All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 48
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Swiss parliament 'unconvinced' by UBS transparency reports
Says government should have taken more 'vigorous' action against bank.
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Austria's Erste Bank predicts 'gold rush' among institutional investors
Analyst recommends investors ramp up exposure to commodity to 5-10% of portfolios.
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Viennese university offers pension fund through Valida
AUSTRIA – Boku signs deal with Pensionskassen provider for all of university's 1,000 employees.
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Switzerland's PK Post stands by asset allocation in 'uncertain times'
Says 'uncertain and vulnerable' markets warrant ongoing underweight position in equities.
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PKBS head Stohler becomes director at Switzerland's Publica
To leave position as chief executive of €7.3bn Pensionskasse Basel-Stadt at year-end.
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German company pension fund association reinforces ranks
GERMANY – The association of German company pension funds (VFPK) has re-elected its board and appointed new board members to better prepare for upcoming regulatory debates.
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Austrian insurers attack Pensionskassen, see 'no need' for reform
AUSTRIA – Insurers see 'no need' for reform if assets are shifted to insurance-based occupational schemes.
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IAS19 will encourage low-risk investment – Towers Watson
Use of net interest to calculate pensions assets to lead to de-risking of pension plans.
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New IAS19 regulations will 'ruin' occupational pension funds
Head of Profond says IAS19 will burden Swiss pension schemes, present a 'false picture'.
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Pension scheme for Bern forced to postpone switch to DC
'Unclear' whether canton wants fully funded BPK or only partly capitalised with state guarantee.
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Institutional investors dropping managed accounts for mutual funds
Researcher Strategic Insight finds trend particularly pronounced in Switzerland.
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F&C to develop shareholder engagement strategy for Germany's BVK
GERMANY – The €49bn Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK) has commissioned F&C to provide shareholder engagement services.
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IAS19 changes 'minimally invasive', but more reform to come
GERMANY – The recently revised IAS19 standards will have a moderate effect on German listed companies as the standards are "minimally invasive", but the real reform is still to come, according to Towers Watson Germany.
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Switzerland's AHV tenders €250m in active mandates
First-pillar fund in search of several managers as part of portfolio restructuring exercise.
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Romanian stock market 'ridiculously underrepresented', Fondul Proprietatea
ROMANIA – Restitution fund agrees institutional investors need more opportunities to invest in Romania.
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IMF says Hungarian pension system warrants 'reassessment'
Reiterates 'concerns' about use of some returned pension assets for current spending.
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Austrian companies will be 'unburdened' by new IAS19 rules
AUSTRIA – Neither scraping of 'corridor' nor use of net interest approach will hurt much, says arithmetica.
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Pension funds transfer €12bn to Hungarian government
Second-pillar funds transferred to AKK's Pension Reform and Debt Reduction Fund.