All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 10
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Funded pensions must prop up first pillar as wages stagnate: Rürup
German pensions expert warns against either/or approach to pay-as-you-go and funded systems
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BRSG: DC plans to strengthen German system, says WTW
Analysis of future developments of German funded pensions under new legal framework
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Swiss government rejects ideas for more pension fund comparability
Government seen ‘deciding against transparency’
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Swiss legislator removes barriers to individualised high earner pensions
Amendments to 1e-plans introduce more investment options but also more risk
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Special Report
Germany: Germany goes DC
The German parliament has passed one of the most comprehensive pension reform bills in the country’s history – rendering a complex system even more intricate
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Austria: Politics distracts from pensions
Pension reforms take second place to political squabbling
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Swiss public split over pension reform as referendum looms
A month before the public vote on Altersvorsorge 2020, pension funds are trying to rally supporters
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Austria eyes second-pillar pension reform after election
Support builds for auto-enrolment and collective bargaining agreements similar to recent German reforms
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Discount rates boost German pension funding levels
Willis Towers Watson calculates better funding rate but urges reviews of current plans
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NewsDACH roundup: Austrian energy company sells pension fund
Even fewer company-operated Pensionskassen remain in Austria
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Coast clear for first German pure DC plans from 2018
Major pensions legislation will become effective after being passed by Bundesrat
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German insurance-based pension funds sceptical about BRSG
Only a quarter believe introducing DC to Germany will provide opportunities for their businesses
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FeaturesInterview: Andreas Kretschmer, former CEO of Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe
When Andreas Kretschmer was recruited to the pension fund for doctors in the German province of Westfalen-Lippe (ÄVWL) in 1992, he did not know much about pensions. But that was the whole point
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Basel pension fund reveals details of alternatives strategy
PKBS hired Goldman Sachs, BioMed Partners, and IFR, and has invested directly in gold
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IPE 360: The political concerns you should have on your radar
What keeps an economist, a law professor, and an asset owner up at night?
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IPE 360: Pension funds and managers 'have to know why they are winning'
Pension fund researcher and quant manager agree better information exchange is the way forward in active management
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ESG roundup: Publica, North Rhine-Westphalia, AP2
Swiss and German funds take action to divest from companies; AP2 backs Dutch housing bond
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80% of German institutions 'have no exposure to alternatives'
Illiquidity, regulation, and costs all cited as hurdles to diversification, according to survey of Spezialfonds investors
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Institutional investors expect ‘lower forever’ bond yields
Yields will remain low – but even a small upturn can hurt institutions, conference hears
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German and Swiss investors diverge on alternatives strategies
Diversification of alternatives portfolios is important, but not always possible, conference hears
