IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 67
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NewsGerman association VFPK rejects 'Dutch-style' pensions
Association of company pension funds warns industry-wide schemes could be grouped under Solvency II
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NewsGermany tinkers with structure of pension protection fund
PSVaG changes levy structure to ease burden on companies in economically challenging times
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German pension fund association lauds Italian take on IORP II Directive
Aba praises impact of proposed changes on pension funds’ costs
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Industry experts criticise German plan to allow Dutch-style pensions
Government throws support behind union proposal to encourage industry-wide pension funds
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Features
Interview - BVI: When special becomes alternative
Thomas Richter, CEO of the German Investment Funds Association, discusses the AIFMD, the future of Spezialfonds and opt-out models for occupational pensions with Barbara Ottawa
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Mandate roundup: IPE-Quest, Sutton, M&G, Berkshire, RWC
German corporate investor seeks manager for high-yield US corporate bond mandate
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Pension funds should consider investing in student loans, think tank urges
UK’s Institute for Economic Affairs proposes universities agree contracts, bundle and sell on to pension investors
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NewsFriday people roundup
Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, International Investment Funds Association, Castle Harbour Securities, Scope Ratings, Delta Management Consulting
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Near-half of German institutions to miss investment targets
Survey from Union Investment showed preference for safety to decline as dissatisfaction with returns continues
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EIOPA balance sheet proposals 'in conflict' with UK approach to protection schemes
Lawyer says new HBS proposals causing ‘tension’ due to use of pension protection schemes to balance out existing deficits
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No one would set up cross-border scheme under proposed IORP II – expert
Corporate pensions expert at Germany’s Bosch cites ongoing legal uncertainty, possible introduction of capital requirements
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NewsNorwegian oil fund snaps up office properties in Munich
Norges Bank Investment Management goes it alone in Bavarian capital
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EIOPA offers up principles-based approach to sponsor support
Revised holistic balance sheet would allow for greater leniency, allowing for sponsors and protection schemes to close funding gaps
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Melbourne Mercer deems Danish pension system best in world
Latest Melbourne Mercer report sees addition of four new European countries, with Finland seeing highest-ever score for pension integrity
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Special Report
German Asset Management: The devil’s in the details
Barbara Ottawa looks at the impact of legislative and regulatory changes on the German asset management industry
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Special Report
German Asset Management: Willing but mostly unable
Low yields mean German institutions continue to look at infrastructure. But the opportunities they find are mostly unattractive, says Barbara Ottawa
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Special Report
German Asset Management: Robust in spite of regulatory change
Institutional investors have maintained their confidence in Spezialfonds through the regulatory changes of the past few years and providers can look forward to a good 2015, according to Till Entzian
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PIMCO likely to remain 'top address' for bonds despite Gross departure
Switzerland’s largest pension fund says US corporate bond mandate ‘did not rely on any single person’
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German roundup: Nord/LB, KAS Bank
Versorgungswerke help grow Nord/LB institutional asset management business
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Germany seeks to simplify infrastructure investments for pension funds
Institutional invests keen on asset class but ‘not at any cost’, survey shows
