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Real assets at the core for Migros Pensionskasse
Christoph Ryter (pictured left) and Stephan Bereuter of Switzerland’s Migros Pensionskasse tell Luigi Serenelli about the fund’s asset allocation strategy and guiding sprit of self reliance
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Migros Pensionskasse sees real assets allocation hinder higher returns
MPK’s return 3.7% in 2023 is above its target return of 2.1%, said CEO Christoph Ryter
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Migros Pensionskasse ups members’ retirement age in line with reform
MPK plans to increase retirement age to 65 years old by three months per year from 2025 to 2028
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Migros Pensionskasse fends off losses with real estate, infrastructure investments
The scheme’s broadly diversified investment portfolio has had a positive impact on its risk/return ratio
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Migros Pensionskasse takes CHF100m loss from Credit Suisse AT1 bonds
MPK is examining the possibility of taking legal action for the losses resulting from FINMA’s decision
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Migros Pensionskasse posts -6% returns, only real estate positive
High inflation, central banks bumping up interest rates, and prospects of recessions in the US and in Europe have had an impact
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Migros Pensionskasse cuts CO2 footprint to reach 2030 target
The scheme adopted a Paris Aligned Benchmark to its foreign equity portfolio
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Migros Pensionskasse outlines saving options under new DC plans
From 1 January 2023, all pension fund members will be insured under the Standard savings plan
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Migros Pensionskasse adds EM bonds to strategic asset allocation
Migros’ asset management goals include a reduction of CO2 intensity of its equity and corporate bonds portfolios by 2% per year
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FINMA faces further legal action for AT1 bonds write down
Migros Pensionskasse expects court to recalibrate supervisory authority’s decision
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Transition strategy one step at a time
Pension funds and asset managers are upping their game when it comes to the transition to a low-carbon economy
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Migros Pensionskasse’s returns stand below benchmark
It has returned 0.0% as of the end of October, against a 0.4% benchmark
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Swiss pension funds increase interest rates on pension savings
The pension fund for the city of Zurich, Migros Pensionskasse, PK SBB and Publica, among others, have made changes to their interst rates on pensions
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Swiss schemes assess impact of UBS/Credit Suisse merger
Several pension funds hold both asset managers for various mandates, according to IPE research
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Swiss pension funds clean up investment portfolios
Climate Alliance has seen in the past year an increase in pension funds’ impact investments, ranging from 1% up to more than 10% of schemes’ AUM
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Investors appeal against FINMA’s order to write down AT1 bonds in Credit Suisse/UBS deal
The formal complaint was filed before the St-Gallen-based Federal Administrative Court on 18 April by law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
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Pension funds consider suing FINMA for AT1 bonds write down
Investors have the legal right to challenge FINMA in court within 30 days from the day the Swiss financial market supervisory authority took the decision
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Swiss pension funds post -12% returns in difficult 2022
Technical funding ratios of Swiss schemes lost on average around 16 percentage points and stood at 103.9% at the end of 2022
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On the Record: How do you deal with geopolitical risk?
Three pension funds - Industriens Pension, Migros Pensionskasse and SPMS – explain their approach to managing geopolitical risks
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Equities, Swiss real estate push Migros’ returns in 2020
The board of trustees decided to overhaul its investment strategy by increasing allocations to real assets to 37% from 2021