All Asset Management Association Switzerland (AMAS) articles
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NewsNegative interest rates squeeze Swiss pension funds
Liquidity remains essential for pension funds, says Complementa’s Andreas Rothacher
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NewsSwiss asset managers cheer cost-transparency rebuff, shift focus to returns
Swiss asset management association AMAS says net return is most important criterion for determining performance and efficiency of a pension fund, not costs
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NewsSwiss associations push schemes to unlock private market investments
CHF10.5bn GastroSocial Pensionskasse has increased strategic allocation targets for private market investments now representing roughly 25% of its portfolio
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NewsSwiss schemes’ investment strategies have margin for higher returns – study
WTW’s research concluded that 25% of pension funds can increase their expected returns by an average of 0.84% per year
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NewsSwiss asset managers urge companies to pursue sound transition plans
Lombard Odier, Pictet, UBS, Zürcher Kantonalbank, and Baloise back AMAS letter to help guide engagement between asset managers and investee companies
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Country ReportIs Switzerland’s pension system facing a crisis following referendum on reform defeat?
In a referendum in September, Swiss voters rejected proposals to reform the supplementary pension system, known as BVG in German.
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NewsUBS/Credit Suisse asset management merger faces integration hurdles
Segregated mandates are significant stumbling block
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NewsSwiss government thumped for plan to reform voluntary savings system
Plan to abolish tax incentives in occupational and private pensions is part of austerity measures put forward by cabinet to save CHF3.5bn from 2027
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NewsSwiss National Council approves motion for pension funds to disclose costs
Increasing cost transparency and better access to information strengthen competition, says National Council member Samira Marti
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NewsBacklash in Switzerland over economist’s second-pillar cost transparency claims
Rudolf Strahm said asset management costs are CHF1.5bn higher than those calculated by the federal statistics office
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Germany’s AfD sets party’s pension plans
Bundesrat on first pillar pension system, KENFO, CERN, and Switzerland’s AMAS on stewardship
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NewsSwiss association urges asset owners to hold managers accountable for stewardship
‘We are not activist investors,’ says AMAS CEO
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NewsSwiss asset management market competition remains high, says AMAS
Total AUM managed by asset management companies in Switzerland grew by 8.3% year-on-year in 2023 to CHF3.1trn
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AnalysisSwiss-based managers assess potential of emerging investment opportunities
Switzerland-based asset managers share insights on investments with a view to the latest trends in the pension industry
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NewsSwitzerland holds back on state greenwashing regulation
Federal Council gives instead the green light to new self-regulatory provisions that will soon come into force
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NewsSwitzerland considers extending climate scores to government bonds, nature assets
The revised version, that will apply from 1 January 2025, aims to make the implementation of the scores easier and more transparent
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NewsSwiss asset management association backs self-regulation on greenwashing
The Swiss Finance Ministry (FDF) is also working on a regulation to implement the Federal Council’s view on fighting greenwashing
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NewsSwitzerland sees uptick of pension funds decarbonising portfolios
However, only 1% of Swiss pension assets are invested to have a positive impact on society, the environment and the climate, research finds
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NewsUBS/Credit Suisse lose market share in Swiss asset management
Market opens up with Zürcher Kantonalbank as latest to expand services for pension funds and institutional investors in French-speaking Switzerland
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NewsSwiss finance ministry to draft anti-greenwashing bill
Up to 79% of sustainable investments said to be at risk of losing sustainable label
