IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 62
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Quantitative easing programme an 'opportunity' for Germany's BVK
German Association of Corporate Pension Funds laments impact on savers
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Pensions industry debates treatment of protection schemes in HBS
Organisations disagree over use of protection schemes as balancing items
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German government to 'strengthen' occupational pensions sector
Second-pillar growth slow but steady, driven by private sector, survey shows
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German Master KVG study predicts growth for real asset markets
No new players expected to enter market but existing ones to become ‘full service provider’, Telos says
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European pension funds reject HBS 'undermined by its own flexibility'
Industry groups give damning response to holistic balance sheet consultation, questioning its viability and necessity
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NewsGermany's BVK sets up vehicle to finance municipal debt
Eight-figure debt instrument granted to unnamed city in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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Country Report
When the trend is not your friend
The convergence between asset management and consultancy was a topic for discussion at a conference on fiduciary management organised by the German Federation of Financial Analysts and Asset Management (DVFA) in Frankfurt last November.
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Features
How we run our money: KZVK-VKPB
The two schemes are separate legal entities but are managed through a single fund and investment team, led by CIO Wolfram Gerdes
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NewsWednesday people roundup
EU Single Resolution Board, Aviva Investors, PGGM, EFG Asset Management, BNP Paribas, PineBridge, BlueBay, Tikehau
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Assets in Spezialfonds set to double over next decade, study predicts
Kommalpha says German funds to cover new asset classes
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German scheme tenders €100m investment-grade bond mandate
Fund managers must have absolute minimum track record of six years
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NewsGerman association VFPK rejects 'Dutch-style' pensions
Association of company pension funds warns industry-wide schemes could be grouped under Solvency II
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NewsGermany tinkers with structure of pension protection fund
PSVaG changes levy structure to ease burden on companies in economically challenging times
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German pension fund association lauds Italian take on IORP II Directive
Aba praises impact of proposed changes on pension funds’ costs
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Industry experts criticise German plan to allow Dutch-style pensions
Government throws support behind union proposal to encourage industry-wide pension funds
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Features
Interview - BVI: When special becomes alternative
Thomas Richter, CEO of the German Investment Funds Association, discusses the AIFMD, the future of Spezialfonds and opt-out models for occupational pensions with Barbara Ottawa
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Mandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Sutton, M&G, Berkshire, RWC
German corporate investor seeks manager for high-yield US corporate bond mandate
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Pension funds should consider investing in student loans, think tank urges
UK’s Institute for Economic Affairs proposes universities agree contracts, bundle and sell on to pension investors
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NewsFriday people roundup
Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, International Investment Funds Association, Castle Harbour Securities, Scope Ratings, Delta Management Consulting
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Near-half of German institutions to miss investment targets
Survey from Union Investment showed preference for safety to decline as dissatisfaction with returns continues
