IPE's Switzerland Coverage – Page 4
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NewsSwiss pension fund associations push members to join data platforms
The drive comes as the country attempts to build a pensions dashboard
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NewsSwiss pension funds bypass strategies to boost IG bonds allocations
Bonds are losing appeal for Swiss pension schemes compared to short-term money market investments
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NewsPKSF invests CHF2bn in sustainable funds, appointing manager trio
Swisscanto, Lombard Odier Investment Management and UBS Asset Management were awarded the mandates
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NewsCambridge Associates expands alternative investment services
This will be Cambridge Associates’ first location in Switzerland
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NewsSwiss unions slam decision to hold minimum interest rate on pension savings at 1.25%
Swiss Federation of Trade Unions, SGB USS and Union Travail.Suisse call for higher minimum interest rate
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NewsPublica’s CIO to join consultancy c-alm
Stefan Beiner leaves Publica after 16 years to move to c-alm as a partner
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NewsSwiss occupational pension experts reject reform ahead of referendum
Proposed changes, if approved in the upcoming referendum, will make the secondpillar pension system ‘even more complex’, says IZV
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Special ReportSwitzerland: Workplace pension reform faces referendum test
The country is introducing regulations on greenwashing and fund investments, while debating how to fund the first and second-pillar pension systems
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NewsSwiss pension funds urged to be proactive amid interest rate changes
WTW announces results of latest study of coverage ratios of pension obligations on balance sheets of top Swiss companies
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Swiss to vote on second pillar reform
Plus: Overestimated expenses by FSIO prompt call for Rossini’s resignation; Höchster scheme investing in start-ups
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NewsSwiss second-pillar reform ‘does not deserve support’, says PwC pension fund CEO
Analysis by c-alm finds that it will take 28 years for the reform to take effect
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NewsUBS pension fund’s assets climb to CHF28.8bn
However, its funding ratio dipped to 121.4%, from 130.0% in 2022
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NewsSwitzerland to finance 13th month of pension with VAT increase
Cabinet says move was the ‘more appropriate solution’ as the need of funds for the AHV is lower than expected
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NewsSwiss political parties push for second-pillar reform as public remains sceptical
If approved in the referendum on 22 September, the reform will lead to cutting the wage threshold to join a pension fund, among other things
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NewsCPEG awards CHF200m sustainable equities mandate as it exits energy/fossil fuels
Scheme gradually disengaged from energy sector, excluding fossil fuels companies whose emissions were not in line with Paris Agreement
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NewsSwiss internal affairs ministry to investigate social security costs
The Internal Affairs Ministry in Switzerland will start an administrative investigation after mistakes were made to gauge the financial outlook of the first-pillar AHV
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NewsItalian pension fund revises strategy to invest in tech start-ups
The new strategy will focus on Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) for venture capital investment in small companies and start-ups -
NewsBacklash in Switzerland over economist’s second-pillar cost transparency claims
Rudolf Strahm said asset management costs are CHF1.5bn higher than those calculated by the federal statistics office
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NewsSwiss pension funds return 6.6% year-to-date in 2024
Events in the second quarter took the shine off a stronger first quarter
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NewsZürcher Kantonalbank buys consultancy Complementa
Markus Wirth, currently head of custody at Zürcher Kantonalbank, will become the new Complementa CEO
