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The German financial supervisory authority has not yet set out a proper timetable for risk management
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Committee lists reporting, financing the economic transformation, and start-ups among its priorities
It took just over 100 days in office before Germany’s new coalition government announced a €500bn budget to first pillar pension financing, setting in motion an agreed reform process that would create a partially funded state pension system.
Asset managers to disclose essential and clear information to investors regarding gas and nuclear sectors
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Association proposes possibility of social partners to sign collective bargaining agreements, necessary to start pure DC plans
The purpose of the visit was to give the German Minister of Finance and his team a greater knowledge of AP7 Såfa
New instructions replace guidelines BaFin gave to its employees at the time it revised compliance rules for private transactions with securities
The German government is encouraging institutional investors to invest in venture capital funds to help support start-up companies
Ukraine’s independence day on 24 August also marked six months since the start of Russia’s invasion and with it a profound shift in the global geopolitical and economic balance.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, CPP Investments, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and OMERS met German chancellor during visit to Canada
German chancellor spoke with pension schemes about investments in general, although energy and renewable energy were topical
It would offer a broadly diversified product, with investments following the principles of modern portfolio theory, protected against political influence
Ver.di has tried to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with IBM since after the law to strengthen occupation pensions came into force in 2018
Fund managers face challenges dealing with own reporting requirements
Plus: Corporate scheme seeks manager for large-cap equity
Expenses for the first pillar scheme stood last year at €341.60bn, up from €288.98bn in 2020
The German pension system would become more flexible, transparent, and fair
‘The increase in interest rates alone does not usually lead to a write-down on the book values,’ says WTW
Pension obligations for DAX companies rose from around €408bn in 2020 to around €418bn in 2021
Instead, start-up strategy envisions opening up the VC market to institutional investors through a German Growth Fund
Investors including reinsurance companies and pension funds from Germany, other EU member states, North America, Asia and Australia, have sued Bayer for damages
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