All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 5
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Country ReportAsset Management: Fit for purpose
The globalisation of asset management means that Swiss managers have to broaden their product range and service different regulatory regimes
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News
Swiss multi-employer schemes criticise regulator over risk proposals
Pension supervisor OAK wants to drill down into individual pension plans within collective arrangements
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NewsGermany unlikely to see new DC plans before 2020
Talks between employees and employers in Germany’s metal industry are ongoing but without commitment
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Switzerland roundup: Government rejects expert view on interest rate
Also: Hans-Peter Wiedmer confirmed as new CEO of Bernische Pensionskasse
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State pension liabilities pose biggest threat to Germany’s credit rating
German economist proposes €1trn sovereign wealth fund to cope with future first-pillar funding
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Features
German Longevity: Are the tables turning?
The rate of increase in life expectancy in Germany appears to be slowing down
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News
Swiss fund to reassess private assets in strategy overhaul
Portfolio restructuring brings higher credit exposure and focus on risk categories
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NewsCompensate younger members for subsidising retirees: Swiss consultancy
Solidarity in Swiss second pillar system is a necessity but also a burden, conference hears
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BVV doubles Pensionsfonds assets with SEB addition
Swedish bank outsources German defined benefit scheme in organisational overhaul
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German churches back development bank’s $200m SME lending fund
Evangelische Bank co-invests alongside DEG in emerging market banks offering SME funding
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Pension funds fear ‘Trojan horse’ in EU sustainability measures
Conference panellists wary of Commission’s sustainability agenda bringing additional regulation and costs
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Switzerland to hold new referendum on financing for first-pillar system
AHV/AVS fund could run out of assets by 2030 if the Swiss government cannot pass reforms
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NewsAmended longevity tables may save providers up to 50bp in buffers
Slower increase in longevity after Heubeck fixes flaw
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NewsGerman first pillar reform ‘could prove difficult for ESG investors’
Rating agency Scope warns of increased intergenerational burden
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News
Longevity data was flawed, admits German consultancy
Revision expected later this month expected to lower longevity increase and with it buffer requirements
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Special ReportGerman Asset Management: A larger appetite for ESG
How German asset managers are taking up the cudgels as demand for ESG approaches continues to grow
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Special Report
Spezialfonds: Assets approach €1.5trn
Securities Spezialfonds assets are approaching a €1.5trn high water mark
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NewsESG roundup: Japan’s giant pension selects S&P for ESG indices
Also: BlackRock and Thomson Reuters launch inclusion and diversity index; German association publishes ESG glossary
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NewsSome Swiss Pensionskassen reject ESG citing costs, lack of detail
Complementa risk survey reflects increase in sustainable investments, but concerns abound
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Germany proposes relief for providers over €60bn enforced reserves
Amendments to Zinszusatzreserve calculations for insurers, Pensionskassen and Pensionsfonds
