IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 27
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German actuaries, Aba propose review of pension rules to boost real assets investments
The government has started the dialogue on ‘strengthening company pensions’ to reform the second pillar pension system
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German pension funds look at ESG to invest in alternatives
Investors understand that alternative asset classes are more than a short-term replacement for bonds, says MEAG
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InterviewsDelivering pensions ‘like a Bosch’: Bosch pensionsfonds
Dirk Jargstorff (pictured right), CEO of the pioneering Bosch Pensionsfonds, and Christian Zeidler, CFO, talk to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo on the fund’s 20-year anniversary
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InterviewsPension funds on the record: Reflections on a sobering year
Pension fund managers reflect on an extremely challenging year for markets and look to the future, considering questions such as what is risk-free, how to secure inflation-linked assets, the role of central banks and the risk of liquidity crises
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Head of investment at DWS Group leaves after 24 years
A mutual agreement was made to terminate his contract a year early to make room for a new management team
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NewsInterview: Asset allocation for social partner pensions
Martin Eisele, senior vice president pension asset and liability management at Uniper, and Christian Pauly, general manager at Metzler Pension Management, discuss in detail the investment approach for the first pure defined contribution plan authorised in Germany
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German lifeboat scheme increases contribution rate for 2022
The amount disclosed by member companies this year to calculate contributions is €373bn, up from €368bn in 2021
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German church schemes opt for passive high-yield strategy, exclude ETFs
The pension funds have switched to indexed products, partnering with Insight Investment and steering away from its active high-yield managers
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DWS increases portfolio duration after LDI market turmoil
Liabilities of the Deutsche Bank’s pension plans amount to €20.4bn
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Social partners move forward to implement pure DC plans
A social partner advisory board – Sozialpartnerbeirat – was constituted last week
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NewsGermany prepares to reform all three pension system pillars
Reform of the first pillar aims to stabilise the level of pensions and contributions starting from 2030 against demographic pressures
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NewsContributions lowest in Sweden, Finland, but highest in Italy, Denmark, study finds
Finnish Centre for Pensions compares totality of contributions in eight European countries
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German social partners to start first industry-wide DC plans in chemical sector
BaFin has given the green light to ChemiePensionsfonds (CPF) to offer DC pension plans under the social partner occupational pension model
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NewsBVK moves €83bn FoF assets to new Universal Investment management company
The assets moved to the new capital management company were held in a fund of funds managed as securities Spezialfonds
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Sustainable finance committee calls for solid framework for corporate reporting standards
The committee also stressed the need to align standards and regulatory frameworks to national jurisdictions and to improve transparency
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NewsGerman unions, energy company Uniper kick off first pure DC pension model
Social partners have agreed on a collective bargaining agreement to implement pure DC schemes for occupational pensions
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German government starts dialogue on reform second pillar
The government is now working on the Rentenpaket II to secure a minimum level of pension in the first pillar pension system
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German consumer association files lawsuit against DWS for greenwashing
DWS rejects criticism, continues to review and improve material used to promote ESG products
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DACH roundup: Pension assets fall at DAX companies in Q3
Plus: aba calls for change in funding and investment rules for Pensionskassen; SVVK-ASIR pushes on engagement
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Nordic, English pension funds take VW to court over lobbying silence
Swedish national pension funds, Denmark’s AkademikerPension and Church of England Pensions take legal action against carmaker to ‘clarify grey area for corporate law in Germany‘
