IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 3
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NewsBVV expands DC offering as doubts grow over Germany’s pension reform
DC plans are gaining traction, says Marco Herrmann, chair of BVV, the pension provider for Germany’s financial sector
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Special ReportTrends to watch in 2026: As stocks defy gravity, bubble fever speculation grows
Stocks seemed to have defied gravity this year, but the latest Bank of America (BofA) Securities Global Fund Managers survey shows that a record 60% of money managers canvassed believe global equities, including the US, are overvalued.
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Asset Class ReportsCase study: Soka-Bau builds out private equity
Lukas Doerr, head of portfolio management at Germany’s SOKA-BAU, explains the fund’s private equity approac
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NewsBerlin rejects calls to probe opaque investments at dentists’ pension fund
Petitioners are asking supervisory authorities to disclose VZB’s investments and performance, commission an independent audit, and set up an inquiry committee
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NewsGerman auditors’ pension fund monitors rebound in private equity dealmaking
‘We pay particular attention to broad diversification and carefully structured investments,’ says Sascha Pinger, CIO of WPV, the €5bn pension fund
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NewsMercer expands in German pension buyout market
Mercer’s Carsten Strube says ‘pension buyout solutions are increasingly in demand in Germany’
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NewsDAX pension funds pile into bonds to steady funding ratios
German Bunds and US Treasuries are favourites to hedge funding ratio swings, limit balance sheet volatility, and diversify amid political uncertainty
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NewsGerman pension funds for professionals ramp up private debt
ÄVWL, the pension fund for German doctors, sees opportunities in private equity, while showing less interest in direct infrastructure equity and direct lending
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Swiss pension funds hesitate on private equity
Plus: VBL picks AllianzGI and Global Infrastructure Partners to invest in European infrastructure project debt; Increased buyout transactions in Germany
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NewsGermany: PwC partner urges €1trn pension pool for productive investments
Gunnar Hasselmann proposes setting up a ‘corporate pension investment fund’ to channel capital into climate protection, the digital transition, and public infrastructure
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NewsDeutsche Finance Group moves to steady pension ties during shake-up
The focus for 2026 will be on new investment strategies, says group
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NewsSchroders ramps up activity in fast-evolving German buyout space
Firm says it recognised the growth opportunity in the German market early on
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NewsGerman pension funds step up private markets push amid cost scrutiny
BVV Pension Management says new infrastructure quota is a ‘bonus’ that frees up capacity for other asset classes
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NewsGermany’s WIN-Initiative deploys first start-up investments
Some signatories have already implemented investments committed up to 2030 above their original targets, says state-owned development bank KfW
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NewsLegal hurdles bar Dutch, German entry to EU pension tracker
So far, only the Belgian and French national pension registers share data with the ETS, limiting the platform’s practical use
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NewsGerman lawyers push MPs for occupational pensions reform
Association Eberbacher Kreis plans to submit its proposals to the finance and the labour and social affairs committees of the Bundestag
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NewsVer.di prepares to extend DC social partner models
Negotiations are underway to introduce further DC plans in the hospital sector
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NewsLufthansa grounds pilots’ demand for higher DC pension contributions
After negotiations with the company failed, VC has launched a ballot among pilots at Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cargo that could lead to strike action
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NewsMercer widens pension consultancy reach in DACH region
The consultancy has joined forces with Vienna-based SLG Treasury
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Corporate pension funds review asset allocations
Mercedes-Benz divests Nissan stake; Evonik considers extending DC plan; Lufthansa pilots push back against DC offer
