IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 78
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German doctors fund raises retirement age
[15:50 CET 17-11] GERMANY – The doctors’ pension fund for Westfalen-Lippe (ÄVWL) has raised the retirement age to deal with a surprise increase in longevity.
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FeaturesPressure to re-bundle
Liam Kennedy concludes that the German version of fiduciary management will look different from its Dutch counterpart
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More than a compound noun
Iain Morse assesses trends in Germany’s Depotbank and master KAG segments
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NewsGerman funds shun risk, abandon target returns – poll
[16:30 CET 13-11] GERMANY – Risk aversion has become much more of a priority for large German institutional investors, according to the latest poll by Union Investment.
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75% of Germans consider occupational pensions safe
[16:25 CET 06-11] GERMANY – Occupational pensions are the second-safest way to save for retirement, according to a new poll, yet a separate study shows more employers are switching to hybrid DB/DC schemes.
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FeaturesPension benefit indexation rules
Rachel Fixsen provides an overview of defined benefit pension indexing rules in three European countries
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FeaturesDemystifying the outlook
The investment consultancy business is undergoing changes. Murat Ünal examines the landscape
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A never-ending story
Attempts to ensure the sustainability of Germany’s pension system have been underway for years, say Klaus Stiefermann and Cornelia Schmid
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FeaturesInstitutions focus on risk
German investment managers are seeing increasing demand for risk management services, including high reporting standards. And this has heightened in the wake of the credit crunch. Barbara Ottawa asked asset managers for their views on current thinking and on the outlook and trends in institutional business
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Reviewing asset allocation
What are German pension funds really up to? Dirk Söhnholz outlines the findings of a recent survey
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Special ReportChanges in security services
Outsourcing has become an important issue for master KAGs but, as Heather McKenzie finds, it works both ways
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Features
Institutions stem net outflows
Investment management companies with business in Germany managed around €1.4trn as of December 2007, a record volume in investment funds. This sum is divided roughly equally into (retail) mutual fund business and institutional Spezialfonds business. Equity funds are still the predominant category in the area of mutual funds, despite massive ...
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FeaturesEU warning over tax discrimination
Germany and Estonia received formal notices from the European Commission requesting information concerning different tax treatment of foreign pension funds on dividends and interest.
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Keeping it Spezial
Despite competition from the world of mutual funds, Spezialfonds are still en vogue. Frank Schnattinger examines why
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Looking at alternatives and regulation
We asked three German pension funds to explain some of the important issues and challenges currently facing their investment strategies
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Tracking the corporate funding wave
CTAs and Pensionsfonds offer complementary management structures for corporate pensions, says Jan Wagner
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A warning against herd mentality
Gail Moss gives an overview of German pension institutions’ current asset allocation
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Star performer under pressure
Germany’s real estate Spezialfonds have enjoyed considerable success, particularly of late, but they are not for everyone, as Jan Wagner finds
