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Publica pulls unexpected positive returns in difficult 2020
Returns in 2020 were below the 9% achieved in 2019
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People moves: Danica Pension picks PFA's financial chief; Publica's new head
Danica Pension, Publica, ABP, XPS Pensions Group, PensExpert, Union Investment, Redington, River & Mercantile, Aegon, CPEV, BVG, Af2i, Amundi
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Swiss schemes tend to transfer pension to partners in case of death
The BVG 2020 confirmed that retirees entitled to occupational pension benefits in Switzerland are living longer
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Publica joins international organisations for ESG best practice
The fund plans to overweight its portfolio in companies with ‘promising and high-quality patents’
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Publica to increase stake in firms with renewable energy ‘high-quality patents’
It has excluded investments in the coal sector, preferring renewable energies, wind farms or photovoltaic systems
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Switzerland’s Publica names new director
Doris Bianchi succeeds Dieter Stohler, who will leave the scheme on 30 September.
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Publica draws up recession scenarios to navigate virus crisis
The fund regularly undertakes a review of the risk-return-assumptions per asset class
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Switzerland’s Publica develops ‘climate efficient’ equity index
Innovative index replaces previous ad hoc, partial approach
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Domestic equities lead as Switzerland’s Publica posts 9% return
Swiss equities gained more than 30%
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People moves: PGGM names new CFRO, Pictet gains ex-Publica deputy CEO [updated]
PGGM, Pictet Asset Management, Publica, PDN, DSM, Kempen, Anthos, UBS Asset Management, Newton Investment Management, Deka Investment, ASR, Truvalue Labs
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Managing director of largest Swiss pension fund to step down
Dieter Stohler gave notice he would be leaving the CHF40bn public pension fund at the end of September next year, after almost nine years at the helm
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ATP backs ethical currency trading code
Denmark’s largest pension fund is one of the first schemes to sign up to new code run by BIS, after “irregularities” in currency markets
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Swiss regulator: More pension funds to be underfunded after 2018 volatility
Authority defends the introduction of further risk assessment tools for collective pension funds
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Equities drag Switzerland’s Publica to 3.2% loss in 2018
CHF37.6bn pension investor gained from real estate and infrastructure last year
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Publica cuts equity, increases real estate in risk reduction move
Swiss pension funds look to lower equity allocations and increase exposure to foreign real estate
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Werner Hertzog to leave Berne pension fund in October
Former Aon CEO and ex-head of Publica moves on after good investment year
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Switzerland confirms CHF320m backstop for public sector fund
Federal government liable for payment in the event of underfunding at pension fund for federal employees
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Swiss BVK beats the market with 9% investment gains
Equities helped Zurich Pensionskasse return almost 200 basis points more than the market average
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Emerging markets fuel 6.7% return at Switzerland's Publica
Plus: Corporate pension plans’ funding nearly at 10-year highs
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ESG roundup: Publica, North Rhine-Westphalia, AP2
Swiss and German funds take action to divest from companies; AP2 backs Dutch housing bond