All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 36
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NewsExperts point to unanswered questions over Swiss shareholder vote
SWITZERLAND – Bill may force smaller schemes to rely on handful of engagement firms.
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NewsAustrian pension fund association demands exemption from FTT
EUROPE – FVPK rejects European Commission claim that impact on schemes will be 'extremely limited'.
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Debate over discount rate for pensions divides experts
EUROPE – Experts reject consultancies’ call for discount rate based on expected returns.
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NewsAustria's fair-finance awards first bond mandate
AUSTRIA – Severance pay cites impact of bond selection in outperforming market again.
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Towers Watson, Aon Hewitt urge EIOPA to drop market discount rate
EUROPE – Joint response by German consultancies allege EIOPA ‘willfully damaging’ European pensions.
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NewsTowers Watson launches multi-employer pension fund
GERMANY – Consultancy says Pensionsfonds will allow for transfer of accrued benefits.
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NewsGermany to allow pension-asset pooling for first time
GERMANY – Consultants talk up potential for new investment vehicle after change in tax laws.
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German roundup: IVG, Cordea Savills, SEB
GERMANY – IVG acquires portfolio from investment fund on behalf of German pension scheme.
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NewsQuantitative impact study for revised IORP Directive a 'complete failure'
EUROPE – German pension fund association VFPK says QIS contains 'grave technical mistakes'.
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Swiss roundup: AHV, Publica, BVK
SWITZERLAND – First-pillar pension fund AHV reports return of 6.8% for 2012.
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NewsGerman investors keen to increase risk, but wary of Solvency II
GERMANY – BVI says investors keen to boost equity exposure 'put off' by upcoming legislation.
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NewsAccounting rules could add 10% to Swiss liabilities, Towers Watson warns
SWITZERLAND – Caveat echos similar warning by Mercer on liabilities of Dutch multinationals.
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NewsGerman investors pull out of solar funds, shift into wind
GERMANY – Ratings agency Scope cites increasing competition, uncertainty in Southern Europe.
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NewsEquities, corporate bonds drive strong returns for Austrian schemes
AUSTRIA – Local pension fund association hails 'very positive' performance for 2012.
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NewsNumber of underfunded private pension funds in Switzerland halved
SWITZERLAND – Swisscanto survey shows average funding level increasing by 400 basis points year on year.
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NewsCzechs take dim view of second-pillar pension reform
CZECH REPUBLIC – Industry expert cites lack of information, political uncertainty.
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NewsSwiss pension funds report 'pleasant' returns for 2012
SWITZERLAND – Pension fund association still worried by long-term performance.
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Lithuanian pension funds report double-digit returns
LITHUANIA – ‘High-risk’ schemes in second pillar return 13% in 2012, central bank says.
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Romanian pension funds report double-digit returns for 2012
ROMANIA – Industry association lauds growth despite ‘very tense’ political situation.
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Equities help €7bn Swiss scheme get returns back on track
SWITZERLAND – Fund seen as barometer for other Swiss schemes.
