All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 38
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NewsGermany's Versorgungswerke to fight for first-pillar exemption
GERMANY – Versorgungswerke association ABV vows to take case to federal constitutional court.
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NewsSwiss roundup: BVG on rates, ASIP on engagement
SWITZERLAND – Unions blast government for following BVG recommendations on minimum rates.
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NewsGerman Pensionskasse BVV shakes up real estate portfolio
GERMANY – Pension fund setting up global mandates due to dearth of European opportunities.
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NewsGerman institutional investors targeting real estate – survey
GERMANY – MPC Real Estate survey shows growing interest in asset class among institutionals.
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Austrian roundup: FMA, IWP, Valida, Siemens, FVPK
AUSTRIA – Supervisory authority FMA given authority to act as ‘accounting police’.
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NewsInstitutionals failing to use risk models to gauge correlation
GERMANY – Union Investment survey also points to low take-up of models for alternatives.
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NewsGermany's VBL launches pension tracker platform for researchers
EUROPE – Platform could serve as litmus test for future pan-European pension portals.
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Bulgarian pensions industry expecting raid on second pillar
BULGARIA – Industry experts voice growing concerns over potential ‘Hungary scenario’.
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NewsGermany moves to save open-ended real estate funds
GERMANY – Government alters draft for implementation of AIFM Directive.
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NewsSwiss pension funds 'miscalculating' liabilities
SWITZERLAND – More 'honest' calculation could shrink number of schemes, Towers Watson says.
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NewsGerman institutionals dump bonds, shift towards real estate
GERMANY – Independent surveys show increase in alternatives at expense of fixed income.
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German government dismisses pension industry's call for reforms
GERMANY – Minister dismisses complaints that second-pillar pension system is too complex.
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Pension fund CFO dismisses QIS as 'Solvency II with complexity'
GERMANY – Association says revised IORP Directive ‘completely unfit’ for occupational pensions.
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Austria's VBV calls for separation of active, retired pension fund members
AUSTRIA – Having separate portfolios would help schemes adjust to low interest rates, CIO says.
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Falling yields could hike Austrian DB obligations by 30% – Mercer
AUSTRIA – Consultancy questions depth of euro-zone’s high-quality bond market.
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NewsLawyers outline LIBOR claim options, but still 'lack evidence'
EUROPE – Case 'slowly divulging secrets', but creating 'more questions than answers'.
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German roundup: Arcandor, Valovis, Baden-Württemberg state pension fund
GERMANY – Insolvent retailer Arcandor manages to quit itself of Valovis Bank.
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NewsGerman, Austrian investors back logistics, renewable energy
EUROPE – Energy infrastructure fund to target wind energy assets, photovoltaics.
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NewsZurich pension fund steps up foreign-currency hedging
SWITZERLAND – PKZH opted for passive approach after making bad calls on direction of euro.
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NewsSwiss pension funds 'failing to recognise' long-duration risk
SWITZERLAND – Professor at CFA Swiss Pensions Conference warns of 'painful losses'.
