All PPCmetrics articles
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Swiss schemes apply high interest on savings as yields fall
It will be ‘very challenging’ for pension funds to generate the statutory minimum interest rate of 1.25%, says PPCmetrics
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SNB Bills emerge as new tool for Swiss schemes’ liquidity management
SNB Bills can play an important role in negotiations with banks on interest rates, says PPCmetrics’ Lukas Riesen
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IPE DACH Briefing: Swiss pension funds contemplate low interest rate scenarios
Plus: Swiss vote on second pillar reform; Germany’s own reform; ESMA’s guidance
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Swiss pension funds contemplate low interest rate scenarios
On average, pension funds in Switzerland are in a solid position, says PPCmetrics CEO
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ASIP ESG reporting guidelines lay obstacle course for Swiss pension funds
Pension funds have taken the ASIP ESG reporting standards as an opportunity to start or expand public ESG reporting
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Swiss pension funds profit from equities, bonds, currency hedging strategies
Alternative investments added diversification to portfolios, but delivered mixed results in 2023, says PPCmetrics
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Swiss investors weigh up illiquids as valuation uncertainties mount
PPCmetrics is currently observing ‘great uncertainty’ as to whether the stated valuation of some illiquid assets reflects their true value
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German economist calls for review of ‘mother’s pension’ amid budget redraft
The Mütterrente was ‘purely an election gift’, says Monika Schnitzer, chair of the German Council of Economic Experts
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People moves: ATP names new chief risk officer
Plus: Alecta’s deputy chair to leave due to illness; Aviva appoints new master trust head
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Swiss asset management market opens following UBS takeover of Credit Suisse
Graubündner Kantonalbank splits institutional business from private banking, hires ex-Credit Suisse head
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Swiss pension funds over invested in real estate, alternatives
PPCmetrics recorded for the first time rise in average technical interest rate
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Minimum interest rate rise a ‘sustainable challenge’ for Swiss pension funds
Federal occupational pension commission wants to send the message that ‘1% is flexible’, says president
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UBS/Credit Suisse: Swiss pension funds face cumulative counterparty risk but low losses
The country’s largest pension fund, Publica, started to reduce its exposure to Credit Suisse at the beginning of 2022
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Swiss pension funds post -12% returns in difficult 2022
Technical funding ratios of Swiss schemes lost on average around 16 percentage points and stood at 103.9% at the end of 2022
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Analysis: How Swiss pension funds tackle governance in asset management
‘A professional investment process requires a separation of powers between the investment decision, implementation and monitoring of the investment activity,’ says PPCmetrics
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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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European investors continue to shed Russian assets as sanctions increase
Uncertainty, volatility and financial sanctions for Russia, but still good global economic growth
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Mandate roundup: LGPS pool launches alternative credit fund
Plus: Swiss consultant seeks infrastructure manager for pension funds; AP7 picks PPCmetrics
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Real asset strategies pay off for Swiss institutional investors – study
Foreign equities recorded the highest increase in value in 2021 with 26.1%
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Swiss Pensionskassen keep interest rate above minimum
Private pension funds applied an interest rate of 1.90% compared with 1.65% for public pension funds