IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 8
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Special ReportRoundtable: BVI - Thomas Richter
It is good to see the topics of the Capital Markets Union and improvements in old-age provision gaining momentum at the European level. The next European Commission should focus on reforming the PEPP.
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NewsBaFin green lights pension asset transfer from Bosch to WTW Pensionsfonds
Bosch Pensionsfonds is shifting to a new governance model
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NewsWTW secures €500m for first private equity fund
The consultancy is setting up the fund in the EU through a Reserved Alternative Investment Fund (RAIF) structure under Luxembourg Law
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NewsBVI asks for open-ended Spezialfonds in German version of AIFMD II Directive
BVI has received ‘positive signals’ from the Finance Ministry, which is ready to take up suggestions, says Peggy Steffen, BVI’s head of risk
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NewsPensions industry questions application of German version of CSRD
CSRD reporting will lead to additional costs for pension institutions, says Dirk Jargstorff
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NewsVolkswagen’s subsidiary picks MetallRente-Allianz to start DC plan
Aon worked with PowerCo to set up a DC pension plan offering an 80% guarantee on the amount of contributions paid
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NewsGerman regulator nudges small Pensionskassen to transfer contracts
The number of Pensionskassen, which is one vehicle to provide occupational pensions in Germany, has decreased over the years as the market continues to consolidate
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NewsBosch Pensionsfonds shifts to new governance model
The aim of the new governance structure is to reinforce the strategic and operational management of the pension fund, says CEO Dirk Jargstorff
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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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NewsGerman corporate schemes prepare for market risks
The amount of pension obligations on the books of companies listed on the DAX rose by 5.6 percent to €332bn, says Aon
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NewsGerman parties urge FDP to end blockade on pension package reform
Germany’s finance minister Christian Lindner has blocked legislative proposals
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NewsGermany’s BVK redefines macro allocations in new investment strategy
As part of its its strategic asset allocation, the fund plans to invest in timber looking at ‘evergreen structures’
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NewsGerman finance ministry ups maximum interest rate
The rate, used to calculate the amount of reserve funds for pension payouts, is increasing to 1% from the current 0.25%, from 2025 – the first increase in 30 years
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Opinion PiecesTime is running out for Germany's planned pension reforms
The German government is in the final stretches of an ambitious but tortuous journey to reform the three pillars of the pension system.
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NewsÄVWL’s CEO Christian Mosel departs for early retirement
The CEO’s exit was due to a confidential personal matter
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NewsGerman finance minister calls pension funds to invest in domestic growth
Germany needs another Future Financing Act law to mobilise private capital, says finance minister Christian Lindner
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NewsGerman Pensionskassen association slams first pillar equity fund plan
VFPK is ‘extremely skeptical’ about the role assigned to the state as an equity investor through the fund
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NewsBaFin deems costs reporting for occupational schemes ‘unnecessary’
German regulator’s view clashes with EIOPA’s suggestion to annually report on all costs and charges
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NewsGermany’s liberal party plan to scrap early retirement rule sparks row with democrats
Social democratic party rejects any proposal to increase retirement age
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NewsGermany’s FDP proposes reworking pension reform with flexible retirement age
Comments made by Christian Dürr, head of the liberal party’s parliamentary group, add a further source of attrition on pension policy among coalition partners
