IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 61
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NewsKarch criticises German pension system's interest rate sensitivity
Notes German pension system’s continued funding of governments over economies
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German government signals support for auto-enrolment reforms
Social affairs ministry pledges reform proposals before end of 2017, calls for wide-ranging public debate
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Research institute questions German second-pillar pension reform
Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft calls for more research rather than ‘hasty political decisions’
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Studies on German pensions ignore unfunded liabilities, says Mercer
Consultancy questions whether reform will come this year
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Deutsche Asset Management head Price takes medical leave
Requests leave after serving just four months as head of asset management division
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Experts call for auto-enrolment option for German pension funds
Studies on industry-wide pension plans, tax incentives ‘moving in right direction’, aba says
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NewsRules for German occupational pension funds 'make no sense'
Actuaries, pension schemes criticise ‘wrong incentives’ of regulatory regime
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Siemens pension fund uses captive reinsurer in £300m de-risking deal
PIC insures £300m of pension liabilities, ‘significant’ portion re-insured
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Handelsblatt delegates split over how to deal with 'painful' liabilities
Low interest rates test Germany’s ‘untouchable’ pension promises
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NewsGermany should embrace auto-enrolment, OECD says
Auto-enrolment, changes to private pension plans recommended to boost pension adequacy
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Pensions in Germany: The joys of negative rates
German pension investors are boxed in. With the prospect of negative 10-year Bund yields, they are forced to expand their fixed-income exposure
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Corporate Pensions: A shift in risk perception
Corporate pension schemes need to change the status quo in terms of governance and implementation if they are to meet their goals, writes Nigel Cresswell
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Domestic Accounting: Discounting the future
The new discount rate to be applied to pension liabilities under German accounting standards simply postpones a serious problem
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Domestic Accounting: A half-hearted compromise
Thomas Hagemann reviews changes to the discount rate methodology applied by corporates to calculate pension liabilities
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Investment Tax Reform: A simplification gone wrong
The investment industry has successfully lobbied against many new requirements in the investment tax reform law. Barbara Ottawa says it might not be so fortunate in the future
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Regulation hindering shift towards alternatives in Germany – Feri
Equity, alternatives allocations remain virtually unchanged since 2009, survey shows
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ESG ‘not a priority’, says German pension fund association
Securing returns in low-interest-rate environment a more pressing concern
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German companies move to bolster scheme funding levels
Voluntary contributions to DAX schemes in double-digit figures
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MetallRente’s Karch dismisses plan for German state-backed pension
‘Deutschland-Rente’ an unwelcome distraction, says aba chairman
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Industry experts criticise stress tests' 'one size fits all' approach
APK says EIOPA failed to consider unique features of national pension systems
