Switzerland
Switzerland: To hedge or not to hedge
01 Dec 2012
Nina Roehrbein finds pension funds facing a dilemma over their currency hedging strategy as the Swiss National Bank maintains its floor to the euro
Switzerland: Caution reigns supreme
01 Dec 2012
Andreas Niedermann and Jürgen Rothmund note that Swiss institutions have not abandoned their euro hedge
Switzerland: Design fault
01 Dec 2012
Conflict between active members and retirees, costs and market factors will all drive changes to the Swiss second pillar, according to Barbara Ottawa
Switzerland: Transparency required
01 Dec 2012
The current redistribution of funds from active employed members to pensioners can be traced back to structural deficiencies, argues Gérard Fischer. Introducing separate accounting for active members ...
Switzerland: How to avoid Gloor 2.0
01 Dec 2012
A lack of staff, organisation and control were the main factors contributing to the corruption scandal at the pension fund of the canton of Zurich (BVK), a parliamentary commission has found. Barbara ...
Switzerland: Happy anniversary, OAK
01 Dec 2012
A year into its existence, response to the new Swiss supervisory body, the Oberaufsichtskommission, has been mixed. Some want it to do more, while others would like to hear as little from it as...
Switzerland: Larger fish to fry
01 Jun 2012
Switzerland’s largest public Pensionskasse, Publica, has a new director but the tracks towards a more sustainable future of the fund had been laid before his arrival, finds Barbara Ottawa
Switzerland: Pension funds seek returns
01 Jun 2012
Persistent low interest rates are making it harder to achieve risk-free returns. Pension funds will need the tailwind of friendly stock markets, argues Peter Bänziger
Switzerland: The safe haven trap
01 Jun 2012
Lukas Riesen and Alfred Bühler analyse the consequences for pension funds arising from the flight to ‘safe haven Switzerland’ and present possible solutions for dealing with this risk
Switzerland: The Swiss ESG paradox
01 Jun 2012
Nina Röhrbein assesses why Swiss pension funds lag in ESG implementation, even though the country leads in terms of ESG asset management
Switzerland: 99 questions
01 Jun 2012
The Swiss pension industry is confronted with as many questions as answers while the government consults on second pillar reforms, writes Barbara Ottawa
