All articles by Barbara Ottawa – Page 28
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News
Planes propel German doctors fund's returns
German Versorgungswerk met minimum return targets with help of infrastructure investments, including loans for planes
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German pension association relieved at PRIP exemption
European Parliament, Council agree new draft with explicit exemption for IORPs from Key Information Document
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Armenian constitutional court dismisses implementation of mandatory system
Mandatory pension system launched in Janaury to continue, despite problems identified by court
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Country Report
Germany: KVG paper trail
The first German KVG’s were granted licences at the beginning of 2014. But the real transition has only just started, according to Barbara Ottawa
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Country Report
Germany: Funds want it their way
German Versorgungswerke have a lot of money they need to invest long-term but they are happier without European regulation, writes Barbara Ottawa
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Features
A few reactions…
The leaked draft of the IORP II Directive has generally received positive reactions from experts in the European pensions industry.
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Country Report
Austria: Keeping it complicated
Austrian Pensionskassen portfolios are highly diverse, which not only makes it difficult to speak of ‘average performance’, but also complicates administration and liability management, writes Barbara Ottawa
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News
Swiss pension funds, actuaries at loggerheads over proposed reforms
Associations set out conflicting views on government’s Altersvorsorge 2020 reform plan
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BMW eliminates longevity risk with shift from DB to DC scheme
German car company moves from DB to scheme with minimum guarantees, inheritable benefits
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NewsStress tests thwarting German schemes' equity investments, experts warn
Pensionskassen admit to ‘wrong’ asset allocations, blame regulation for ‘strangling occupational pensions’
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NewsEuropean Parliament to vote on Portability Directive before elections
Pension head of Germany’s BASF plan sees directive as ‘dispensable, unattractive’
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German industry fears IORP II will be 'stab in heart' for company schemes
Social Ministry to do ‘everything possible’ to prevent directive from weakening occupational pensions
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Pension funds for DAX companies unfit for future challenges – survey
German companies further diversifying schemes’ allocations, Towers Watson survey shows
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NewsShareholders in Germany's IVG narrowly approve insolvency plan
All creditors – but only half of shareholders – approve real estate company’s debt/equity swap plans
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NewsPension funds for companies on Germany's DAX index return 5%
Drops in discount rate halt for first time since 2008, boosting funding levels
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NewsGerman institutionals should reconsider REITs, industry expert says
Real estate investment trusts should be considered asset class in own right, Dirk Söhnholz says
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German institutionals' hands tied on risk increases, survey shows
Respondents looking for risk-management tools similar to those seen in UK, US
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Industry experts give thumbs-up to leaked draft of IORP II Directive
However, added detail over prudential regulations creates ‘uncertainty’
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Austrian severance-pay funds express growing interest in infrastructure
Vorsorgekassen call on government to foster more products with guarantees
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NewsAustria's Valida to increase exposure to equities, higher-yielding bonds
Valida Pensionskassen returns more than 5.3% over course of 2013
