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NewsMandate roundup: Compenswiss tenders direct lending mandates
Plus: APK issues $300m EM debt brief; Italian journalists scheme award €100m corporate bond mandate
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NewsSecond-pillar pension reform can impact employers’ costs, says APK
New thresholds affect almost all members and employers, leading to higher costs for occupational pensions and additional administration
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NewsSwiss APK to review investment strategy, sustainability approach
The scheme plans to cover further asset classes with existing sustainability strategy
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NewsASIP ESG reporting guidelines lay obstacle course for Swiss pension funds
Pension funds have taken the ASIP ESG reporting standards as an opportunity to start or expand public ESG reporting
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Country ReportLower interest rates see Swiss pension funds adjust asset allocations
Lower rates are nudging Swiss pension funds to rethink their approach to fixed income and private markets
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NewsSwiss APK applies minimum interest rate on members’ pension savings
The scheme expects its funding ratio to hit 100% after a ‘very volatile’ year
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NewsCanton of Aargau parliament approves APK’s pension plan changes
The level of benefits continued to fall, from 58% to 55% of the insured salary, below the original level of 65%
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Aargauische Pensionskasse returns 13%
SWITZERLAND – Aargauische Pensionskasse (APK), a €3.2bn pension fund for Swiss civil servants, says a strong performance by its equity and commodities investments helped it achieve a 13% return on assets in 2005 – its best ever.
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NewsDACH roundup: BaFin orders Eurex Clearing to act on risk management
Plus: Swiss APK applies minimum interest rate on pension assets
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People moves: Germany's MEAG names new CEO, MD of €9bn Swiss fund to step down
Aargauische Pensionskasse, arithmetica, MEAG, Trium Capital, Ashburton Investments, Helaba Invest, Amundi, MSIM, Man GLG, Osmosis Investment Management, Legal & General Investment Management Aargauische Pensionskasse (APK) – Susanne Jäger-Rey , the managing director of APK, the CHF10.6bn (€9.4bn) pension fund for the Swiss canton of Aargau, will step down at ...
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NewsPeople moves: Finland’s Church scheme created new sustainability head role
Plus: APK, the Swiss pension fund for the employees of the Aargau canton, appoints new CIO
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APK issues corporate bonds mandates worth €750m
Also: institutional investor based in Switzerland seeks manager for AUD290m fixed income brief
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NewsSwiss APK switches emerging market equities benchmark to MSCI Low Carbon Index
The management board has expanded the scheme’s climate strategy
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Mandate roundup: Swiss scheme tenders CHF2.6bn in equities, bonds
Plus: APK seeks manager for CHF240m small, mid-cap equity mandate; Swiss Investor issues $150m infrastructure brief
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NewsAargau canton tackles underfunding, lower pension payouts at APK Pensionskasse
For the canton the increase in contributions amounts to additional expenses of CHF6.9m (€6.7m) per year
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NewsAPK issues equity mandate worth up to $240m via IPE Quest
Plus: a pension fund in Switzerland and another in Germany tender more than €1.2bn in equities and bonds mandates
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Swiss APK shifts emerging market equities benchmark to low carbon index
The index is tilted towards a 50-70% lower CO2 emissions compared to a market-weighted index
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Swiss schemes progress on climate strategies despite short track record
Almost 60% of the 30 Swiss pension funds surveyed have put forward ‘clearly formulated’ climate strategies
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NewsSwiss APK designs new climate strategy for investments
The climate strategy for the entire equity portfolio kicks in this year
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NewsSwiss APK kicks off climate strategy with equity indexes
The indexes are intended to help identify potential risks associated with the transition to a low carbon economy
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