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Swiss Post and PKBS deliver below average returns

2010-03-10T15:50:00Z

SWITZERLAND – The Pensionskasse of the Swiss postal service (PK Post) as well as the one of the city of Basel (PKBS) returned 9.43% and 10.4% respectively last year - less than other pensionskassen because of their lower risk strategies.

Swiss asset management market opens following UBS takeover of Credit Suisse

2023-12-06T14:57:00Z

Graubündner Kantonalbank splits institutional business from private banking, hires ex-Credit Suisse head

Swiss Post executive resigns over vote at Nestle AGM

2005-05-06T03:50:00Z

SWITZERLAND - Jürg Bucher, head of the investment committee for the CHF11bn (€7.1bn) pension fund for Post employees, Post PK, has bowed to mounting pressure to resign after voting in favour of Nestle’s CEO Peter Brabeck becoming group chairman as well.

Pensionskasse Post boosts infrastructure, real estate investments

2023-08-29T13:45:00Z

The scheme allocated CHF100m for impact investments in infrastructure

SFr10bn Swiss Post fund gets go ahead

2001-11-23T11:52:00Z

SWITZERLAND – The country’s Conseil Fédérale today gave the final green light to the transfer of some 70,000 postal workers from the traditional federal pension plan into an SFr10bn (e6.5bn) pension foundation for the Swiss post office....

Switzerland pensions report 2023: funds consider next move with UBS and Credit Suisse

November 2023 (Magazine)

Fears of market concentration in asset management and custody services are leading Swiss Pensionskassen to rethink relations with the enlarged UBS

Switzerland: Workplace pension reform faces referendum test

Top 1000 Pension Funds 2024

The country is introducing regulations on greenwashing and fund investments, while debating how to fund the first and second-pillar pension systems

Swiss, UK pension investors file climate resolution at Credit Suisse

2022-03-09T14:50:00Z

Bank ‘acknowledges’ proposal, points to imminent publication of more info

Switzerland: Heated debate ahead of second-pillar referendum

Top 1000 Pension Funds 2023

The workplace pension system reform must clear the final hurdle of a  national referendum and Pensionskassen will have to start to follow new guidelines on ESG

Swiss postal fund gets CHF250m injection

2009-03-26T15:15:00Z

[16:15 CET 26-03] SWITZERLAND – The pension scheme of the Swiss Post is once again missing billions, having already received several rounds of funding, so its sponsor company is now intending to plug the hole with more money.

New Swiss postal scheme returns -3.1% in first year

2003-06-16T04:04:00Z

SWITZERLAND – The Swiss post office workers’ pension scheme says it lost 3.1% in its first year – though it says there is no cause for concern at the moment.

SFr10bn fund elects president to begin outsourcing

2001-04-24T05:36:00Z

SWITZERLAND - The newly created SFr10bn (e6.5bn) pension foundation for the Swiss post office has elected Jurg Puchar as president of the board, in advance of a full board announcement and details of investment outsourcing expected in mid-May....

Swiss pension funds turn backs on securities lending market

2013-06-05T13:45:00Z

SWITZERLAND – Schemes cite 'unattractive' risk/reward, conflicts of interest with borrowers.

Swiss Fund seeks additional managers for €2.4bn

2002-01-14T04:22:00Z

SWITZERLAND – The SFr10bn (€6.8bn) Swiss Post Office pension fund is to begin searching for additional asset managers in March, having already selected UBS Asset Management, Credit Suisse Asset Management and Pictet to run various portfolios for the recently-created fund.

Switzerland: Smart on beta benchmarks

June 2013 (Magazine)

Swiss pension funds have mostly shied away from alternatively weighted benchmark strategies. Cécile Sourbes finds that adoption will depend on thorough analysis and transparency of data

Pension funds should 'put pressure' on index providers over transparency

2013-04-26T10:45:00Z

SWITZERLAND – Providers should disclose calculations underpinning benchmarks, experts say.

Swiss roundup: Towers Watson, Swiss Leader Index, Zurich BVK

2011-04-04T16:15:00Z

Largest listed Swiss companies increase coverage ratios to 88% – far from pre-crisis levels.

Securities Services: Stuck in the shadows

September 2013 (Magazine)

Securities lending took a major hit in the 2008 crisis. For those funds that stayed the course, Cécile Sourbes finds new regulation promising more activity, but threatening to raise costs

Fundamental shift in ESG

October 2009 (Magazine)

Nina Röhrbein looks at how the ESG market in Switzerland is moving on from the ideological and political corner of SRI to the real performance of sustainability

Swiss fund seeks managers for e2.4bn

February 2002 (Magazine)