All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 27
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Country Report
Switzerland: And now for the details
Switzerland’s AV2020 reform programme remains contentious and politically charged, according to Barbara Ottawa. But some are still holding out for a depoliticisation of the process
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Country Report
Switzerland: A dying breed
Smaller companies are pulling out of pensions thanks to cost, regulation and demographics. Barbara Ottawa charts the trend
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Features
Put the trust back
Being outside the EU doesn’t mean you escape regulation. Swiss pension funds are complaining about excessive regulation – in this case, the burden is homemade and only to some extent fuelled by the financial crisis.
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NewsSwitzerland's Fisch launches fund for Pensionskasse, opens for third parties
Half of portfolio to consist initially of convertibles
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News
Proposed pan-European pension fund for researchers hits roadblock
Industry organisations reject European Commission plans to create European scheme for mobile researchers
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News
Guarantees 'strangling' Germany's Pensionskassen – Towers Watson
Consultancy says benefits actually higher without guarantee
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News
Austria's derivatives cap hindering would-be SRI investors, VBV warns
Severance pay funds call for more flexibility on hedging instruments, real estate investments
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NewsSwiss funds slow to consider variable pension benefits
Many funds may be waiting to test the waters before considering controversial changes to pensioner payouts
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BaFin unconcerned by stress test failure of nearly dozen Pensionskassen
Local supervisor confirms short-term risk-bearing capacity of industry, with funding level stable year-on-year
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NewsThree largest Austrian Pensionskassen increase hold on market
Austrian supervisor FMA presents figures on retirement sector showing largest funds account for three-quarters of assets
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News
Swiss unions brand flexible pension model 'a curse'
Model rife with legal uncertainties says union representative, despite two Pensionskassen having successfully adopted proposal
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News
IORP II to increase costs in German second pillar, Longial warns
German industry to struggle with European Commission’s definition of IORPs, company says
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NewsInstitutional investors inflating catastrophe bond prices, expert says
Twelve Capital chairman says Solvency II will ‘create opportunities’ for European pension funds
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NewsSwiss first-pillar fund AHV reshuffles fixed income portfolio
Scheme moves into senior loans, high yield and emerging market debt
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News
Over-regulation 'crushing' trustees, Swiss pension industry warns
Reaction comes after Zurich supervisor calls on regulator to introduce new benchmarks, binding guidelines
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NewsZurich calls on Swiss pensions regulator for minimum risk standards
Supervisory authority for canton of Zurich calls on OAK to harmonise parameters across country
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Swiss pension funds report higher funding despite lower returns
Top supervisor OAK commends schemes but criticises some regional supervisors
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News
Swiss unions brand flexible pension model 'a curse'
Model rife with legal uncertainties says union representative, despite two Pensionskassen having successfully adopted proposal
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NewsGerman regional bank Nord LB joins financial sector scheme BVV
Bank signs new employees up with Germany’s largest Pensionskasse
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News
Swiss government collects data on conversion rate and IAS19
Swiss authorities prepare case for lowering minimum conversion rate to 6% under proposed reform package
