All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 54
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NewsNew Czech government confirms plans for funded second pillar
CZECH REPUBLIC – The newly-elected Czech coalition government has confirmed it will continue reforms to bring about the introduction of a funded pillar to the pension system.
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NewsAustrian Pensionskassen produce wide-ranging returns at end of Q3
AUSTRIA – Austrian Pensionskassen returned 4.1% on average for the first nine months of the year, with results differing significantly between schemes, the Austrian supervisory body FMA said.
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NewsGerman SMEs reluctant to offer pensions
GERMANY – Over 60% of companies currently not offering their employees any pension schemes are not planning to do so ever, the German insurance group Ergo has said.
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Underfunded Ascoop Pensionskasse to be dissolved
SWITZERLAND – The heavily underfunded Ascoop Pensionskasse will be dissolved as of 1 January, it has been announced. The scheme, for employees in the transport industry, currently faces a CHF700m (€544m) shortfall.
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NewsSwiss lawmakers call for major changes to second-pillar pensions
SWITZERLAND – Several members of the Swiss parliament have called on the government to simplify legislation regarding the second pillar and possibly change the legal form of Pensionskassen.
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NewsSwiss BVK hires head of asset management to replace Gloor
SWITZERLAND – Adrian Wipf has been appointed head of asset management at the Swiss BVK, the civil servants' pension fund for the canton of Zurich.
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Global delegates debate sustainability of DC schemes
IPE AWARDS – Risk management, member education and regulatory constraints were some of the common issues identified by the international panel at the European IPE Award seminar in Monaco yesterday.
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NewsIPE Awards: EFRP's Verhaegen honoured for outstanding contribution
IPE AWARDS – Readers of IPE and IPE.com have awarded Chris Verhaegen, secretary general of the European Federation of Retirement Provision (EFRP), the prize for Outstanding Industry Contribution.
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Germany's BVI mourns spokesman Andreas Fink
GERMANY – Andreas Fink, spokesman for the German investment industry BVI, has died at the age of 47.
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NewsIPE Awards: Solvency II scepticism widespread even among supporters
IPE AWARDS – Three-quarters of delegates attending the IPE Awards seminar in Monaco have voted against a motion claiming that 'Solvency II is the best thing for European pensions', a position defended by Danish first-pillar fund ATP.
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NewsRothschild's Hengster to 'bring equities back' to German portfolios
GERMANY – Rupert Hengster, head of the new German branch of Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management, wants to bring equities back into the portfolios of occupational pension providers.
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NewsPension funds tinkering with fixed income portfolios, industry experts say
EUROPE – Pension funds are re-structuring their fixed-income portfolios, and Schroders thinks this is where managers will be needed.
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NewsBosnia scraps second pillar plans
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA – Creating a second pillar is no longer part of the pension reform plans for Bosnia-Herzegovina (BiH), the country’s government has told the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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Country ReportSwitzerland: A never-ending road
With impeccable timing, yet another scandal has hit Swiss pensions just as the country is finalising a reform of second pillar supervision. Barbara Ottawa assesses the state of Swiss pension regulation and governance
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Country ReportSwitzerland: A never-ending road
With impeccable timing, yet another scandal has hit Swiss pensions just as the country is finalising a reform of second pillar supervision. Barbara Ottawa assesses the state of Swiss pension regulation and governance
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Country ReportSwitzerland: BVK rises from the ashes
The head of asset management is new, the CEO remains in place for stability and a package of recovery measures should take care of the deficit. Barbara Ottawa asks whether all is really well at the Zurich canton pension fund
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NewsSwitzerland sets February deadline for comment on pension reform
SWITZERLAND – The Swiss public will have until 28 February 2011 to comment on a bill aiming to overhaul supervision of the second pillar.
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NewsEstonia passes pension fund law
ESTONIA – The Estonian government has approved a bill aiming to increase transparency in the second pillar and adding a number of new investment rules.
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NewsGerman institutional investors seeking stability in real estate
GERMANY – The majority of German institutional investors are employing a core or core-plus investment style for their indirect real estate portfolios and increasing risk management for those investments, according to a survey by kommalpha.
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NewsSwiss city to plug pension hole by New Year
SWITZERLAND – The regional government of the Swiss city of Basel has committed to plugging the hole in its pension scheme by the end of this year.
