IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 18
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NewsDACH roundup: Returns on equities boost Swiss pension schemes’ funding ratios
Plus: BaFin lays out classification method for pension funds’ assets according to SFDR
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NewsDACH roundup: AllianzGI partners with DBR for pension transfer services
Plus: Pension schemes’ funding ratios of DAX, MDAX companies continues to rise; BaFin shows shortcomings on risk reporting; Swiss fund market’s volume shoots up
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AnalysisAnalysis: Will German government backtrack on public fund for third pillar pensions?
Stakeholders proposing reforms show little appetite for plan laid out by coalition partners
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NewsGerman stakeholders group issues recommendations for third pillar reform
Recommendations include offering third pillar products with subsidies targeting particularly lower income groups, young people, parents of children, and young adults in training
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NewsDACH roundup: Swiss pension funds returns 4.6% in H1
Plus: WTW warns of liabilities for Swiss corporate schemes; GDV’s report on occupational schemes, insurers; Institutional investors back KKA Partners fund
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NewsGermany’s BVV to boost bond investments
The pension fund is also planning to slightly increase allocations to infrastructure by 0.7% this year
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NewsGermany’s KENFO plans slight increase in illiquid assets
The fund took tactical measures to cushion losses in 2022 that stood at the end of the year at -12.2%
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NewsHöchster Pensionskasse ups loan investments as interest rates rise
It recorded net returns on invested assets of 3.10% last year, outperforming the forecast given in the previous year’s report
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NewsBayer Pensionskasse prioritises fixed income high credit rating allocation
Following an ALM study last autumn, the scheme has adjusted its strategic asset allocation
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NewsPublic prosecutor investigates former DWS CEO Asoka Wöhrmann
The public prosecutor’s office and DWS are now locked in negotiations regarding a fine
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NewsGerman doctors’ pension scheme builds up directly-held bond portfolio
The pension fund recorded positive returns of 3.3% last year on assets invested, despite losses in bond and equity markets
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NewsVBL’s real estate investment raises red flag with supervisory authority
Investment activities at VBL must meet the basic requirements of security, profitability, liquidity and quality, says ministry of finance
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NewsDACH roundup: BaFin approves Complementa’s advisory services in Germany
Plus: Pension liabilities of Swiss largest firms shoot up; German Pensionskassen free from additional guarantee reserves
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NewsBaFin deploys full range of regulatory tools to fight greenwashing
The regulator’s efforts are currently focusing on the ‘environmental’ aspect of ESG, and particularly on climate change
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NewsGerman pension dashboard goes live with VBL, Union Investment
Further providers of pension products will likely join the platform in the course of this year
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NewsGerman church pension fund pivots to private debt in new strategy
The scheme is also reviewing its overlay mandates for equities and currencies
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NewsGerman schemes could face further liquidity risks
Substantial rating downgrades of securities held by German investment funds could lead to high outflows
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NewsVBL faces parliamentary inquiry on investment transparency
A real estate loan for a project in Berlin has set off a parliamentary inquiry, and demands to disclose investments
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NewsDAX pension investors set to benefit from calmer capital markets
Funding ratios reached a new high of 79% last year, compared with 72% the previous year, Aon report finds
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AnalysisAnalysis: German states realign €30bn pension fund assets to stricter ESG standards
Four German states have recently revised their sustainable investment strategies, sticking to stricter ESG rules
