IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 30
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Country ReportGermany: Viewpoints on corporate pension proposals
IPE asked leading practitioners for a progress report on company pensions
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Country ReportGermany: Financing the Energiewende
German professional pension funds like ÄVWL and BVK are keen to support the energy transition process
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Opinion PiecesGermany's gamble with sweeping pension reforms
This is without a doubt an interesting time for pension reforms in Germany, given the inevitable associated risks of failure.
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NewsSocial partner model spreads to small, medium-sized firms in Germany
New contracts for more than 600 employees have been signed so far
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NewsGerman Pensionskassen yet to set up joint decision mechanisms on sustainable investments
Pensionskassen still steer their investment policy without considering the demands and opinions of their members, says professor
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NewsGermany roundup: MetallRente’s contributions go up to €75m
Plus: BPCE takes equity interest in rating agency Scope
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NewsGermany roundup: Institutional investors return to German government bonds
Plus: Pension schemes up investments in Spezialfonds
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NewsMetzler partners with Aon for services to occupational pension plans
The duo will focus on capital market-based solutions to finance pension models or funding existing pension obligations
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NewsDACH roundup: Lombard Odier partners with PensExpert
Plus: PK SBB posts negative returns; Stiftung Auffangeinrichtung interest-free investing; Germany launches DeepTech & Climate Fund
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NewsBVI develops index for Spezialfonds to track funds’ share performance
The index showed that, because of larger allocations to bonds, the shares held in Spezialfonds by German investors are less volatile than equities
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Opinion PiecesGermany's first-pillar pension reform plans: tough to meet expectations
How would you design your asset allocation if you were building a portfolio from scratch? This is the question facing the governors of Germany’s new state pension buffer fund, the grandly titled ‘Generationenkapital’ (Generational Capital) fund. The expectations are high.
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NewsGerman insurance association proposes Bürgerrente for third-pillar reform
The provision of private pensions ‘needs a fresh start’, says GDV president
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NewsCity of Berlin to issue €750m in sustainable bonds
The city’s first sustainable bond is being issued in line with the internationally recognised market standards of the International Capital Market Association
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NewsBaFin warns of sinking reserves for Pensionskassen with higher interest rates
The regulator has identified six main risks for 2023 in its latest risk report
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NewsGerman Green Party defies idea of growing first pillar equity pension funds
Green MP Frank Bsirke warned against diverting contributions for investment in the equity market ‘at the expense of millions of pensioners’
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NewsGerman government to start discussions on third pillar pensions reform
A focus group, under the leadership of the Ministry of Finance and including academics, associations and social partners, are to meet on 24 January
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NewsDACH roundup: DAX companies’ pension assets drop
Plus: WTW Switzerland buys GiTeC, Swiss parliamentary committee consults on second pillar reform
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NewsGerman government to set up foundation with up to €150bn for first-pillar pension reform
Nuclear waste management fund KENFO to help Stiftung Generationenkapital on asset management
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NewsGerman coalition parties fire back at proposals to change pensions
Chair of the Council of Economic Experts called to increase retirement age, contribution rates, and cut high pensions
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NewsVBL names Angelika Stein-Homberg as new chair
Stein-Homberg succeeds Richard Peters, who retired at the end of last year after serving on the board of VBL for 25 years
