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Features
The fund with an iron grip
The Hoechst Pensionskasse in Frankfurt is not only one of the oldest pension schemes in Germany, but it is also the most influential in shaping both the private and public sectors’ approach to pensions. “Ideas such as a widow’s pension at 60% of the member’s pension, having a qualifying period ...
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Features
Could TEE be a model for Europe?
Luxembourg only enacted a legal framework for occupational pensions with the law of June 8, 1999. Company pension plans existed long before this law. In the past, companies provided mainly defined benefit (DB) second pillar schemes in book-reserve systems, as in Germany. Book reserve systems were tax-driven: allowances for pension ...
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Special Report
First UK SRI index
There are some perhaps unexpected names – including oil, chemicals and mining companies – topping the first UK corporate social responsibility index launched in March. Among the top ranking companies in the new index are Shell International, BP, Dow Chemical and Rio Tinto. They are alongside names such as retailers ...
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Features
Selecting investment managers online
It has become more difficult to select investment managers in recent years because there are many more players than there used to be, there is much more specialisation among the managers, and there is a greater demand for transparency and due diligence, says Felix Kottmann, founder of Zurich-based consultancy Kottmann ...
