All BMAS articles
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German government to start talks on longer working life with social partners
The government has also abolished earning limits for employees who opt for early withdrawal of statutory pensions to keep older employees at work
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German government plans to stick to early retirement rule
Requests for early retirement have grown to 288,491, as of November last year, from 181,871 in July 2014
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Germany holds talks with Ukraine on pension reforms
Ukraine plans to introduce a new system, based on scores, to calculate pensions to level out differences in the amount of pension received
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German government starts dialogue on reform second pillar
The government is now working on the Rentenpaket II to secure a minimum level of pension in the first pillar pension system
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German finance ministry signals step forward on Riester-Rente reform
A ‘more attractive’ Riester-Rente system by reducing bureaucracy and simplifying the procedure to grant supplements
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Report lays out plan for German pension dashboard
180-page report by academics and consultancy proves feasibility of cross-pillar information service – if there is political agreement
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Pension coverage falling among German companies
Government releases data showing employers and employees blaming each other for lack of pension plans
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Experts call for auto-enrolment option for German pension funds
Studies on industry-wide pension plans, tax incentives ‘moving in right direction’, aba says
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Legal experts weigh alternatives to 'Dutch-style' pensions in Germany
Government commissions report on possible reforms in second-pillar system
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Aba welcomes proposal to increase flexibility for Pensionsfonds
Workers must get used to ‘volatile’ pensions, German pension fund association warns
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German government mulls greater flexibilities for Pensionsfonds
New proposal would limit pension promises to a minimum, increasing volatility of payouts
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Proposals would make German pensions a 'distribution model' for insurers
Government plans to include insurers in new collective schemes would decimate traditional pension funds, industry group warns
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Pension reforms must not divide German system, aba warns
Chairman warns of ‘unnecessary’ race between old, new if proposals for industry-wide DC funds go ahead
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German government backtracks on industry-wide pension reforms
Minister for Social Affairs urges industry to get more involved, outlines areas where proposals could change
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Expert questions legality of German industry-wide pension proposals
Debate over government plans continues as authorities wait for further data
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Germany postpones discussion on 'Dutch-style' pensions
Government awaits results of tax survey, implementation of Portability Directive
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German association VFPK rejects 'Dutch-style' pensions
Association of company pension funds warns industry-wide schemes could be grouped under Solvency II
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Industry experts criticise German plan to allow Dutch-style pensions
Government throws support behind union proposal to encourage industry-wide pension funds
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German study identifies main obstacles to spread of pensions among SMEs
Government-commissioned study lists chief hurdles but laments lack of data