All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 9
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Austrian pension funds return 6% on average in 2017
High equity quota helps boost performance and long-term average returns
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Growth of Master KVG market boosts German custodians
Competition between global custodians and local full-service providers on the rise in Germany
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Swiss postal pension fund to review membership of proxy voting group
PKPost managing director resigned from Ethos board in protest at governance problems
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Young Germans ‘mistrust first pillar system’, survey finds
Even more than the general German population, young employees are putting their hopes on occupational pensions
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CEEC forum: Unique and varied problems
A recent panel with members of PensionsEurope’s CEEC Forum discussed regional pensions issues
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Armenia: Caucasian pension circles
Armenia is implementing compulsory private pensions to help stimulate capital markets
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Romania: Analysis of a miscalculation
The Romanian government has decided to reduce contributions to the mandatory pensions system
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IPE Conference: Political risk in Europe ‘on the decline for first time’
Investors missing opportunities in CEE and Greece as niche markets, delegates in Prague told
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Austrian pension group gets academic backing for tax proposal
Study details economic benefits of people making additional contributions to pension funds
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Institutional investors have become ‘too illiquid’, warns NSN Pension
German pension funds give differing outlooks for alternative asset classes as markets heat up
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German unions, employers taking time over new pension plans
Still no ideas from social partners on new pension plans under the Betriebsrentenstärkungsgesetz, conference hears
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Reporting: On pause
The Swiss government has decided against further reporting standardisation for Pensionskassen
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Country ReportSwitzerland: Goodbye AV2020
The Swiss public has rejected a complex reform package for the first and second pillar. What comes next?
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Swiss pension fund portfolios ‘4°C off Paris climate agreement’
Survey identifies international diversification and lack of investments in renewable energies as key factors
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Supervisor EIOPA overstepping mark with PEPP, conference hears
Pension stakeholders agree new product proposal no old-age retirement strategy
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Swiss economist warns pension funds of overdiversification
Peter Meier says smaller pension funds need to focus on one strategy
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Former Nestlé pension chief Hadasch dies at 64
Peter Hadasch, co-founder and board member at VFPK, planned to retire in November
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Higher cost strategies outperform for Swiss Pensionskassen
Complementa study indicates simple, cheap approaches are not always successful
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CMI longevity model could cut Swiss liabilities by up to 3.5%
Swiss consultancy Libera doubts 1.25% long-term rate used in UK
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Swiss reform package rejected by people and cantons
Social minister Berset wants to start new talks following Sunday’s public poll
