IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 25
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NewsPension schemes bump insurers down as top investors in German Spezialfonds
Spezialfonds managed pension scheme assets totalling €530.4bn at the end of December last year, equivalent to a market share of almost 28%
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NewsPension funds to join class action against EY in Wirecard case
The volume of claims will likely reach €1bn
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NewsESG rating changes do not impact short-term stock performances, study finds
Researchers used ESG ratings from Vigeo Eiris and MSCI
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NewsBaFin updates guidelines on taxonomy-compliant gas and nuclear investments
The new guideline does not apply if nuclear energy and fossil gas are excluded from the pool of investments
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NewsDWS settles greenwashing case for ESG Climate Tech fund
Commerz Real taken to court as it fails to provide sufficient info about klimaVest
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NewsBaden-Württemberg to invest €17bn in line with ESG standards
The largest part of the sum, totalling €10bn, comes from the state’s pension fund
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NewsBaFin gives go-ahead to engagement platform for asset owners, managers
Sustainable finance advisory committee to set up platform and publish taxonomy paper, while taking clear stance on ESMA’s ESG consultation
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NewsGerman association of professionals consults on new DC pensions model
Professionals who are not bound by collective bargaining agreements, including those from other professions, can join the social partner model
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Country ReportCountry Report – Pensions in Germany (March 2023)
Angela Merkel’s governments largely dodged the political hot potato of first-pillar pension reform, which means the current overhaul to the state system is overdue. But it barely gets to grips with the issues. For one, it does not deal with entitlements or increase the retirement age; second it introduces a funded component that will probably only take effect in the 2030s, when the post-war demographic peak is passing.
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Country ReportGermany: First pillar pension reforms in need of political and financial capital
Berlin’s new ‘Generationenkapital’ concept is intended to revamp the ailing first pillar but political consensus is lacking and more capital will be necessary to endow the planned state fund
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Country ReportGermany: Aba's perspective on pension reforms
Klaus Stiefermann, managing director of the German occupational pension association Aba, tells Luigi Serenelli about the main proposals to change the pension system
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Country ReportGermany: Viewpoints on corporate pension proposals
IPE asked leading practitioners for a progress report on company pensions
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Country ReportGermany: Financing the Energiewende
German professional pension funds like ÄVWL and BVK are keen to support the energy transition process
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Opinion PiecesGermany's gamble with sweeping pension reforms
This is without a doubt an interesting time for pension reforms in Germany, given the inevitable associated risks of failure.
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NewsSocial partner model spreads to small, medium-sized firms in Germany
New contracts for more than 600 employees have been signed so far
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NewsGerman Pensionskassen yet to set up joint decision mechanisms on sustainable investments
Pensionskassen still steer their investment policy without considering the demands and opinions of their members, says professor
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NewsGermany roundup: MetallRente’s contributions go up to €75m
Plus: BPCE takes equity interest in rating agency Scope
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NewsGermany roundup: Institutional investors return to German government bonds
Plus: Pension schemes up investments in Spezialfonds
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NewsMetzler partners with Aon for services to occupational pension plans
The duo will focus on capital market-based solutions to finance pension models or funding existing pension obligations
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NewsDACH roundup: Lombard Odier partners with PensExpert
Plus: PK SBB posts negative returns; Stiftung Auffangeinrichtung interest-free investing; Germany launches DeepTech & Climate Fund
