Germany: Pensions and Investment News and Analysis
The Christian Democrat-led grand coalition has reactivated the process to reform a pension system hit by high costs and an ageing population. The process will follow two main paths: on one side reinforcing statutory pensions, which remain the central and most important pillar, and on the other side nudging people towards occupational and private pension savings.
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The collapse of Germany’s three-party coalition last year left behind a backlog of laws and proposals on pensions. What happens now?
TOP GERMAN PENSION FUNDS 2024
Pension fund/entity | Assets (€’000)
- Bayersiche Versorgungskamer (BVK) | 111,900,000
- VBL | 59,300,000
- BVV | 34,158,074
- Siemens AG | 26,055,000
- Daimler AG | 21,890,000
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IPE DACH Briefing: Corporate pension funds review asset allocations
Mercedes-Benz divests Nissan stake; Evonik considers extending DC plan; Lufthansa pilots push back against DC offer
Siemens Fonds Invest opens platform to manage external pension assets
The firm aims to grow its business with institutional investors by leveraging its know-how in private equity
Lufthansa’s German pilots push back against DC pensions
Association Vereinigung Cockpit says pilots will receive a lower pension compared to their colleagues in the old system
Evonik mulls extending DC plans to wider workforce
The German speciality chemicals company is also pushing for employees to sign up for a capital market-oriented occupational pension
WTW targets German small and medium-sized pension funds for buyout deals
Current disruptions in industries are prompting companies to rethink their structures, with offloading pension liabilities as part of the process
TOP MANAGERS: GERMAN INSTITUTIONAL ASSETS
Company | Assets (€m)
- MEAG | 284,642*
- Union Investement | 229,910**
- Allianz Global Investors | 175,140
- DWS Group | 157,286
- DekaBank | 155,906***
- Generali | 103,665****
- BayernInvest 91,761
- Amundi | 69,027
- BlackRock | 61,408
- AXA Investment Managers | 60,101*
As at 31.12.24, *30.9.24, **29.11.24, ***30.12.24, ****31.12.23
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IPE BEST PENSION FUND IN GERMANY AWARD WINNERS
- 2023 - Bosch Pensionsfonds
- 2022 - Bosch Pensionsfonds
- 2021 - Bosch Pensionsfonds
- 2020 - Bosch Pensionsfonds
- 2019 - Ärzteversorgung Westfalen-Lippe | Telekom Pension Fund
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