IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 37
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NewsGermany sets course to draw investor capital for digital, green transformation
The aim is to facilitate the flow of private capital from institutional investors, including insurance companies and pension funds
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NewsGermany’s next govt plans fund for capital funded pensions
The next government will work to reinforce company pension schemes by allowing investments with higher returns
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NewsDACH roundup: Swiss SIX Exchange launches digital assets trading platform
Plus: Swiss cabinet’s anti greenwashing stance; BaFin’s goals and pension funds’ stats; Actuaries on Solvency II
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NewsGermany’s VBL reviews internal guidelines for asset allocation
VBL excludes equity and bond investments linked to serious and systematic violations of human rights
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DACH roundup: Daimler pension trust sells stake in Renault worth €305m
Plus: German lifeboat schemes set contribution rate; Direct promises hold popular spot; Alliance against nuclear taxonomy at COP26
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DWS designs engagement policy to track outcomes
The asset manager will define three clusters of engagement: strategic, focus and core
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NewsGerman auditors, BaFin issue advice on SFDR against greenwashing risks
The Fund Locations Act – Fondsstandortgesetz – has assigned auditors the task to assess whether the requirements of the disclosure regulation are met
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NewsGermany roundup: Uniper awards trust management mandate
Plus: MetallRente’s pension contracts shoot up
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Opinion PiecesNotes from Germany: Parties mull pensions
It all started with a selfie posted on social media. The leaders of the Green party Annalena Baerbock, candidate to be chancellor, and Robert Habeck posed with the Free Democrats’ Christian Lindner and Volker Wissing to show how serious they were to bridge the divide to form a new government coalition, prior to meeting with the winner of the election, the SDP’s Olaf Scholz.
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Actuaries doubt decisive impact of proposed statutory funded pension system
DAV and IVS are calling for a model to finance pensions that looks towards the long term
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NewsGerman parties agree to allocate pay-as-you go pensions on capital markets
The possible next government will deploy in a first step in 2022 €10bn to the Deutsche Rentenversicherung, which manages the state pension scheme
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Germany works on sustainable criteria to invest pension assets in fixed income
Defining specific sustainability criteria to allocate assets in fixed income is a ‘complex’ matter
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NewsDiverse views on pensions may hinder a German traffic-light coalition
Disagreements on how to finance future pension benefits in Germany could be one of the roadblocks
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NewsSwedish model could revive Germany’s jaded Riester-Rente
Political parties acknowledge Riester model needs a makeover
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NewsGermany plans pension assets transfer to Euronext ESG index by 2022
The government will allocate 65% of total equity investments to the S&P index, and 35% to the Euronext index
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German occupational pension execs call on next govt to ease rules
WTW survey shows that 23% of respondents spoke in favour of opting-out solutions
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Germany added to Sanofi pension fund in Belgium cross-border first
‘This will open doors for other multinational corporations,’ says Aon
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FeaturesBriefing: Germany’s Spezialfonds are weathering the crisis well
Institutional investors in Germany continue to invest in funds despite the challenging conditions. In the middle of 2021, the volume of Spezialfonds – Germany’s vehicle for professional investors – on the Universal-Investment platform stood at almost €474bn. This represents an increase of 36% over the past 12 months. According to most observers, it has been one of the most exceptional periods in a long time.
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German investors test crypto assets ahead of potential allocation shake-up
It will take time for investors to become familiar with crypto currency, says Clemens Schuerhoff
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AnalysisAnalysis: German election points out pension policy lines in possible govt coalitions
For a traffic light alliance or a Jamaica coalition the subject of pensions will not be a top priority
