IPE's Germany Coverage – Page 6
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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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NewsGerman church scheme shifts strategy towards bonds in developed countries
As a result, equity investments were cut, particularly European stocks
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NewsSocial partners slam German government’s plans to cut first-pillar funds
Germany plans to reduce public subsidies for the pay-as-you system between 2025 and 2027
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Germany’s AfD sets party’s pension plans
Bundesrat on first pillar pension system, KENFO, CERN, and Switzerland’s AMAS on stewardship
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NewsEvonik’s Pensionskasse revamps fixed-income portfolio
For the move, the pension fund held back on real estate and infrastructure investments
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NewsRWE Pensionsfonds strengthens cash flow investment strategies
The scheme has fine-tuned its strategic asset allocation after conducting ALM studies
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NewsPensions experts propose further changes to Germany’s second pillar reform bill
The draft bill misses the opportunity to adjust the level of pensions after inflation, says WTW
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NewsGermany’s Bundesrat raises concerns over first-pillar pension reform
The draft law to reform the first pillar pension system is insufficient to place the pay-as-you-go system on a financially sustainable footing, it says
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NewsSOKA-BAU to kick off private debt investment programme
The strategic investment target is worth 5% of the total assets of ZVK and ULAK, the two funds under SOKA-BAU’s management
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NewsKENFO could become Germany’s central public sector asset manager
KENFO CEO Anja Mikus says it would manage the assets of the first pillar generational capital fund (Generationenkapital) in the long term
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NewsBaFin to replace IT strategy requirements for IORPs with DORA
The instructions are not mandatory, but offer ‘great added value in practice’, says BaFin
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NewsGerman government plans incentives for longer working life
The German government is planning incentives to make people work longer beyond the statutory retirement age, as the country’s labour market faces a shortage of skilled workers and as baby boomers retire. The government wants to start making unemployment insurance payouts to employees originally paid by employers, as incentives for ...
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NewsGerman pension funds to set up service platform for Pensionskassen
Caritas and Kölner pension schemes were among those suffering from a protracted period of low interest rates
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NewsGerman far-right party supports pension plans linked to citizenship
The investment policy of such plans would look like that of the Swedish AP7 fund, investing heavily in equity, and without ESG restrictions imposed on fund managers
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NewsSustainable Finance Beirat proposes climate-saving plans with tax benefit
The state can use the private capital in the saving plans to finance infrastructure for the economic transition
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NewsBayer Pensionskasse invests €950m in fixed income
The scheme pushed for investments in interest-bearing registered securities to keep the weight of the asset class stable in the long term
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NewsKENFO overshoots target return as it continues illiquids expansion
The pension posted a return of 11.1% in 2023, the highest annual return to date, compared with -12.2% in 2022, and against a target return of 4.2%
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Opinion PiecesWhy the green transition throws up workforce and pension challenges
Pensions are a hot topic in corporate Germany, where skills shortages and an ageing workforce have led to a war for talent, as well as a renaissance in occupational retirement provision in the fight for workforce skills.
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InterviewsPreparation is key to countering pensions cyber risk
Pension funds face very real cyber security risks and must prepare for regulatory changes, such as the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act. IPE asked European pension funds about their strategies to deal with cyber crime
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NewsHöchster Pensionskasse VVaG targets direct bond investments, avoids real estate
The pension fund expects real estate valuations to fall in 2024, which could impact dividends from indirect real estate investments
