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Switzerland's PKZH to sign UNPRI, draw up exclusion policy
€10.5bn pension fund becomes third Swiss scheme to commit to UN's SRI principles.
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Swiss roundup: SAP fund, funding levels, PKZH
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss subsidiary of SAP Group is reducing the buffers in its Pensionskasse and will allow its members participate directly in capital markets.
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PKZH suspends rebalancing on solvency drop
[16:30 CEST 28-07] SWITZERLAND – The CHF14.5bn (€8.9bn) City of Zürich Pension Fund has decided not to make any major changes to its portfolio in light of the credit crisis, even though its funding level has now dropped from 130% in 2007 to an estimated 116% today.
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Zurich pension fund steps up foreign-currency hedging
SWITZERLAND – PKZH opted for passive approach after making bad calls on direction of euro.
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Wednesday people roundup
Mercer Italy, PKZH, Financial Risk Management, Mercer UK, Ossiam, SWIP, AIC, SAM
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Swiss pension plans to maintain strategy for good returns
[15:15 CET 10-02] SWITZERLAND – The Pensionskasse for the city of Zurich (PKZH) and the Profond multi-employer fund say they have no plans to change their strategic asset allocation in the near future, after achieving strong returns in 2009.
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Zurich scheme cites Brexit as it reports ‘disappointing’ performance
CHF16.6bn fund loses 3.3% in 2018, roughly in line with market average
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Zurich scheme results are among industry best
[11:30 CEST 01-08] SWITZERLAND – PKZH, the CHF14.2bn (€8.6bn) pension fund for the city of Zurich, has reported some of the best performance figures for 2006, including a return well above the industry average and one of the highest funding ratios among Swiss schemes.
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Pension fund ESG integration ‘dangerous’, claims economist
Economist Henrique Schneider splits the audience at a Swiss conference by speaking out against sustainable investment as a fiduciary duty
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Additional risk does not pay off over very long term, study shows
Larger allocation to ‘risky’ assets fails to produce higher returns on average over last seven years, PPCmetrics data shows