Study: 1e pension plan market set to exceed CHF10bn by 2026 | News | IPE

With 1e plans, which fall under the second pillar of the country’s pension system, pension funds offer their members a choice between 10 different investment strategies, at least one with a low-risk profile. Although 1e plans are based on individual choices, they differ from third pillar pensions because the choice of the investment strategy is […]

Study: 1e pension plan market set exceed CHF10bn by 2026 | News | IPE

With 1e plans, which fall under the second pillar of the country’s pension system, pension funds offer their members a choice between 10 different investment strategies, at least one with a low-risk profile. Although 1e plans are based on individual choices, they differ from third pillar pensions because the choice of the investment strategy is […]

Swiss APK shifts emerging market equities benchmark to low carbon index | News | IPE

APK attributed the lower returns against the benchmark to provisions of CHF29.6m it had to build for taxes on deferred real estate gains on directly held properties.  Net returns from directly held real estate properties stood at CHF14.1m in the year under review, and the net performance was 1.53% compared with 6.3% in 2020. Copyright […]

Spanish funds continue positive trend with 8.1% returns for 2021 | News | IPE

In terms of asset allocation in Spanish occupational pension fund portfolios, Inverco’s figures for 31 December 2021 showed that there is now clear water between the average overall equity allocation – 41.8% of portfolios, compared with 38.2% in fixed income. Copyright © 1997–2022 IPE International Publishers Limited, Registered in England, Reg No. …Read the full […]

Danish pension admin firm Festina to enter Dutch market | News | IPE

In a sign that Festina is serious about its Dutch expansion efforts, the firm’s chief technology officer Jesper Lauritsen is also heavily involved. “Since then, we have been involved in a number of selection procedures for IT systems,” said Klos. The system can be used anywhere because it has three levels: the first one involves […]

Private markets protect institutional investors in time of crisis – study | News | IPE

Therefore private equity markets would experience downside phases during recessions. This happened for example during the dot-com crash and above all during the financial crisis, the study said, but not during the COVID-19 pandemic, when private equity managers achieved stable returns. According to Aon Securities, the outstanding ILS market volume was approximately $108bn at the end […]