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Swiss Bayer Pensionskasse realigns investment strategy
Allocations to bonds increase, while exposure to mortgages and real estate decrease
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Bayer Group Pension Plan in £280m buy-in with Canada Life
The transaction secures the benefits of 40% of the plan’s pensioners, with umbrella contract allowing to insure further liabilities in the future.
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Bayer Pensionskasse prioritises fixed income high credit rating allocation
Following an ALM study last autumn, the scheme has adjusted its strategic asset allocation
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German court ruling gives green light to investors’ lawsuit against Bayer
Investors including reinsurance companies and pension funds from Germany, other EU member states, North America, Asia and Australia, have sued Bayer for damages
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German companies rethink occupational pension plans
German corporates reorganise their pension plans in a bid to win over talent, fight skilled workers shortage, and exploit opportunities for a flexible transition to retirement
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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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EIOPA stress tests to give German IORPs 'headaches', Bayer warns
CFO warns of disincentives for long-term investments due to stress tests, QA exercises
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German, Austrian pension fund assets could drop by up to 14% in value
Pension funds predominantly favour external ESG ratings/indices to review sustainability factors in investments
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PFZW sells 24 companies over ESG failures
The announcement is part of a new transparency drive by the Dutch healthcare scheme
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European pensions sector fails to use clout in green finance policymaking
Think tank finds that though many European pension funds stand out in climate engagement with stocks they own, they are generally not actively influencing policy
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How we run our money: Bayer-Pensionskasse
Stefan Nellshen (pictured), CEO of the Bayer-Pensionskasse, tells Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the fund’s ALM approach
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Crisis "confirms" Solvency II not for pensions - Bayer
[16:00 CET 30-10] GERMANY/EUROPE – Relying solely on a mark-to-market valuation of pension assets and liabilities is too short-sighted and should therefore not be applied to pension funds, according to Stefan Nellshen, chief financial officer at German pharma giant Bayer AG and its Pensionskasse.
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AP7, CEPB lean on VW and Australian firms over climate lobbying
Swedish, Danish and UK pension funds demand increased climate lobbying transparency from German carmaker Volkswagen
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Accounting: The line between transparency and confidentiality
It was inevitable that the push by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to redefine non-financial reporting would collide with the question of just how much transparency is too much. We had something of an answer on 18 January when the board explored disclosures about the risks and opportunities that arise from climate change.
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Bayer implements UK pensions governance system
UK – Healthcare giant Bayer, with a pension scheme of roughly £750m, has implemented a pensions governance system from eShare.
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Bayer gains €200m from shift to DC in the US
GERMANY – Industrial giant Bayer expects to gain a one-time bonus of €200m in the third quarter, mostly as a result of changes to its US pension plan.
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Bayer scheme adopts “appropriate” risk structure
GERMANY – Bayer Pensionskasse VVAG, the pension scheme of pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG, says it has developed an “appropriate risk structure” to meet its long-term commitments.
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Bayer takes €1.1bn pensions accounting hit
GERMANY – German chemicals giant Bayer has taken a €1.1bn pensions obligation hit due to accounting changes amid lower interest rates.
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Bayer Pensionskasse's chief financial officer resigns
GERMANY – The pension fund of German chemicals firm Bayer AG is looking for a new chief financial officer following the resignation of Juergen Bader.
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Bayer appoints Watson Wyatt for consultancy advice
UK- The UK subsidiary of Germany’s Bayer has appointed Watson Wyatt to provide actuarial, investment and consultancy services to the company and to the trustees of its largest UK pension fund. Watson Wyatt replaces rival consultant Mercers.