green or social bonds
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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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DACH roundup: German doctors scheme returns 3.5% net in 2020
Plus: PKBS cuts technical interest rate, Allianz drops guarantees on occupational pensions
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Swiss roundup: Climate strategy, exclusion policy drive PKZH’s equity returns
Plus: Annual results for Asga, Credit Suisse, CPV/CAP, APK, PKBS
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Swiss cantonal Pensionskassen record funding ratio uptick in 2020
The funding ratio for the Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden pension fund stood at 116.3%, topping the fully funded schemes’ list
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Swiss schemes move forward to curb GHG emissions
Migros was included in Climate Alliance’s list as a green Pensionskasse for applying an ESG index that reduced CO2 intensity by 30%
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Swiss roundup: PKBS excludes fossil fuels from investments
Plus: 2020 annual returns for Solothurn and Vaud cantons; Reform for the first pillar system approved
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Swiss funding levels fell in Q1 2018 after 1.3% average loss
Public sector Pensionskassen APK and PKBS post 2017 investment returns in line with market average
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Basel pension fund reveals details of alternatives strategy
PKBS hired Goldman Sachs, BioMed Partners, and IFR, and has invested directly in gold