IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 48
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InterviewsHow we run our money: ZVK
Gregor Asshoff (pictured), board member of ZVK, the pension fund for Germany’s construction workers, talks to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about upcoming asset allocation shifts
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Travel company’s £1.4bn scheme heads for PPF assessment [updated]
Thomas Cook’s UK pension plans are ‘marginally overfunded’ according to the lifeboat fund, meaning an insurance deal could avoid pension cuts
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Special ReportGermany: Tinkering at the edges
As yet no social partners have adopted the latest pension model in an already highly complex system
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German treasurers increase focus on pension asset management
VDT says its focus will include in-house versus external fiduciary management, pension finance, and accounting issues
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NewsMulti-asset manager sought for German foundation via IPE Quest [updated]
€15m multi-asset mandate up for grabs for asset manager based in a German-speaking country
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German quartet takes stake in ESG data provider Arabesque S-Ray
Allianz X, DWS, Commerz Real and Land Hessen back quant asset manager’s proprietary technology for monitoring corporates’ ESG performance
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Germany’s €30bn BVV targets digitisation, enhanced risk management
Expanded management board to allow the pension provider to harness digitation and respond to increased requirements on corporate governance and risk management
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Three quarters of German investors ‘consider sustainability criteria’
More than half of those surveyed by Union Investment stated being satisfied or extremely satisfied with doing so
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German state signs PRI as Frankfurt eyes green finance sector
Hessen, which includes the city of Frankfurt, has become the first of Germany’s 16 federal states to sign the UN’s Principles on Responsible Investment
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Asset management roundup: UK, China regulators agree stock connect programme
Plus: DWS to sell €2bn hedge fund business to Alma Capital; MFS signs Italian distribution agreement with Deutsche Bank
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Few cross-border funds meet new German performance fee criteria
Fitz Partners finds that only 13% of UCITS funds would meet tighter performance fee structure conditions effective from December
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Bosch’s cross-border plan thwarted by regulatory hurdles
Engineering company transfers Austrian pension plan to local provider after regulations prevent consolidation within German Pensionsfonds vehicle
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German, Swiss and Austrian investors report spike in ESG investments
Sustainable investments volume increased by 50% across Germany, Austria and Switzerland, says FNG
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NewsGerman Pensionskassen announce major cuts to reserves
Ailing Caritas and Kölner PK have agreed recovery terms with member representatives and the national financial regulator BaFin
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AnalysisAnalysis: Experts warn of bank stress test impact on covered bonds
ECB’s banking sector stress tests have caused concern among covered bond analysts over the potential impact on the attractiveness of the asset class
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Mandate roundup: Ircantec awards five mandates worth €2.8bn [updated]
Plus: German church fund awards currency overlay mandate to Metzler; Italian education workers’ scheme shakes up manager line-up; Hampshire hires JP Morgan
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German minister demands mandatory workplace pensions
At pension association aba’s annual conference in Bonn, politicians appear impatient for improved workplace pensions coverage
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German supervisor disagrees with EIOPA over IORP inspection cycle
EIOPA issued recommended actions to IORP supervisors in 16 countries after a peer review
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Munich Re overhauls German pension provision with 90% guarantee
German reinsurer closes old plans, sets up new pension provision with guarantees below 100%
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Commission launches infringement action against 17 states over IORP II
Proceedings launched for “non-communication” of transposition measures after January deadline
