Presentation PPCmetrics, June 2022

SNB Policy Rate Hike and General Interest Rate Increase: Impact on institutional investors (in particular Swiss pension funds)

Luzius Neubert, Stephan Skaanes, Oliver Dichter

Market interest rates have risen significantly since the beginning of the year and the capital markets have lost markedly in value. On 16.06.2022, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) also decided to raise the key interest rate and the deposit rate for commercial banks by half a percentage point. The presentation by PPCmetrics shows the effects on institutional investors — especially Swiss pension funds.

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