IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 52
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Meet Germany’s new asset owner association
German Association of Institutional Investors – or bii – was established in Frankfurt in mid-May
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Austrian investors welcome EU’s sustainable investment proposals
But conference panelists wary of overregulation and hidden agendas
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Germans trash EU’s proposal for pooled euro-zone bonds
Structure and risk pooling of “sovereign bond backed securities” criticised by investor association
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NewsGerman pensions veteran Schwind to step down as Hoechst chief
Schwind has been running the well-known Hoechst pension funds for some 20 years
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German Pensionskassen expect regulation-driven consolidation
Future challenges regarding administration of more concern than investments
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German managers reassert dominance over US players in KVG market
Austrian Kepler Fonds best KVG in German market, beating Metzler and Investec
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Metzler lining up dedicated vehicle for German ‘defined ambition’ funds
aba’s Heribert Karch urges employers and unions to grasp the ‘unprecedented opportunity’ of BRSG reforms
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German regulator scrutinising Pensionskassen ‘run-off’ deals
More Pensionskassen are interested in such arrangements, according to BaFin
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NewsGerman investor seeks global fixed income manager via IPE Quest
Core sovereign and corporate mandate will start with €30m but could grow to as much as €1bn
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Joseph Mariathasan: Why a Danish inn suggests a post-Brexit trade problem
The restoration of Danish links with India suggest post-Brexit trade deals for the UK will not be straightforward
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German regional ministers relaunch push for auto-enrolment
Regional ministers cite UK’s NEST and Sweden’s AP7 as inspiration for proposed “Deutschland-Rente”
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German institutional investors have faith in emerging markets
Pension funds have higher exposure to real estate and equities compared to other investor types
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German insurer buys €1.8bn Pensionskasse in ‘run-off’ deal
Second transaction this year involving Frankfurt Leben
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AnalysisAnalysis: Pensionsfonds model to get new lease of life in Germany
IPE’s Barbara Ottawa looks at the pension model tipped to benefit from BRSG reforms
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Country ReportGermany: A pensions transition
Insurance companies have to re-define their role in a world in which guarantees are too expensive. But in German pensions they have to keep promises given in the past
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BRSG: Scramble for German DC
A new occupational pension framework without guarantees has stirred up an already complex industry and most of its stakeholders are still playing their cards close to their chest
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Headwinds and tailwinds
Germany’s latest pension reform comes at a time when Brussels and EIOPA are presenting unwelcome challenges
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Country ReportESG moves unsettle
The European Commission’s plan to increase sustainable investment is a mixed bag
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Asset management roundup: FCA to scrutinise Aviva over preference shares
Also: Metzler sets up dedicated pensions arm; La Française acquires Inflection Point; Schroders opens fintech incubator
