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NewsBASF Pensionskasse amasses €4.6bn in new fund of funds
The scheme has seen an increase in its allocation to European bonds and global bonds, offset by a decline in emerging market bonds
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NewsBASF Pensionskasse tweaks allocation, increasing bonds and private equity
The scheme made new investments in its three bond funds totalling €438m
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NewsGerman Pensionskassen want progress to free up capital for private markets
BASF Pensionskasse chair calls for clarity from new government on reforms and for BaFin to speed up on allowing greater risk-taking by Pensionskassen
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NewsUBS offloads German Credit Suisse pension book in de-risking deal
UBS completes major German pension buyout as corporates accelerate efforts to shed legacy liabilities
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NewsGerman corporate pension funds tilt towards fixed income amid risk concerns
While continuing to increase their allocations to private markets, drawn by the potential for improved risk-adjusted returns and greater diversification
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NewsSchroders ramps up activity in fast-evolving German buyout space
Firm says it recognised the growth opportunity in the German market early on
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NewsPeople moves: Jupiter appoints CIO to start in February 2026
Plus: Aware Super UK adds to board; IFRS Foundation names new trustee
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NewsAon recommends halt in US investments as capital shifts to safer havens
Aon says German corporate schemes should consider hedging currency risks against the US dollar
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NewsPeople moves: Van Lanschot Kempen adds to fiduciary management team
Plus: BTPS appoints trustee director; Icelandic scheme appoints chief financial officer
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Dutch roundup: BASF, Aegon, SBMN, SNPF
Pension fund for BASF to place accrued pension rights with Aegon
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Germany’s historic deal on €500bn fund
Plus: German Association of Actuaries (DAV) warns industry not to lose sight of pension reform; Switzerland’s custodian mandates
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NewsAba calls on German government to speed up pension system reform
‘The Rentenpaket II is going in the wrong direction,’ says Aba’s chair Georg Thurnes
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NewsDAX company schemes continue alternatives expansion, says WTW
Total pension assets increased in 2023 by 4.9% to €257bn
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EC reveals full membership of pension expert group
Chairman of BASF Pensionskasse executive board among appointees
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How BASF has it taped
Let us rewind to the year 1888. In that year BASF was one of the first companies in Germany to set up a Pensionskasse. Fast-forward to the present: Today it caters for BASF’s German employees with a funding of around E4.5bn, and forms part of a network of schemes with ...
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ESG roundup: Another investor culls tobacco firms
Also: AP7 hails climate change actions by German firms RWE and BASF to address lobbying concerns
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NewsPeople moves: German pensions association names chair
Plus: JP Morgan AM loses head for Germany, Austria, CEE; Vidett adds four to support growth plans
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IASB proposals could force status change for BASF pensions
[14:45 CEST 15-09] GERMANY - German multinational BASF AG has revealed around 95% of its active-member pension obligation will shift to the IASB's proposed fair value pension measure, if the standard-setter's recently-published proposals to reform pension accounting become GAAP.
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