Pensions in Switzerland Report – Page 4
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Country ReportPensions In Switzerland: Parliamentary ping pong
A political stalemate is holding up Switzerland’s Altersvorsorge 2020 pensions reform package. And now time is running out, as Barbara Ottawa finds
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Interview: André Tapernoux
Pension funds should be more realistic about evaluating liabilities, André Tapernoux tells Barbara Ottawa
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Country ReportPensions In Switzerland: Caught in an impasse
Swiss pension funds are still coming to terms with negative bond yields and uncertainty over the strength of the Swiss franc. Daniel Ben-Ami examines the considerable challenges they face
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Domestic investment: Returns, but at what cost?
Although Swiss pension funds have a low home bias, local investments still make up a substantial proportion of their portfolios
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Second Pillar: Technical difficulties
Despite the challenges facing Switzerland’s second-pillar pension the necessary overhaul of the system is still a long way off, says Barbara Ottawa
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Interview: Roger Tischhauser
Roger Tischhauser is responsible for 40% of the assets in the Swiss second pillar and is an agent for reform in the pensions debate
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Asset allocation rethink
Pension funds are having to rethink their asset allocation policies to meet funding requirements. A more holistic, multi-dimensional approach is needed
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Asset Allocation: Re-defining asset classes
Switzerland’s double whammy of a strong currency and negative interest rates represents a formidable challenge for the pension fund industry, says Daniel Ben-Ami
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Infrastructure: Investing in real assets
Swiss pension funds are struggling to find value in infrastructure investments
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Investment Grade Bonds: Is there a substitute for high-grade bonds?
With interest rates expected to remain near zero, pension funds are looking for alternatives to fixed-income instruments
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Interview: Stephen Wyss - Prevanto
The new Swiss actuarial consultancy Prevanto is upfront about its origins. One of its managing directors, Stephan Wyss, talks to Barbara Ottawa
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Country ReportPensions in Switzerland: Retirement reform revisited
Switzerland’s programme for pension fund reform is back on the agenda following the strong showing by the centre right in the recent federal elections
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Altersvorsorge 2020: An ageing reform package
Switzerland’s system of direct democracy is complicating the debate about pensions reform
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Talking Heads: Ask the experts
Swiss Investors are grappling with negative bond yields and interests rates on cash deposits. We asked experts to assess the situation and share their thoughts for the future of the second-pillar
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Q&A with Karin Oertli, head of UBS Global Asset Management Switzerland
The Swiss financial industry is changing, with providers facing stricter regulation, increased international competition and a heightened cost awareness by clients
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Asset Management Costs: Effects of transparency
The requirement to publish total expense ratios in the annual reports of Swiss Pensionskassen is changing the market
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Country ReportSwitzerland: Pensionskassen keep calm under negative rate storm
Switzerland has not seen negative rates since the 1970s, years before the creation of the current BVG second-pillar system
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How Swiss funds have achieved transparency
As part of the structural reform, §48a fig. 3 of the BVV law governing Pensionskassen investments was put in place to raise transparency in the reporting of asset management costs in the second pillar.
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Pensions in Switzerland: Changes on the horizon
Risk-based strategies are gaining momentum among Swiss pension funds, Carlo Svaluto Moreolo finds
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Pensions in Switzerland: Cost wary could lose out
All sides agree that the new cost transparency regulation is a great success. But the federal government has more ideas up its sleeve, finds Barbara Ottawa
