IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 42
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Universal-Investment wins €5bn overlay management mandate
An unnamed institutional investor from the DACH region is reassigning a portfolio to Universal-Investment
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German metal employers slam coalition’s basic pension deal
CDU/CSU/SPD pact includes step to bolster trust in occupational pensions
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Germany's pension insurance fund confirms higher levy
Final rate higher than forecast due to insolvency activity in early months of the second half of the year
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Mandate roundup: $400m for US equities on offer via IPE Quest
Plus: ERAFP retenders convertible bonds, federal state of Saxony-Anhalt seeks small and mid-cap manager
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Talanx and ver.di strike deal in breakthrough for new German DC model
Take-up of the collective DC-style option has been keenly awaited
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FeaturesBriefing: Coping with lower for much longer
German institutional investors have shifted their asset allocation due to low bond yields
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FeaturesGerman Spezialfonds show modest asset growth
Germany’s Spezialfonds market showed modest positive growth in 2018 in the face of challenging market conditions, with total assets approaching €1.5trn.
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InterviewsHow we run our money: ZVK
Gregor Asshoff (pictured), board member of ZVK, the pension fund for Germany’s construction workers, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about upcoming asset allocation shifts
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Travel company’s £1.4bn scheme heads for PPF assessment [updated]
Thomas Cook’s UK pension plans are ‘marginally overfunded’ according to the lifeboat fund, meaning an insurance deal could avoid pension cuts
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Special ReportGermany: Tinkering at the edges
As yet no social partners have adopted the latest pension model in an already highly complex system
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German treasurers increase focus on pension asset management
VDT says its focus will include in-house versus external fiduciary management, pension finance, and accounting issues
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NewsMulti-asset manager sought for German foundation via IPE Quest [updated]
€15m multi-asset mandate up for grabs for asset manager based in a German-speaking country
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German quartet takes stake in ESG data provider Arabesque S-Ray
Allianz X, DWS, Commerz Real and Land Hessen back quant asset manager’s proprietary technology for monitoring corporates’ ESG performance
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Germany’s €30bn BVV targets digitisation, enhanced risk management
Expanded management board to allow the pension provider to harness digitation and respond to increased requirements on corporate governance and risk management
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Three quarters of German investors ‘consider sustainability criteria’
More than half of those surveyed by Union Investment stated being satisfied or extremely satisfied with doing so
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German state signs PRI as Frankfurt eyes green finance sector
Hessen, which includes the city of Frankfurt, has become the first of Germany’s 16 federal states to sign the UN’s Principles on Responsible Investment
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Asset management roundup: UK, China regulators agree stock connect programme
Plus: DWS to sell €2bn hedge fund business to Alma Capital; MFS signs Italian distribution agreement with Deutsche Bank
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Few cross-border funds meet new German performance fee criteria
Fitz Partners finds that only 13% of UCITS funds would meet tighter performance fee structure conditions effective from December
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Bosch’s cross-border plan thwarted by regulatory hurdles
Engineering company transfers Austrian pension plan to local provider after regulations prevent consolidation within German Pensionsfonds vehicle
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German, Swiss and Austrian investors report spike in ESG investments
Sustainable investments volume increased by 50% across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, says FNG
