Swiss International Forum

Details of all recent past meetings and speakers are set out below.

Details of all recent past meetings and speakers are set out below. In addition, details of older past meetings are available on request by clicking here or after login for members. To become a Member click here

Biodiversity Loss – What Can & Should your Trustees be Doing?

Date:

5 December 2023 11:45 to 16:30

Venue:

Zunfhaus zur Schneidern – Blue Monkey, Stüssihofstatt 3 8001 Zürich

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Details:

Whilst issues such as ESG and Climate Change are established, Biodiversity Loss and its impact on investments and returns is often less considered. In addition, funds now to take into account the new initiatives such as the Taskforce for Nature Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), Nature or Natural Finance and Markets. Amongst other issues, our speakers discussed:

What should you be doing to consider these issues?
What are regulators and other market participants doing to better regulate and understand biodiversity loss risks?
What governance challenges exist relating to these issues, particularly for smaller schemes?
Should Biodiversity Loss be integrated into a broader Climate Change and ESG measurement frameworks?
What are the challenges to the measurement of actions which could alleviate Biodiversity Loss?
How will these issues impact your broader asset allocation decisions?

The Consequences & Implications for Asset Allocation of Higher than Expected Interest Rates & Inflation

Date:

20 September 2023 11:45 to 16:30

Venue:

Hotel Bellevue, Kochergasse 3/5, 3011 Bern, Switzerland

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Details:

Programme

What is the latest macro outlook, especially on rates and inflation?
What does the changing rates and inflation environment mean for future expected returns across asset classes?
Where are the opportunities going forward and which asset classes, strategies and styles are likely to deliver better risk adjusted returns in this new higher rates/inflation environment?
What are the costs to diversification, are there any?

Benelux Forum – Belgian Meetings.

Benelux Forum – Dutch Meetings.

International Seminar.

Irish Pension Fund Investment Forum.

Money Purchase Pensions Forum.

Nordic Forum.

Pensioen Bestuurstafel.

Pension Trustees Circle.

Private Markets Investors Forum.

Southern Africa Pension Fund Investment Forum.