IPE's Austria Coverage – Page 5
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Special ReportAustria: Reform in the out tray
The government has not followed through on promises made in its coalition agreement
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NewsAustrian pension funds show low exposure to gas, oil equities – PACTA
Financial institutions are not yet sufficiently committed to implementing a climate strategy or to establishing targeted efforts to reduce emissions
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VBV Pensionskasse reaches €8.5bn AUM with Siemens’ pension beneficiaries
The number of beneficiaries in the Pensionskasse has now reached 292,155, up from 286,479 in 2019
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NewsAustrian sustainable funds see record rise in AUM to €22.4bn
The number of sustainable funds on the market grew from 96 in 2020 to 106 in the first half of this year
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NewsPension schemes look to ‘complex’ portfolio construction
APK Pensionskasse and HVB Trust Pensionsfonds talk about asset allocation during the IPE DACH Institutional Week forum
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NewsAustrian Vorsorgekassen back reform proposals on flexible savings
The industry has long been calling to modernise the Vorsorgekassen system on different fronts
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NewsDACH roundup: Austrian Pensionskassen turn to private markets
Plus: Swisscanto’s first ESG Pensionskassen survey; Pension funds lead allocations in German Spezialfonds
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NewsDACH roundup: German parliament eases Pensionskassen bailouts
Plus: Swiss schemes improve funding ratio; VBV greens portfolio
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NewsDACH roundup: Swiss schemes’ funding ratio peaks at record level in Q1
Plus: Q1 results for Austrian Pensionskassen; Germany passes location act for industry boost; Porsche pension fund seeks pensions specialist
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Country ReportAustria: Sustainable growth remains elusive
Austrian providers are calling for solutions to make occupational pensions more appealing in light of demographic pressures and COVID-19 fallout
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NewsVBV Pensionskasse tops performance with equity option
Overall multi-employers returned 2.33% last year
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NewsAustrian occupational pensions market offers room for growth, execs say
The financial stability of the Austrian pension system raises the question of reforms, their impact on younger generations and the role of the industry to promote change
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APK Pensionskasse’s 4.2% 2020 returns outperform local schemes
Austrian Pensionskasse recovered from a -10% stand at the time of the equity market downturn in Q1 2020 to 2.55% at the end of the year
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VBV sees AUM rise at slower pace year-on-year in 2020
Total assets rose by 6.3% in 2020 to a total €12.7bn, despite the pandemic
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NewsAustrian Pensionskassen bounce back to positive returns in 2020
Austrian Pensionskassen increased the amount of sustainable investments to €20.5bn last year, up 25.8% compared to €16.3bn in 2019
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Austrian investment funds see AUM peak all-time high in 2020
Net inflows saw an uptick after an outflow of €3.2bn in March at the peak of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
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NewsAustrian regulator applies EU funding stability rules to Pensions-, Vorsorgekassen
The ESRB recommended financial institutions to refrain from distributing dividends, or committing to making a dividend distribution
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VBV Vorsorgekasse takes over severance pay of Porsche employees
The 7,000 employees will move to the VBV-Vorsorgekasse from the current provider Bonus Vorsorgekasse
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NewsAustrian schemes’ Q3 returns remain positive despite challenging year
Mercer favours a Vorsorgekassen reform and has recommended a series of measures to change the Austrian pension system
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NewsAustrian Pensionskassen exposed to sectors with adverse climate impact
FMA report shows Pensionskassen are particularly exposed to energy-intensive (12.1%) and real estate (9.9%) segments with an impact on climate
