All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 37
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: Who needs a funded system?
Bulgaria could be next in line for expropriation of funded pension assets, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: No rush for the exit
Few Slovaks are making use of the possibility to exit the second pillar, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Central & Eastern Europe: Waiting for 2014
Hungarian pension funds are on the brink of extinction. The only hope is a change of government, and policy, in 2014, writes Barbara Ottawa
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News
Swiss roundup: Publica, ifund services, UBS, LIBOR
SWITZERLAND – Country’s largest pension fund to lower discount rate from 2015.
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NewsAustria's Valida finalises takeover of Siemens pension fund
AUSTRIA – New Valida Industrie Pensionskasse to be run as separate entity.
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NewsSwiss roundup: OAK on cost transparency, infrastructure PPPs
SWITZERLAND – Regulator draws fire after calling for alternative total expense ratio.
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NewsSwiss pensions watchdog to alter calculations for funding levels
SWITZERLAND – Number of underfunded schemes increases by 6 percentage points year on year.
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NewsGerman government passes new rules for real estate funds
GERMANY – Changes to KAGB law will allow real estate Spezialfonds, GOEFs to remain.
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Liechtenstein's 'complex' public pension fund under scrutiny
LIECHTENSTEIN – Scheme is ‘hard to understand’, according to preliminary results of probe.
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NewsSwiss BVK wins vote of confidence from members
SWITZERLAND – Members had threatened to leave scheme due to funding gap, uncertainty over aid.
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NewsECJ dismisses Brussels' pension tax complaint against Germany
EUROPE – Court says European Commission failed to provide sufficient evidence.
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Country Report
Switzerland: Design fault
Conflict between active members and retirees, costs and market factors will all drive changes to the Swiss second pillar, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Switzerland: Happy anniversary, OAK
A year into its existence, response to the new Swiss supervisory body, the Oberaufsichtskommission, has been mixed. Some want it to do more, while others would like to hear as little from it as possible, writes Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Switzerland: How to avoid Gloor 2.0
A lack of staff, organisation and control were the main factors contributing to the corruption scandal at the pension fund of the canton of Zurich (BVK), a parliamentary commission has found. Barbara Ottawa asks whether new regulation will actually help prevent future cases
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NewsIPE Awards: Solvency II to 'kill' renewable energy investment
EUROPE – Expert calls on European Commission to address issue of capital requirements.
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IPE Awards: US, China will not fall, but Greece might leave
GLOBAL – Expert panel, audience at Awards Seminar split over future of euro, Greece.
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NewsGermany's WPV pension fund shifts real estate investment strategy
GERMANY – €2bn scheme to include direct holdings for greater control over decisions.
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NewsMomentum in Germany's second-pillar pension system slows – report
GERMANY – Government report says system has developed 'positively', but erratically.
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NewsFormer head of asset management at Swiss BVK given six years in jail
SWITZERLAND – Sentence exceeds recommendation of public prosecutor.
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NewsSwiss roundup: BVK on commission payments, government reform plans
SWITZERLAND – Canton of Zurich keeps faith in commission payments.
