IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 66
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Country Report
Germany: Tests of an ageing workforce
German pension benefits need to change to reflect the greying workforce, argue Thomas Jasper and Stephan Wildner. Companies whose workforces appreciate what is on offer will be better placed to attract and retain talent
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Country Report
Germany: KVG paper trail
The first German KVG’s were granted licences at the beginning of 2014. But the real transition has only just started, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Germany: Pooling – now in Germany
Wilhelm Gold outlines the possibilities of the Investment-KG for cross-border pension pooling
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News
BMW eliminates longevity risk with shift from DB to DC scheme
German car company moves from DB to scheme with minimum guarantees, inheritable benefits
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NewsStress tests thwarting German schemes' equity investments, experts warn
Pensionskassen admit to ‘wrong’ asset allocations, blame regulation for ‘strangling occupational pensions’
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NewsEuropean Parliament to vote on Portability Directive before elections
Pension head of Germany’s BASF plan sees directive as ‘dispensable, unattractive’
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German industry fears IORP II will be 'stab in heart' for company schemes
Social Ministry to do ‘everything possible’ to prevent directive from weakening occupational pensions
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Pension funds for DAX companies unfit for future challenges – survey
German companies further diversifying schemes’ allocations, Towers Watson survey shows
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NewsShareholders in Germany's IVG narrowly approve insolvency plan
All creditors – but only half of shareholders – approve real estate company’s debt/equity swap plans
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Amundi sets growth targets with market expansion, mid-size acquisitions
French manager to open offices in Sweden, Netherlands, targets institutionals
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Dutch, German companies taking good care of UK pension funds – study
UK DB scheme with Dutch sponsor is 9 percentage points better funded than FTSE 350 average
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NewsPension funds for companies on Germany's DAX index return 5%
Drops in discount rate halt for first time since 2008, boosting funding levels
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NewsGerman institutionals should reconsider REITs, industry expert says
Real estate investment trusts should be considered asset class in own right, Dirk Söhnholz says
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German institutionals' hands tied on risk increases, survey shows
Respondents looking for risk-management tools similar to those seen in UK, US
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News
UK institution backs Invesco’s pan-European long-lease strategy
Fund manager acquires €80m German hotel portfolio for new client
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NewsGermany's IVG heads for debt/equity swap, restructuring
Creditors to decide on real estate company’s court-approved recovery plan at end of March
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German savings banks look to offload real estate giant Corpus Sireo
Company has become ‘too international’ for local savings banks, owners say
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Fund managers expect anaemic euro-zone growth until 2019 – Towers Watson
One-third of managers have high expectations for US equity, real estate
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Swedish institutionals take dim view of Volkswagen's Scania bid
AMF, AP4 suggest bid fails to consider company’s true long-term value
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LCP warns of 'balance sheet surprises' on global mortality calculations
Varying mortality assumptions hiding 'true cost' of corporate pension impact on balance sheet
