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As our client, you are the focus of what we do. To help you achieve your long-term goals as an institutional investor, it is essential that you work in partnership with your bank. Whether you need to obtain strategic advice, execute your investment strategy, or place your securities in custody – with the modular application of our services, we can offer you flexible and customized solutions.

By partnering with Credit Suisse, one of the leading providers of institutional investment solutions, you benefit from our wide range of knowledge as well as from the far-reaching expertise of our experienced specialists. Together with the bank's global network, this forms the ideal basis for a sustainable and profitable partnership.

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Swiss investors remain faithful to real estate investments

When the coronavirus turned into a global pandemic in 2020, not even listed real estate investments managed to escape the severe market corrections. Credit Suisse's 2021 real estate study shows why commercial properties have been especially hard hit and what that means for investors.
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Infrastructure investments

Since fall 2020, infrastructure investments have been considered a separate asset class for Swiss pension funds. What are the characteristics of this asset class and what impact does it have on strategy?
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Seven questions and answers on emerging market bonds for Swiss pension funds

Swiss pension funds invest an average of 0.8% of their pension assets in emerging market bonds (EM bonds), i.e. bonds from issuers based in emerging markets. Is that a low percentage? Should Swiss pension funds take this asset class, if it is one, into consideration in their strategic asset allocations? What are the different investment options within EM bonds? What about investing in EM bonds but only sovereigns? With the following seven questions and answers, we provide Swiss pension funds with a foundation for evaluating investments in EM bonds.
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Logistics real estate is driving growth and returns

The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted or accelerated long-lasting trends such as digitalization and e-commerce, leading to increasing demand for logistics space. How can investors participate in this trend?
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Home sweet home – even in your pension fund portfolio?

The overweighting of the home market – referred to as home bias – in the portfolio of Swiss pension funds has had a positive effect on returns in crisis situations. This can also be seen during the current coronavirus pandemic. Would closer alignment with the market portfolio nevertheless be advisable?
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Rebalancing versus buy and hold: How advisable is it to stick to the investment strategy?

The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be confirming that institutional investors in particular should maintain their investment strategy for the medium to long term. An analysis of the last two decades, however, calls into question the superiority of the rebalancing approach versus a buy-and-hold strategy.
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Credit Suisse Swiss Pension Fund Index

Published quarterly, the Credit Suisse Swiss Pension Fund Index gives a representative, up-to-date picture of second pillar (employee benefit) investment activity.
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International real estate

Diversification benefits offered by foreign real estate investments.