IPE's Austria Coverage – Page 15
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News
Third pillar growth unbroken by crisis
[16:15 CEST 31-07] GERMANY/AUSTRIA – Interest in third pillar savings funds has remained high even through the financial crisis, according to both the German investment association BVI and the Austrian regulator FMA.
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Country Report
A review of performance
Austria’s government has responded to the poor 2008 performance of pension funds by establishing a pension reform commission to discuss possible changes to the system. George Coats makes an assessment
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News
Aegon’s cross-border arm to cooperate with €2.4bn APK
[17:00 CEST 02-09] NETHERLANDS/AUSTRIA – The €2.5bn Austrian pension fund APK-Pensionskasse and Dutch insurer Aegon have signed a letter of intent that will allow both organisations to further expand internationally.
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Features
Austrian Spezialfonds face new challenges
Institutional investors in Austria have been enjoying the benefits of outsourcing asset management services for a number of years. The key instrument to implement a sound outsourcing strategy is the Spezialfonds (see box). Spezialfonds are launched by management companies KAGs according to the client-specific needs of a single institutional investor ...
