All Swiss National Bank (SNB) articles
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AnalysisSwiss pension funds brace for prospect of negative interest rates
Swiss National Bank urged to avoid policies that make pension funds collateral victims of strategy aimed at weakening Swiss franc
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NewsNest Sammelstiftung hires new head of responsible investment from central bank
Marc Novara succeeds Ulla Enne, who spent a decade at the fund
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NewsSwiss corporate schemes under stress while risk of persistent low interest rates returns
Corporate schemes’ assets went up by 1.5%, partially offsetting increasing liabilities, but funding ratios fell to 120.9% in December 2024, from 121.1% in September 2024
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NewsSwiss think tank proposes CHF300bn SWF to fund first-pillar pensions
The Swiss National Bank would provide CHF300bn foreign currency assets as a loan to kick-start the sovereign wealth fund, with 1% interest
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: KENFO claims Generational Capital concept will meet expectations
Plus: Rentenpaket II reform debate brings division; Swiss schemes use Swiss National Bank Bills
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NewsSNB Bills emerge as new tool for Swiss schemes’ liquidity management
SNB Bills can play an important role in negotiations with banks on interest rates, says PPCmetrics’ Lukas Riesen
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NewsPension funds consider suing FINMA for AT1 bonds write down
Investors have the legal right to challenge FINMA in court within 30 days from the day the Swiss financial market supervisory authority took the decision
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NewsSwiss parliament considers inquiry commission on Credit Suisse/UBS deal
The Council of States, the upper house of the parliament, will also have its say on the establishment of the commission
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AnalysisAnalysis: Synergies and obstacles of a potential UBS/Credit Suisse asset management merger
The outcome of the merger is positive for UBS which ‘is buying the asset manager of Credit Suisse for nothing’, says Ray Soudah
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NewsUBS/Credit Suisse: Swiss pension funds face cumulative counterparty risk but low losses
The country’s largest pension fund, Publica, started to reduce its exposure to Credit Suisse at the beginning of 2022
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NewsSwiss pension funds fear Credit Suisse/UBS deal will knock competition in banking sector
Takeover could hinder ability of pension funds to negotiate conditions with banks
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Swiss pension schemes face arms financing ban campaign for referendum
The ban should apply to manufacturers of all kinds of war materials worldwide, including tanks, air defense systems, pistols and other components
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NewsSwiss pension funds’ perseverance pays off in pandemic-stricken H1
Funding ratios rose to 110% at the end of H1
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NewsFund of funds gives Swiss investors option to deploy capital into SMEs
Companies looking for financing would issue preferred shares for the fund
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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
