All Spezialfonds articles – Page 2
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FeaturesMarket overview: German institutional investors manage uncertainty
At mid-year 2022, the volume of Spezialfonds – the German vehicle for professional investors – administered on Universal Investment’s platform was €498bn, a rise of around 5% year on year. On a six-month basis, however, and compared with the end of the booming stock year 2021, asset volumes were down around 3%.
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NewsGermany roundup: BaFin clarifies EU disclosure regulation terminology
Plus: Net inflows of pension funds in Spezialfonds take a dip
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NewsInsurers pile into German Spezialfonds in first half
Insurers overtook the amounts invested by pension funds for the first time in years
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NewsGerman doctors’ scheme ÄVWL returns 18.1% with alternative Spezialfonds
Allocations in Spezialfonds amounted to around 68.8% of the scheme’s total assets
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NewsGerman Spezialfonds provide investor protection during war in Ukraine
In March Spezialfonds – which are limited exclusively to institutional investors – generated €6.4bn
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NewsGermany roundup: Pension schemes top net inflows in Spezialfonds
Plus: Metzler Pensionsfonds ups assets; Golding Capital Partners’ assets rise
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NewsGerman Spezialfonds draw record €131bn inflows
Private equity funds increased their assets almost tenfold over the past three years to reach a level of €24bn
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AnalysisAnalysis: German institutional investors still hesitant to invest in Asian equities
German institutional investors allocate around €624bn to equities, of which only €24bn (4%) to Japan, €4.9bn to China (0.77%) and €4.5bn to India (0.70%)
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NewsDACH roundup: German fund industry manages €1.77trn for pensions
Plus: Swiss AM association joins NZAMI; Geneva scheme takes first Swiss social bond; Munich court opens door to claims against Wirecard
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FeaturesBriefing: Germany’s Spezialfonds are weathering the crisis well
Institutional investors in Germany continue to invest in funds despite the challenging conditions. In the middle of 2021, the volume of Spezialfonds – Germany’s vehicle for professional investors – on the Universal-Investment platform stood at almost €474bn. This represents an increase of 36% over the past 12 months. According to most observers, it has been one of the most exceptional periods in a long time.
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NewsGerman investors test crypto assets ahead of potential allocation shake-up
It will take time for investors to become familiar with crypto currency, says Clemens Schuerhoff
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NewsGerman pension schemes often opt for Masterfonds mandates
Unpublished figures point to a 75-80% estimate of assets managed via Masterfonds
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NewsGermany expects rules on crypto fund shares in place from Q1 2022
The German government and BaFin continue to monitor developments relating to investments in crypto assets
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NewsPension schemes lead asset allocation in German Spezialfonds
Net inflows in Spezialfonds from January to June of this year reached €57.3bn, including €26.1bn in Q2
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NewsGermany lays legal base to boost Spezialfonds’ crypto currency investments
The transfer of assets in a company from the employer to its employees in a calendar year is tax-free
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NewsDACH roundup: Austrian Pensionskassen turn to private markets
Plus: Swisscanto’s first ESG Pensionskassen survey; Pension funds lead allocations in German Spezialfonds
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NewsNorth Rhine-Westphalia pension funds take up new infra quota
Pension funds can now include a 5% opening clause and a further 5% with an extended opening clause on top of the 35% threshold
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NewsPension funds drive strong year-end performance for German Spezialfonds
Net inflows in Spezialfonds from pension funds in the fourth quarter of 2020 reached a total of €14.5bn
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NewsGerman Spezialfonds immune to COVID-19 impact for Q3 inflows
Net inflows in special funds totalled €18.9bn, with inflows standing at €80.5bn
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NewsGerman Spezialfonds see €3.9bn inflows for partial Q2 recovery
Insurers and pension schemes continue to be the main inflow contributors
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