Pensions
Swiss Life Admits to Conspiring to Cheat IRS
The insurance giant will pay more than $77 million for helping taxpayers hide nearly $1.5 billion from IRS.
Tag: Switzerland
Corporate Moves
Rens Götz Leaves ABB, Follows Ex-Boss Elisabeth Bourqui to Her New Asset Management Firm
The one-time ABB pension asset allocator, after her short and bumpy interlude at CalPERS, co-founded BERG and now has hired him.
Research
Swiss Investors Are Ditching Traditional Investments, Moving to Alts
Study concludes that portfolio managers are cutting costs due in part to low interest rates.
Regulation
Switzerland OKs Tax and Pension Reforms
Referendum ends lower taxes aimed to attract foreign companies and boosts contributions to the state retirement system.
Regulation
Swiss Regulator Facing Criticism over Public Employee Pension Revamp
The OAK prefers a uniform interest rate for the public workers and two other retirement plans, which a lobbying group says is wrongheaded.
Risk
Switzerland’s Largest Pension Fund Trims Equities for Real Estate
Publica has cut some stocks to de-risk, and will also sell some of its bonds as part of a new strategy.
Swiss Government Creates Blockchain Taskforce
Group to be led by finance, economic and education ministers.
Newsmakers
Switzerland’s Pension 2020 Rejected: Now What?
Voters dismissed the controversial pension reform bill, but where can the Swiss government go from here?
Newsmakers
Swiss Voters Reject Pension Reform Plan
Proposed package would have raised the retirement age for women.
Newsmakers
Swiss “Pension 2020” Reform to be Settled by Voters
Proposed two-part pension system mired in controversy.