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Responsible Investing - General Considerations and Implications for Fixed Income

This document evaluates arguments in favour of "responsible investing", but also illustrates the difficulties in defining this term.

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Challenges Pension Funds Face due to Low Interest Rates

Risk-averse asset-only investors should go for short duration as risk return is distributed highly asymmetrically.

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Currency Risk and Implications for Swiss Pension Funds

The suspension of currency hedging is a tactical decision. As the CHF is a traditional safe haven, currency risk can be substantial during tail events. Therefore, it is very difficult to weight the cost savings to the additional risk.

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PPCmetrics (www.ppcmetrics.ch) is a leading Swiss investment consultant, investment controller, strategic investment advisor, and pension actuary.
Our clients are institutional investors (e.g., pension fund, benefits plan, insurance, health insurance, foundation, NPO and treasury department) as well as private investors (e.g., private client, family office, family foundation or Ultra High Net Worth Individuals UHNWI).
Our services include investment consulting and investment advice as well as the definition of an investment strategy (Asset Liability Management ALM), portfolio analysis, asset allocation, the development of investment guidelines, legal consulting, asset manager selection, the implementation of public tenders, investment controlling, actuarial consulting, and activities as pension actuary.