All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 23
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Aon Belgium wins mandate for pan-European scheme for researchers
Consultancy hired to provide ‘support services’ for new RESAVER pension fund
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Swiss pension funds struggle to adjust to low-interest-rate environment
Railway scheme PKSBB negotiates change to technical parameters while APK rejigs asset allocation
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When the trend is not your friend
The convergence between asset management and consultancy was a topic for discussion at a conference on fiduciary management organised by the German Federation of Financial Analysts and Asset Management (DVFA) in Frankfurt last November.
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Pension in Central & Eastern Europe: Rumours of nationalisation persist in Bulgaria’s second-pillar system
The Bulgarian press was full of speculation last November about the nationalisation of second-pillar assets. When the Hungarian government froze all contributions to the second pillar in 2010 and appropriated most of the assets, pension industries in the region, including Bulgaria, have lived in fear of similar attempts.
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Pensions In Central & Eastern Europe: Azerbaijan seeks Latvian and German expertise
In 2013, Azerbaijan and the European Union signed agreements for a twinning project, funded by the EU, which seeks to establish a funded non-state second pillar. Azerbaijan manages assets of over €27bn in its State Oil Fund.
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Additional risk does not pay off over very long term, study shows
Larger allocation to ‘risky’ assets fails to produce higher returns on average over last seven years, PPCmetrics data shows
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Ortec designs 'consolidation module' for ABB schemes worldwide
Swiss company creates ‘centre of excellence’ to increase governance over different plans, maintain ‘decentralisation’
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Switzerland's Vontobel spins off asset management subsidiary
Bank seeks to increase company’s ‘international competitiveness’
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NewsAustrian roundup: VBV, Valida Consulting
Austrian Vorsorgekassen lower fees in competition for clients
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Assets in Spezialfonds set to double over next decade, study predicts
Kommalpha says German funds to cover new asset classes
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Automation to facilitate buy-side empowerment, liquidity – Euronext
Regulation also seen as major driver behind changing trading environment for institutional investors
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Pensions in Switzerland: Drawing a line under supervision
Switzerland’s top supervisor wants to move towards a more pre-emptive approach based on risk parameters but the pension fund community is sceptical, according to Barbara Ottawa
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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
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Cost transparency: What Switzerland can learn from the Netherlands
The discussion on asset management costs is not limited to Switzerland. In the Netherlands, similar regulatory requirements have been in place for a couple of years, transparency is completely accepted now, and the discussion has moved to cost levels.
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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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IPE Awards: SWFs shifting to factor-based asset allocation, innovation
Adviser to MENA sovereign wealth fund says not all countries, sovereign wealth funds in region are same
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NewsGerman association VFPK rejects 'Dutch-style' pensions
Association of company pension funds warns industry-wide schemes could be grouped under Solvency II
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Switzerland presents unchanged pension reform despite criticism
Pension fund association ASIP says failure to streamline reform plans could result in no-vote against draft
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Switzerland's SYZ opens institutional office in Scotland
Asset manager wants to strengthen UK presence, seeking clients via segregated mandates, fund offerings
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NewsGermany tinkers with structure of pension protection fund
PSVaG changes levy structure to ease burden on companies in economically challenging times
