All articles by Luigi Serenelli – Page 60
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NewsSwiss cantonal Pensionskassen record funding ratio uptick in 2020
The funding ratio for the Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden pension fund stood at 116.3%, topping the fully funded schemes’ list
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NewsBaFin reviews solvency rules for Pensionskassen, Pensionsfonds
BaFin has currently 20 life insurers and 40 Pensionskassen under intense supervision
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NewsSwiss schemes move forward to curb GHG emissions
Migros was included in Climate Alliance’s list as a green Pensionskasse for applying an ESG index that reduced CO2 intensity by 30%
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NewsSwiss first pillar AHV fund lifts earnings in 2020
Contributions from insured members and employers into the AHV fund rose by 5.0% last year as a result of the reform passed in 2019
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NewsSwiss corporate schemes record all-time-high funding ratio in Q1
Pension assets continued to grow in the first quarter of this year with a positive return of almost 4%
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German DAX firms see rise in pension liabilities, says Aon
The discount rate for DAX 30 companies fell further last year to 0.77% from 1.10% in 2019
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NewsNorth Rhine-Westphalia pension funds take up new infra quota
Pension funds can now include a 5% opening clause and a further 5% with an extended opening clause on top of the 35% threshold
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NewsSwiss roundup: equities, real estate drive APK’s returns in 2020
Plus: Allianz Suisse cuts conversion rates; PG Impact Investments’ climate strategy; University of Zurich’s Pensionskassen investment delegation survey
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NewsItaly roundup: Priamo awards €200m global bond mandate to Payden & Rygel
Plus: Fondapi seeks alternative investment proposals; Arco, Laborfonds, Pegaso’s real economy project; Alifond’s garantito mandate, Solidarietà Veneto’s performance
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Feri Trust adjusts allocation strategy to SFDR rules
The firm has recently signed a partnership with ESG Screen 17, a data provider combining ESG data with the UN’s SDGs
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NewsAon sees pension guarantees disappearing from German market
Consultancy calls for politicians to do more to support a move away from pension guarantees
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Ethos supports Credit Suisse measures over Greensill, Archegos
Swiss bank will not award variable pay for 2020 and has withdrawn an AGM proposal to discharge directors from liabilities
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NewsDACH roundup: Allianz buys Aviva’s pension business in Poland
Plus: Swiss life cuts conversion rate; Swisscanto’s Pensionskassen survey; CDU/CSU association on changing the pension system
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La Française names new head in Germany prior to strategic move
Wolter’s hire comes ahead of a strategic realignment of La Française Group in the German market following the acquisition of Veritas group
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NewsGerman government quick starts fund with €10bn for ‘future tech’
State-owned development bank KfW will be responsible for the administration of the equity fund
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New heads of ESG, sustainable investing at Munich Re, BlackRock
‘Understanding the interplay between public policy, technology and finance is absolutely critical in helping clients invest sustainably’
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Greensill-Credit Suisse case unlikely to harm Swiss pension funds
Greensill case offers Pensionkassse opportunity to critically question the process to select investments and periodically review processes for illiquid investments
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Allianz Global Investors: looking at social impact investing post COVID
‘Exclusion is an issue that has evolved over time. It continues to be raised bringing challenges for investors’
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Country ReportSocial partner pensions: An overlooked model
Just one new DC-type arrangement has emerged in Germany in the past three years. More could follow, bringing a boost to Germany’s neglected second pillar
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Politics and investment: Germany looks to Sweden
Politicians are looking abroad for ways to boost equity investment in long-term savings
