Analysis: Is it time to scrap quarterly reporting for listed companies?
A tweet from the US president has renewed a discussion about the pros and cons of three-month updates
Collateralised loan obligations gain traction with German institutions
Swiss consultancy Siglo notes changes in perception of structured credit in the wake of the financial crisis
German pension body slams European Commission ESG plan
Industry association rejects plan for delegated acts to ‘specify’ ESG rules under IORP II
DAX scheme funding levels hit by European stock performance
As liabilities increase with lower rates and longer life expectancy, returns at DAX companies fail to boost funding
German longevity data adds €10bn to Direktzusage liabilities
First update since 2005 expected to increase liabilities by 1% for companies paying pensions direct from balance sheets
Investec targets EU institutional investors with alternatives platform
Multi-asset credit strategy will be first to launch as manager targets European clients
German investors step up outsourcing as fixed income demand falls
Just 3% of asset owners are seeking a fixed income manager, Greenwich Associates survey finds
German bank sector pension fund claims Brexit-related client win
Standard Chartered in Germany opts for BVV as occupational pension provider
IMF questions German coalition government pension measures
Germany should pursue reforms to extend working lives, International Monetary Fund says
Germany’s Spezialfonds market doubles over seven years
Growth fuelled by investors diversifying fixed-income segments, according to research agency Telos
European pension funds back energy storage fund
Fund reaches final closing at €252m with backing from major European institutions
Brexit: More finance firms considering transfers away from UK
Several asset managers have moved staff or assets to other EU locations ahead of Brexit
Meet Germany’s new asset owner association
German Association of Institutional Investors – or bii – was established in Frankfurt in mid-May
Austrian investors welcome EU’s sustainable investment proposals
But conference panelists wary of overregulation and hidden agendas
Germans trash EU’s proposal for pooled euro-zone bonds
Structure and risk pooling of “sovereign bond backed securities” criticised by investor association
German pensions veteran Schwind to step down as Hoechst chief
Schwind has been running the well-known Hoechst pension funds for some 20 years
German Pensionskassen expect regulation-driven consolidation
Future challenges regarding administration of more concern than investments
German managers reassert dominance over US players in KVG market
Austrian Kepler Fonds best KVG in German market, beating Metzler and Investec
Metzler lining up dedicated vehicle for German ‘defined ambition’ funds
aba’s Heribert Karch urges employers and unions to grasp the ‘unprecedented opportunity’ of BRSG reforms
German regulator scrutinising Pensionskassen ‘run-off’ deals
More Pensionskassen are interested in such arrangements, according to BaFin
Germany: A pensions transition
Insurance companies have to re-define their role in a world in which guarantees are too expensive. But in German pensions they have to keep promises given in the past
BRSG: Scramble for German DC
A new occupational pension framework without guarantees has stirred up an already complex industry and most of its stakeholders are still playing their cards close to their chest
Headwinds and tailwinds
Germany’s latest pension reform comes at a time when Brussels and EIOPA are presenting unwelcome challenges
ESG moves unsettle
The European Commission’s plan to increase sustainable investment is a mixed bag
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