Pensions in Germany Report – Page 4
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Country Report
Germany's corporate funds: Status quo needs a makeover
Nigel Cresswell looks at how German corporate pension funds are dealing with the current economic headwinds and tailwinds
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Country ReportSector fund proposals: A new tune for German pensions?
The German government wants more companies to participate in the second pillar with the introduction of §17b sector pension plan. But the pension industry is hard to please
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Special Report
Top 1000: Germany - Issues with AIFMD implementation
New regulations implementing the AIFM Directive might limit the use of certain alternative investment vehicles.
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Germany: Few heads above the parapet
While UK funds were involved in the shareholder spring, North American investors write open letters to company boards and Dutch and Norwegian pension investors blacklist firms. Germany’s occupational sector is less keen to be seen challenging businesses, finds Jonathan Williams
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Germany: Tests of an ageing workforce
German pension benefits need to change to reflect the greying workforce, argue Thomas Jasper and Stephan Wildner. Companies whose workforces appreciate what is on offer will be better placed to attract and retain talent
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Germany: The wise man of corporate governance
Germany is awakening to the need for better corporate governance. This is the view of Christian Strenger, a former chairman of the International Corporate Governance Network, who has formidable board-level experience gained over many decades in banking and asset management.
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Germany: Funds want it their way
German Versorgungswerke have a lot of money they need to invest long-term but they are happier without European regulation, writes Barbara Ottawa
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Germany: Long-term horizons and pensions
Cornelia Schmid and Verena Menne outline practical measures that would allow German occupational pension funds to invest more in long-term assets
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Germany: Yielding low results
German Pensionskassen are faced with an unenviable situation – restrictive investment guidelines and a target return that can no longer be met through core bond holdings. Jonathan Williams explores where the funds can go in search for yield
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Germany: KVG paper trail
The first German KVG’s were granted licences at the beginning of 2014. But the real transition has only just started, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Germany: Pooling – now in Germany
Wilhelm Gold outlines the possibilities of the Investment-KG for cross-border pension pooling
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Germany: A study of dream versus reality
Spezialfonds investors would ideally like greater exposure to higher-returning real estate, alternatives and equity, according to Hans-Jürgen Dannheisig and Clemens Schuerhoff
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Germany: We have a few questions
As far as the IORP II quantitative impact study is concerned, the German occupational pension sector does not know what it is good for. Barbara Ottawa reports
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Germany: Forced into strategic moves
Occupational pension funds are adapting their investment strategies to continuing low-interest rates and the impending IORP Directive. Nina Röhrbein reports
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Germany: Wanted: a simpler, stronger second pillar system
The German second pillar appears to have taken a backseat in discussions about reforming the country’s pension system, finds Nina Röhrbein
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Germany: A wish list
Nina Röhrbein asked the German pensions industry what it wants for the occupational pension sector
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Germany: Two anniversaries and a critique
Mercer’s November 2011 summary of German corporate pension provision notes that “….supplementary pension plans… typically either adopt a book reserving approach, with or without segregated assets, or an insured pensions approach”. That’s diplomatic language for “not widespread with too little funding”, a situation that contributes to Germany ranking eleventh out ...
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Germany: Ten years of master KAG – an interim assessment
Clemens Schuerhoff and Hans-Jürgen Dannheisig draw on their experience in specialist consulting to assess the achievements and challenges for master KAGs in Germany
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Germany: Providers of liquidity
As banks are withdrawing from project financing in real estate and infrastructure, Versorgungswerke like the BVK are stepping in and actively seeking investment partners, finds Barbara Ottawa
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Germany: Are Pensionsfonds maturing?
Klaus Stiefermann, Sabine Mahnert and Dr Cornelia Schmid argue that a few regulatory adjustments could greatly improve occupational pensions
