IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 69
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Country Report
Germany: No-man’s- land
Nina Röhrbein analyses how the current financial and interest rate environment is affecting German pension funds’ asset allocation
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Country Report
Germany: Navigating through stormy weather
When it comes to asset allocation, German pension funds are under increasing pressure from various sources, writes Torsten Köpke
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Special ReportGermany: Kandlbinder 2011
Investor faith in Spezialfonds continues after the highest year of inflows since 1998, writes Till Entzian
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Special Report
Germany: Active and domestic
Nina Röhrbein reviews a recent study on Spezialfonds demand from the investor’s perspective
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Special Report
Germany: A new driver
In July, Thomas Richter took over as head of the German asset management association. He tells Barbara Ottawa he wants to improve the industry’s image in retirement provision
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Special Report
Germany: Investing in investors
Martin Steward asked Michael Klimek about his company’s innovative co-operation model in investment management
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Special Report
Germany: Lone wolf
Martin Steward meets a manager offering an unusual combination of small-cap and absolute-return option strategies
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Special Report
Germany: Long-term growth
The overall DAX pension funding level has risen slightly, according to Thomas Jasper and Alf Gohdes
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NewsGerman roundup: Nestlé Pensionskasse, Wacker Pensionskasse
GERMANY – German Pensionskasse for employees of Swiss food giant Nestlé returns 10% in 2010.
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News
IMF weighs in on pension systems in Germany, CEE
EUROPE - According to the IMF, German Pensionskassen can survive a low-interest rate environment for several years - but the organisation sees pension book reserves held on balance sheets becoming a problem. In its most recent assessment of Germany, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that “soundness indicators” ...
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NewsMore than 2m Germans want occupational pensions, survey says
Survey finds that 2m Germans intend to join occupational schemes in next 12 months.
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NewsOccupational pensions stagnate in Germany, survey shows
Number of new occupational pension arrangements has come to standstill, says Gothaer Insurance.
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Features
What next after fixed income?
Frank Schnattinger outlines the results of IPE Institutional Investment’s 2011 survey of the German institutional market
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NewsMajority of Germans oblivious to 'three-pillar' pension system
70% of respondents confuse second, third pillars, while 60% admit ignorance of first-pillar entitlement.
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NewsSolvency II 'to weaken' German occupational schemes – Towers Watson
Consultancy says unique German system means Solvency regulations inapplicable.
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Country Report
Germany: Deutschland AG adapts
The last 10 years have seen a dismantling of the ‘Deutschland AG’ network of cross shareholdings, writes Nina Röhrbein, but there is still room for improvement
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Germany: Rise and fall of funded pensions
Funded schemes for German civil servants are drawing criticism – for investment policies, low contributions or because they are being discontinued in many cases. Barbara Ottawa reports
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Germany: Liberal tradition
Versorgungswerke, the odd ones out in the German funded pension system, are a successful model of funding first pillar pensions. Barbara Ottawa reports on the critical factors
