IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 75
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IMF weighs in on pension systems in Germany, CEE
EUROPE - According to the IMF, German Pensionskassen can survive a low-interest rate environment for several years - but the organisation sees pension book reserves held on balance sheets becoming a problem. In its most recent assessment of Germany, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that “soundness indicators” ...
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NewsMore than 2m Germans want occupational pensions, survey says
Survey finds that 2m Germans intend to join occupational schemes in next 12 months.
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NewsOccupational pensions stagnate in Germany, survey shows
Number of new occupational pension arrangements has come to standstill, says Gothaer Insurance.
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Features
What next after fixed income?
Frank Schnattinger outlines the results of IPE Institutional Investment’s 2011 survey of the German institutional market
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NewsMajority of Germans oblivious to 'three-pillar' pension system
70% of respondents confuse second, third pillars, while 60% admit ignorance of first-pillar entitlement.
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NewsSolvency II 'to weaken' German occupational schemes – Towers Watson
Consultancy says unique German system means Solvency regulations inapplicable.
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Country Report
Germany: Deutschland AG adapts
The last 10 years have seen a dismantling of the ‘Deutschland AG’ network of cross shareholdings, writes Nina Röhrbein, but there is still room for improvement
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Germany: Rise and fall of funded pensions
Funded schemes for German civil servants are drawing criticism – for investment policies, low contributions or because they are being discontinued in many cases. Barbara Ottawa reports
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Germany: Liberal tradition
Versorgungswerke, the odd ones out in the German funded pension system, are a successful model of funding first pillar pensions. Barbara Ottawa reports on the critical factors
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Country Report
Germany: A market dominated by providers
Pensionsfonds are established in the German occupational pension market yet bureaucratic hurdles hamper further development, write Alfons Schwarz and Ralph Rost
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Country Report
Germany: Could do better
Norman Dreger reviews Germany’s position in the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension index and outlines areas for improvement
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Country Report
Germany: Where churches lead, others can only follow
Germany leads in clean energy and has a good environmental record in areas like recycling. Yet it remains a laggard in sustainable investing. Nina Röhrbein asks why
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NewsGerman roundup: North Rhine-Westphalia, Wacker PK, Solvency II
North Rhine-Westphalia to withdraw money from civil servants pension fund after court decision.
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Germany's Union Investment sees record institutional inflows
Net sales surge to €11.3bn last year, with Spezialfonds being one of the main drivers.
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AGI warns on German Bunds
EUROPE – Allianz Global Investors (AGI) has cautioned against exposure to German Bunds, arguing that the European Union’s bailout package means the country will further lose its status as a investment safe haven.
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FeaturesGermany: Stability heralds change
Weathering the financial crisis with only one major pension-related insolvency does not mean Germany sat still, with regulatory changes coming from inside and out, writes Jonathan Williams
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Special Report
Germany: Architect of its own fortune
Make-or-buy decisions are at the root of Gothaer Asset Management’s investment strategy, finds Nina Röhrbein
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Special ReportGerrmany: Walk the talk
Murat Ünal argues that genuine corporate social responsibility should go hand in hand with socially responsible investment. Despite the prevalence of CSR policies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, by contrast, only 10% of institutional investors actively invest along SRI criteria
