All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 40
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NewsDeficits at Swiss company pension funds almost double in 2011
SWITZERLAND – Funding gap at top listed companies increases from CHF13bn to CHF23bn.
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Austria's Valida snaps up Siemens pension fund, severance pay assets
AUSTRIA - Austrian branch of technology giant sells more than €800m in company pension fund assets.
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NewsGloor lawyers offer part-admission of guilt, 30 months in prison
Final verdict in case against BVK's former head of asset management not expected until September.
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Gloor admits to taking bribes, faces six years in prison – NZZ
Swiss BVK’s former head of asset management concedes to having ‘taken wrong path’ in his life.
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Swiss pension fund SBB buys parent company's mortgage business
Acquisition from country’s federal railway company more than doubles mortgage portfolio.
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Swiss roundup: BVK trial, ASIP, Fatca
Thomas Leupin found guilty of embezzling funds from Swiss public pension fund BVK.
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NewsSwiss roundup: BVK, Pegeba, artax Fide Consult
Zurich's BVK selects UBS to run masterfund structure designed to boost governance.
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NewsAustria forced to roll back rules governing severance pay funds
EUROPE – European Court of Justice says domicile restrictions contravene free movement of capital.
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NewsSolvency II could encourage risk-taking at 'wrong time'
Deloitte Switzerland actuary says new regulation could give rise to 'bad incentives'.
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NewsGerman pension fund BVV to adopt unisex tariffs in light of court ruling
ECJ ruled in March 2011 that any insurance-based pensions contract must be calculated on unisex basis.
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NewsDeutsche Bank, Guggenheim end negotiations over RREEF sale
Parties 'unable to agree on terms' for German bank's real estate subsidiary.
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NewsSwiss BVK fraud case not due to regulatory oversight – prosecutor
Alleged fraud possible because of official's 'exceptionally influential position' at scheme.
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Swiss roundup: Second-pillar guidelines, BLPK funding
New top regulator unveils guidelines for second-pillar pension system.
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NewsAsset management roundup: Deutsche Bank, Postbank, DWS, Lyxor, Koris
GERMANY – DWS to take on nearly 60 retail funds and Spezialfonds, with more than €7.7bn in assets.
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NewsGerman employees demand better pension plans, finds Towers Watson survey
GERMANY – Survey also finds nearly 75% of respondents willing to contribute towards retirement savings.
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NewsDeutsche to unveil new strategy in September as wealth, asset management divisions merge
GERMANY – As bank reveals new corporate strategy due in September, funds criticise succession planning.
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Specialisation in Spezialfonds continues, find German studies
GERMANY – Inflows into Spezialfonds remain above 10-year average, with increase in focused mandates.
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NewsMonopolising shareholder votes is dangerous, warns Aberdeen
Asset manager warns that shareholder engagement platforms are positive, but pose problems.
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Switzerland: Larger fish to fry
Switzerland’s largest public Pensionskasse, Publica, has a new director but the tracks towards a more sustainable future of the fund had been laid before his arrival, finds Barbara Ottawa
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Switzerland: 99 questions
The Swiss pension industry is confronted with as many questions as answers while the government consults on second pillar reforms, writes Barbara Ottawa
