All BMAS articles
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NewsSecond pillar reform falls short of expectations, says aba
Aba calls for improvements in the bill relating to severance payments and for a reduction in bureaucracy
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AnalysisIPE DACH Briefing: Swiss pension funds contemplate low interest rate scenarios
Plus: Swiss vote on second pillar reform; Germany’s own reform; ESMA’s guidance
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NewsGerman associations call for review of proposal to reform social partner model
Government’s draft bill tries to drift away from strict requirement of collective bargaining agreements, necessary to take part in a social partner model, but not enough, says BDA
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NewsAba calls for changes to second-pillar reform draft in upcoming legislative process
The association says draft bill fails to make ‘big steps’ forward, protecting existing or vested benefits
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NewsGerman government kicks off talks with social partners for longer working life
‘Arbeit & Rente’ dialogue process will take place until the end of the summer
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NewsGerman government to start talks on longer working life with social partners
The government has also abolished earning limits for employees who opt for early withdrawal of statutory pensions to keep older employees at work
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NewsGerman government plans to stick to early retirement rule
Requests for early retirement have grown to 288,491, as of November last year, from 181,871 in July 2014
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NewsGermany holds talks with Ukraine on pension reforms
Ukraine plans to introduce a new system, based on scores, to calculate pensions to level out differences in the amount of pension received
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German government starts dialogue on reform second pillar
The government is now working on the Rentenpaket II to secure a minimum level of pension in the first pillar pension system
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German finance ministry signals step forward on Riester-Rente reform
A ‘more attractive’ Riester-Rente system by reducing bureaucracy and simplifying the procedure to grant supplements
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NewsReport lays out plan for German pension dashboard
180-page report by academics and consultancy proves feasibility of cross-pillar information service – if there is political agreement
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Pension coverage falling among German companies
Government releases data showing employers and employees blaming each other for lack of pension plans
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Experts call for auto-enrolment option for German pension funds
Studies on industry-wide pension plans, tax incentives ‘moving in right direction’, aba says
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Legal experts weigh alternatives to 'Dutch-style' pensions in Germany
Government commissions report on possible reforms in second-pillar system
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Aba welcomes proposal to increase flexibility for Pensionsfonds
Workers must get used to ‘volatile’ pensions, German pension fund association warns
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German government mulls greater flexibilities for Pensionsfonds
New proposal would limit pension promises to a minimum, increasing volatility of payouts
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Proposals would make German pensions a 'distribution model' for insurers
Government plans to include insurers in new collective schemes would decimate traditional pension funds, industry group warns
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Pension reforms must not divide German system, aba warns
Chairman warns of ‘unnecessary’ race between old, new if proposals for industry-wide DC funds go ahead
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German government backtracks on industry-wide pension reforms
Minister for Social Affairs urges industry to get more involved, outlines areas where proposals could change
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Expert questions legality of German industry-wide pension proposals
Debate over government plans continues as authorities wait for further data
