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NewsDeutsche Finance sues €122bn German pension fund over US real estate losses
Legal action has intensified a dispute over responsibility for losses from BVK’s US real estate investments, estimated at €853m
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Special ReportTop 10 European pension funds register AUM growth acceleration
The top 10 pension European pension funds have gained €222bn in assets since last year’s Top 1000 study, representing a 7% increase in AUM, compared with last year’s 6% growth.
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NewsItalian, German pension funds warn against compulsory SIU investment
Adepp and ABV reject mandatory pension fund allocations under European Union’s Savings and Investments Union
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: German professional pension funds wrestle with losses
Plus: VdW Pensionsfonds struggles to appoint internal team; PKBS continues US equity strategy
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NewsBaFin, consumer group and lawyers increase pressure on Deutsche Finance
German financial supervisory authority BaFin escalates oversight of Deutsche Finance as consumer watchdog highlights weaknesses in public alternative investment funds
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NewsBVK to fight court ruling on real estate chief dismissal
Munich labour court ruling found extraordinary dismissal of BVK’s former head of real estate investment management, Reiner Komenda, unlawful
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NewsBVK launches new unit to embed 2030 strategy and digital transformation
Germany’s BVK establishes Strategy & Transformation division to implement 2030 strategy while addressing US investment losses
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NewsSupervisor expects stricter risk management from German pension funds
Finance ministry expects schemes to apply new standards developed by ABV, the association of professional pension funds in Germany
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Legal disputes intensify for German professional pension funds
Germany’s VZB and BVK are preparing legal cases to claim investment losses
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NewsMarket fragmentation exposes German pension funds to losses
German pension market fragmentation, weak oversight, and risky strategies leave funds exposed to huge investment losses
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Invesco Real Estate sells prime mixed-use asset in central Prague
Invesco Real Estate, the USD 85bn global real estate investment business of Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ), has sold its Stara Celnice mixed-use asset in central Prague in an off-market transaction to the locally acting and rapidly growing Fio real estate fund (real estate investment arm of Fio banka).
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NewsMubadala ruling offers roadmap as lawyers target BVK’s US property losses
Lawyers cite Mubadala precedent as they seek damages and deeper scrutiny over BVK’s troubled US property investments
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NewsBVK members line up lawsuit over failed US real estate investments
BVK has so far disclosed write-downs of €163m for 2024 and has warned of the risk of a further €690m in losses linked to development and renovation projects
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NewsDeutsche Finance Group moves to steady pension ties during shake-up
The focus for 2026 will be on new investment strategies, says group
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AnalysisEuropean asset owners push back on SEC climate repeal over costs and comparability
European investors urge for reform over full rescission of the rules as the SEC moves to scrap its Biden-era corporate climate disclosure framework.
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NewsGermany’s WIN-Initiative deploys first start-up investments
Some signatories have already implemented investments committed up to 2030 above their original targets, says state-owned development bank KfW
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NewsGermany’s innovation agency calls for pension funds’ backing of tech start-ups
SPRIN-D had €220m available last year, far from enough to turn technological innovation into profitable companies
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NewsGerman ministry proposes law for Spezialfonds’ unlimited VC investments
An unlimited amount of investments would be allowed in commercial partnerships or in all types of other funds such as ELTIFs
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InterviewsHow we run our money: Germany's BVK
André Heimrich (pictured), CIO of the Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK), and his team speak to Carlo Svaluto Moreolo about the pension fund’s global diversification strategy
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NewsBVK, BlackRock, Allianz and others commit €12bn to start-up investments
Germany needs around €30bn annually to finance innovation, says CEO of state-owned investment and development bank KfW
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