IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 71
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Country Report
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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Country Report
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
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Country Report
Germany: A market dominated by providers
Pensionsfonds are established in the German occupational pension market yet bureaucratic hurdles hamper further development, write Alfons Schwarz and Ralph Rost
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Country Report
Germany: Could do better
Norman Dreger reviews Germany’s position in the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension index and outlines areas for improvement
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Country Report
Germany: Where churches lead, others can only follow
Germany leads in clean energy and has a good environmental record in areas like recycling. Yet it remains a laggard in sustainable investing. Nina Röhrbein asks why
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NewsGerman roundup: North Rhine-Westphalia, Wacker PK, Solvency II
North Rhine-Westphalia to withdraw money from civil servants pension fund after court decision.
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News
Germany's Union Investment sees record institutional inflows
Net sales surge to €11.3bn last year, with Spezialfonds being one of the main drivers.
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AGI warns on German Bunds
EUROPE – Allianz Global Investors (AGI) has cautioned against exposure to German Bunds, arguing that the European Union’s bailout package means the country will further lose its status as a investment safe haven.
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FeaturesGermany: Stability heralds change
Weathering the financial crisis with only one major pension-related insolvency does not mean Germany sat still, with regulatory changes coming from inside and out, writes Jonathan Williams
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Special Report
Germany: Architect of its own fortune
Make-or-buy decisions are at the root of Gothaer Asset Management’s investment strategy, finds Nina Röhrbein
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Special ReportGerrmany: Walk the talk
Murat Ünal argues that genuine corporate social responsibility should go hand in hand with socially responsible investment. Despite the prevalence of CSR policies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, by contrast, only 10% of institutional investors actively invest along SRI criteria
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Special ReportGermany: Kandlbinder 2010
Till Entzian charts the consolidation trend in his annual review of the German Spezialfonds marketplace, during and after 2009’s year of asset recovery
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News
German government bonds offer strongest return, according to S&P Index
EUROPE – German government bonds returned almost 7% in the first half of 2010, according to Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Eurozone Government Bond index.
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NewsGerman dentist fund goes into indirect real estate, mulls private equity
GERMANY – The €2.1bn pension fund for the dentists of the west-German region of Westfalen-Lippe is pulling out of direct real estate and looking to diversify its alternative investments.
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NewsNestlé PK chief criticises German stress tests, plans EM diversification
GERMANY – Short-term regulatory demands are leading pension funds into damaging cyclical behaviour, according to Peter Hadasch, head of the €780.6m corporate Pensionskasse for Nestlé Germany.
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NewsDAX30 companies amass €2bn pension reserves for former directors
GERMANY – Former directors cost DAX30 companies an average of €7m in pension reserve payments annually, figures from the Hans-Böckler-Stiftung have shown.
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NewsGerman occupational schemes using consultants for divorcee rights
GERMANY – The majority of occupational pension schemes (bAVs) in Germany employ external consultants to help calculate pension rights for divorcing couples, Towers Watson has reported.
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German pension liabilities set to surge as BilMoG takes effect
GERMANY - German pension liabilities are set to increase by up to 30% by the end of the year as new accounting regulations take effect.
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MAN turns pensions into savings plan
GERMANY – The transport engineering group MAN has created a new retirement provision plan, eliminating all longevity risks.
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Low contributions create illusion for young workers – MetallRente
GERMANY – Contributions to pension funds by young people are too low and are seldom increased over time, a survey commissioned by the German metal industry pension fund MetallRente found.
