Cornelia Schmid
- Country Report
Cross-border developments
The EU Commission has published the findings of a consultancy process on pension solvency it launched last year. Cornelia Schmid assesses the process and outlines the view of the German corporate pension fund association (aba)
- Features
A never-ending story
Attempts to ensure the sustainability of Germany’s pension system have been underway for years, say Klaus Stiefermann and Cornelia Schmid
- Features
Carrot or stick choice
The reforms of Germany’s pension system (the fundamental pension reform in 2001 (‘Riester pension reform’) and the Pension Sustainability Act and the Retirement Income Act which became operative in 2005), with a reduction of the state benefit level and an increased focus on occupational and private pensions, were a operations ...
