All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 35
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NewsInternational investors return to German real estate market
GERMANY – Corestate buys €290m mixed-use portfolio as Deutsche Hypo releases market figures.
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German consultants debate new player in fiduciary management
GERMANY – Experts give lukewarm response to service still viewed with scepticism.
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NewsSwiss engagement law should apply to direct holdings only, experts say
SWITZERLAND – Legal experts say mandatory engagement should also apply only at 'certain threshold'.
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NewsSwiss ruling to create 'blacklists' for vehicles lacking transparency
SWITZERLAND – Pension funds must include cost of collective investment vehicles in annual reports.
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NewsSwiss pension fund SBB looks to introduce variable pension
SWITZERLAND – Managing director laments 'subsidisation' of pensioners by active members.
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NewsAverage public pension fund in Switzerland achieves full funding
SWITZERLAND – Rallying equity markets help Swiss schemes bolster funding, Swisscanto survey shows.
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NewsLobbyists fight plans to define German REITs as funds
GERMANY – EPRA, ZIA criticise BaFin proposals to bring G-REITs under AIFMD regime.
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NewsGerman scheme becomes first private investor in climate initiative
GERMANY – ÄVWL sets aside $30m for investment in Global Climate Partnership Fund.
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Swiss funds benefit from strong equity returns over first quarter
SWITZERLAND – Towers Watson and Credit Suisse both highlight boost from stock market investments.
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NewsAustrian funds see wide dispersion of returns despite similar portfolios
AUSTRIA – Figures compiled by Mercer show APK achieved returns twice as high as those of rival.
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NewsMetLife claims sixth of Romanian pension business following Aviva deal
ROMANIA – Merger of Aviva and MetLife's local business sees number of funds halved since 2008.
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Germany: We have a few questions
As far as the IORP II quantitative impact study is concerned, the German occupational pension sector does not know what it is good for. Barbara Ottawa reports
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Austria: Who will take the first step?
The effectiveness of recent law changes to increase participant choice and attract more members to Pensionskassen remains unclear, finds Barbara Ottawa. Employers are waiting to see who will move first
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Germany roundup: MetallRente, Towers Watson, Mercer
GERMANY – MetallRente attributes 11% return to ALM study, asset allocation shift.
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Swiss roundup: Swipra proxy voting service, BVK
SWITZERLAND – Swiss pension funds launch proxy voting service to compete with Ethos.
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NewsDAX pension funds return 10% yet see liabilities grow
GERMANY – Defined benefit obligations increase from €256bn to record high of €311bn.
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NewsAgeing societies require different economic policies, experts say
GLOBAL – Economist says Japan will serve as 'test case' for many European countries.
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Report finds litany of errors at Liechtenstein's public scheme
LIECHTENSTEIN – Swisscanto cites transparency, governance and ‘unfortunate’ investments.
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NewsActuarial changes hit UBS pension funds for CHF4bn
SWITZERLAND – IAS 19R standard adopted last year eliminates 'corridor method'.
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NewsSwitzerland's Publica on lookout for new asset management head
SWITZERLAND – Susanne Haury von Siebenthal to leave position, held since 2005, in June.
