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German open-ended Spezialfonds see ‘significantly lower’ inflows, says BVI
Net inflows of open-ended Spezialfonds totalled €27.4bn at the end of Q3 2023, down from €51.71bn recorded in the same period last year
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BVI favours active account requirements to strengthen EU clearing services
German fund industry association distances itself from EFAMA’s position
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DACH roundup: German portfolio managers lose ground
Plus: Swiss scheme to increase bond investments; BaFin strips asset management licence fom Adrealis; German pension dashboard adds three providers
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German institutional investors slash Spezialfonds allocations
Net inflows into real estate almost halved
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Analysis: Will German government backtrack on public fund for third pillar pensions?
Stakeholders proposing reforms show little appetite for plan laid out by coalition partners
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German stakeholders group issues recommendations for third pillar reform
Recommendations include offering third pillar products with subsidies targeting particularly lower income groups, young people, parents of children, and young adults in training
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DACH roundup: City of Zurich Pensionskasse bumps up alternatives
Plus: Swiss association on investments in reform process; Austrian pension funds see AUM shoot up; German Spezialfonds add green assets;
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BVI slams ESMA’s draft guidelines on ESG, sustainability labels
EFAMA highlights concerns about proposed numerical threshold approach
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Germany roundup: Institutional investors return to German government bonds
Plus: Pension schemes up investments in Spezialfonds
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BVI develops index for Spezialfonds to track funds’ share performance
The index showed that, because of larger allocations to bonds, the shares held in Spezialfonds by German investors are less volatile than equities
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German government to start discussions on third pillar pensions reform
A focus group, under the leadership of the Ministry of Finance and including academics, associations and social partners, are to meet on 24 January
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BVI proposes fund saving accounts to reform third pillar pensions
German government tasked group of experts to examine the introduction of private products with higher returns than Riester-Rente for pensions
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People moves: Former Dutch social affairs minister joins railway company
Ross Trustees, AllianceBernstein, LaSalle, Gabler, Dalriada Trustees, HSBC, BVI, WTW, MEAG
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Insurers pile into German Spezialfonds in first half
Insurers overtook the amounts invested by pension funds for the first time in years
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BaFin to tackle greenwashing but guidelines on hold
Guidelines are on hold as the current environment is not sufficiently stable for long-lasting regulations, BaFin says
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German Spezialfonds provide investor protection during war in Ukraine
In March Spezialfonds – which are limited exclusively to institutional investors – generated €6.4bn
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German Spezialfonds draw record €131bn inflows
Private equity funds increased their assets almost tenfold over the past three years to reach a level of €24bn
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DACH roundup: German fund industry manages €1.77trn for pensions
Plus: Swiss AM association joins NZAMI; Geneva scheme takes first Swiss social bond; Munich court opens door to claims against Wirecard
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Investor groups weigh in on ‘beyond green’ taxonomy proposals
Industry bodies respond to consultation by European Commission advisory body
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Pension schemes lead asset allocation in German Spezialfonds
Net inflows in Spezialfonds from January to June of this year reached €57.3bn, including €26.1bn in Q2