Pensions in Switzerland Report – Page 4
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Interview: André Tapernoux
Pension funds should be more realistic about evaluating liabilities, André Tapernoux tells Barbara Ottawa
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Country ReportPensions in Switzerland: Retirement reform revisited
Switzerland’s programme for pension fund reform is back on the agenda following the strong showing by the centre right in the recent federal elections
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Interview: Stephen Wyss - Prevanto
The new Swiss actuarial consultancy Prevanto is upfront about its origins. One of its managing directors, Stephan Wyss, talks to Barbara Ottawa
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Investment Grade Bonds: Is there a substitute for high-grade bonds?
With interest rates expected to remain near zero, pension funds are looking for alternatives to fixed-income instruments
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Infrastructure: Investing in real assets
Swiss pension funds are struggling to find value in infrastructure investments
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Asset allocation rethink
Pension funds are having to rethink their asset allocation policies to meet funding requirements. A more holistic, multi-dimensional approach is needed
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Asset Allocation: Re-defining asset classes
Switzerland’s double whammy of a strong currency and negative interest rates represents a formidable challenge for the pension fund industry, says Daniel Ben-Ami
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Country ReportSwitzerland: Pensionskassen keep calm under negative rate storm
Switzerland has not seen negative rates since the 1970s, years before the creation of the current BVG second-pillar system
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Q&A with Karin Oertli, head of UBS Global Asset Management Switzerland
The Swiss financial industry is changing, with providers facing stricter regulation, increased international competition and a heightened cost awareness by clients
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Asset Management Costs: Effects of transparency
The requirement to publish total expense ratios in the annual reports of Swiss Pensionskassen is changing the market
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Talking Heads: Ask the experts
Swiss Investors are grappling with negative bond yields and interests rates on cash deposits. We asked experts to assess the situation and share their thoughts for the future of the second-pillar
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Altersvorsorge 2020: An ageing reform package
Switzerland’s system of direct democracy is complicating the debate about pensions reform
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Pensions in Switzerland: Tectonic plates
The business models of Swiss private banks have been under pressure, leading many to target institutional business, as Carlo Svaluto Moreolo finds
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Pensions in Switzerland: What can I expect from my pension fund?
For any pension scheme, the purpose of investing is to fund future benefits. A pension fund can offset investment risks in two different ways – either by taking advantage of existing risk capital (reserves), or by adjusting future contributions and benefits.
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Pensions in Switzerland: Drawing a line under supervision
Switzerland’s top supervisor wants to move towards a more pre-emptive approach based on risk parameters but the pension fund community is sceptical, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Pensions in Switzerland: Cost wary could lose out
All sides agree that the new cost transparency regulation is a great success. But the federal government has more ideas up its sleeve, finds Barbara Ottawa
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Cost transparency: What Switzerland can learn from the Netherlands
The discussion on asset management costs is not limited to Switzerland. In the Netherlands, similar regulatory requirements have been in place for a couple of years, transparency is completely accepted now, and the discussion has moved to cost levels.
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Pensions in Switzerland: Changes on the horizon
Risk-based strategies are gaining momentum among Swiss pension funds, Carlo Svaluto Moreolo finds
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How Swiss funds have achieved transparency
As part of the structural reform, §48a fig. 3 of the BVV law governing Pensionskassen investments was put in place to raise transparency in the reporting of asset management costs in the second pillar.
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Top 1000: Switzerland - Reforms lack comprehensive support
The government has amended few of its Altersvorsorge 2020 reform proposals following a consultation with the industry.
